Small bets, big consequences: How gambling quietly erodes financial resilience
The latest Benchmark research argues that small, recurring gambling losses can compound over time just as powerfully as disciplined investing can build wealth.
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South Africans are using AI to shop, but stop short at checkout
Consumers are using AI to compare prices and find products, but most still want human control when it’s time to pay, Visa’s study finds.
Driving habits reset under pressure of rising fuel costs
Discovery Insure’s latest data points to sustained cutbacks in travel and fuel use after back-to-back price increases in April and May.
Sanlam: clients need advisers’ counsel in a more fragmented world
Global shocks may be getting harder to forecast, and the real task is constructing portfolios that can withstand a wider range of outcomes.
Motorists cut fuel use after April price shock
Discovery Insure data points to immediate behavioural shifts, with fewer trips and reduced travel.
Discipline, not distress: South Africans rethink how they spend
From weight-loss drugs reshaping grocery spend to online betting redefining entertainment budgets, South Africans are spending more deliberately – and differently.
How AI is changing search, and what it means for Google, ChatGPT and the open web
The use of generative AI in search is on the rise and has profound implications for search engines like Google, as well as for companies that rely on clicks to make sales.
Are South Africans ready for the digital payment revolution?
The South African Reserve Bank’s inaugural Payments Study Report provides extensive insights into how the public perceives and uses various payment methods and instruments.
