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  • SAFx Rater confirms Discovery Bank’s new-generation forex account offers a unique experience

    Johannesburg, 17 March 2022 – Discovery Bank today released its inaugural “SAFx Rater”, a comparative analysis of features and benefits of forex accounts offered by major banks and forex providers in South Africa. With the recent strengthening of the rand against major currencies, there has been significant interest in opening foreign exchange accounts to take advantage of this. Discovery Bank has

  • Discovery and AIA to establish a pan-Asian health InsurTech business

    Discovery and AIA announce the formation of a pan-Asian health InsurTech business. Amplify Health is a new digital health technology and integrated solutions business that will deploy a range of health technology assets, proprietary data analytics and extensive health expertise to AIA’s insurance businesses and other third-party clients across Asia.

  • Discovery Invest shares its market outlook for 2022

    Johannesburg, 14 February 2022 - With 2021 characterised as a year of strong market recovery from the shock caused by the global outbreak of COVID-19, the scene for 2022 remains positive, albeit with some uncertainty.
    Kenny Rabson, CEO of Discovery Invest, says that while the worst is likely behind us in terms of the market impact of COVID-19, its longer-term effects are continuing to influen

  • Discovery Bank introduces the only Real-Time Forex Accounts in South Africa

    Johannesburg, 07 February 2022 — Discovery Bank, this week, launched its comprehensive, real-time forex capability on the Discovery Bank app that gives access to immediate foreign currency transactions.
    Hylton Kallner, CEO of Discovery Bank, says, “Our full forex capability is a key requirement in an increasingly global environment. We have placed a great focus on ensuring that we remove the c

  • Vitality Health International introduces Vitality rewards across Africa

    On 1 January 2022, Vitality Health International (VHI), a division of Discovery Group that is responsible for its international health insurance initiatives, launched its Shared-value health insurance product offering in several African countries – Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), and Zambia. Employers who operate in these countries can now offer their employees acces

  • Discovery Invest announces additional Retirement Summit speakers

    Johannesburg, 21 January 2022 — Discovery Invest today announced additional speakers at its inaugural retirement conference, the Discovery Retirement Summit, which is a virtual event scheduled to take place on the 25th of January 2022. The summit will bring together global industry leaders to give financial advisers fresh ideas, new perspectives, and deep insights to enhance their ability to ensur

  • Discovery Invest Innovates for a structurally superior retirement fund offering

    Johannesburg, 15 December 2021 – Discovery Invest has announced an innovation in its shared value model that enables clients to achieve greater offshore exposure in their retirement offering and more liquidity than any other retirement solution available in South Africa.
    The Discovery Invest shared value model for retirement savings incentivises clients to adopt the behaviours that are proven

  • Discovery Bank and Vitality Money clients spent 600 million Discovery Miles this November

    Discovery Bank and Vitality Money clients spent 600 million Discovery Miles, adding up to R100 million in purchases, this November.
    Discovery Bank extended its Discovery Miles Đ-Day, held on the 15th of every month, to include the full Black Friday weekend from 26 to 28 November. Miles Đ-Day is an opportunity for Discovery Bank and Vitality Money clients to get up to 40% off when spending their

  • UPDATE: The 18th Discovery Walter Sisulu Soccer Challenge: Closed door event

    Key announcements:
    The 18th edition of the Discovery Walter Sisulu Soccer Challenge will take place from 8-29 December 2021. Only vaccinated players, coaches, support staff and media will be permitted. No spectators allowed.
    This year’s Discovery Walter Sisulu Soccer Challenge will go ahead as planned, with only one change: No spectators will be allowed inside the host venue Nike Shapa So

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