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The Finance Ghost Plugged in with Capitec: Ep 8 (Business Banking, but better)

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Capitec understands the challenges faced by entrepreneurs. Throughout this season of The Finance Ghost Plugged in with Capitec, we’ve explored how affordable transactional banking and access to finance can help business owners grow.  But how does it all come together? And how did Capitec make such a strong impact on the business banking scene so quickly? This is The Finance Ghost in conversation with Karl Kumbier (Executive for Business Bank), Amrei Botha (Executive of Client Experience Delivery) and Sicelo Mkhize (Head of Distribution).
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