South Africa's Shoprite plans banking move with Investec
Africa’s biggest grocer Shoprite plans to team up with upmarket lender Investec to offer customers a debit card and expanded financial services, as competition in South Africa’s banking sector heats up.
Key points
- The unusual pairing offers Investec, traditionally focused on wealthier clients, a way to “broaden our access to retail deposits,” said Investec CEO Fani Titi.
- British fintech Revolut is targeting a 2028 launch in what would be its first African market.
Under the proposed tie-up, Shoprite, which built its retail empire by partly borrowing from Walmart’s mass market playbook, will use Investec’s banking backbone and regulatory framework to expand financial services to millions of its customers.
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