Credit

Longer term financing has become increasingly popular

Light motor vehicle buyers are opting to finance their purchases over longer term contracts, according to Lightstone’s analysis of data gleaned from its Signio platform.

The rise of responsible credit

Rising credit debt: NFO calls for greater consumer vigilance

With the dramatic shifting of credit from a tool for upward mobility to a survival mechanism for basic necessities like food, rent, electricity and transport, alarm bells are being sounded about unsustainable debt levels of consumers.

South Africa’s generational credit divide: Millennials in debt distress, Gen X wary of help, Gen Z building smart habits

Sanlam Credit Solutions has unveiled its 2025 Credit Confidence Index, revealing a marked generational divide in South Africa’s credit behaviour, debt management, and financial confidence.