Interview with Gavin Marshall* Bank Windhoek will be hosting an information session on cryptocurrencies on 15 February 2018 at the National Theatre of Namibia. Herewith an extract from an interview with Marshall, where the public can glean more knowledge on the topic. Q: Where did cryptocurrency technology originate? Cryptocurrency originated with the cypherpunk movement in…
We have hit over N$1 million cash back rewards to our valued customers,” says Ryno Holland-Muter, FNB Rewards Manager. “We only launched this reward programme in November 2017 and in a mere three months we have been privileged to reward our customers with cash back exceeding N$ 1 million.” Customers of FNB Namibia have started…
“If you’ve been renting for a while and are ready to take the next step to buying your own home, you need to do your homework and know exactly what you are getting yourself into”, says Martha Murorua, Consumer Executive Officer at FNB Namibia. Many first-time buyers usually get blinded by the excitement of owning…
Through its flagship Buy-A-Brick initiative, in partnership with the Shack Dwellers Federation of Namibia, Standard Bank has managed to help low or no income individuals realise their dream of decent housing through building them brick homes. The initiative saw 44 houses being built in Rehoboth under its banner, with more expected to be built this…
Bank Windhoek’s Executive Management Team (EMT) members officially welcomed 22 new employees to the bank this week. The new staff members attended a two-day New Employee Orientation Programme held at Bank Windhoek’s People Development department in Windhoek. During the Employee Orientation Programme, the new employees expressed their passion about banking and how they plan on…
Development Bank of Namibia seeks projects to finance in north-eastern Namibia Development Bank of Namibia (DBN) Senior Manager: Corporate Communications, Jerome Mutumba, has announced that the Bank will visit the regional capitals of north-eastern Namibia in order to stimulate demand for development finance. The visits begin in Rundu on 5 February, continue to Nkurenkuru on…
The Bank Windhoek Fistball League season’s opening tournament will take place on Saturday, 10 February 2018, at the Swakopmund Fussball Club (SFC) in Swakopmund. Bank Windhoek will once again be the official sponsor of the Fistball League. “After more than a three month summer break, the players are ready to get the ball rolling and…
Last week FNB handed over 200 cash prizes to the overall best, second and third JSC candidates in each circuit in the 14 regions. The Awards, an initiative by the Ministry of Education, Arts and Culture is aimed at recognising learners across the country who achieved outstanding academic results at the grade 10 circuit levels.…
FNB Namibia once again wishes to warn the public to be careful as an ‘old’ scam has resurfaced. This is the so-called ‘imposter scam’, where fraudsters pretend to be from FNB Namibia and manipulate customers by asking them to perform an action on their cellphone, which leads to loss of money through e-wallet payments. Ingrid…
The Windhoek Police Mortuary is urgently looking for the families and relatives to come forth and claim the bodies of the two (2) unknown male; Jolonimus Haivela male, age 84, whose dead body was found in a shack at Erf 88/1 Akapeke street, Babylon Windhoek. He is Oshikwanyama speaking and was born at Omatunda…