I-African Bank ihlawulisiwe ngo‘kukhohlisa’ amakhasimende
YINTATHELI YOMBELE
UMLAWULI wemboni yezimali iFinancial Sector Conduct Authority (iFSCA) ihlawulise i-African Bank uR700 000 ngenxa “yesikhangiso esikhohlisayo”. Kule nhlawulo, uR200 000 ulengisiwe iminyaka emibili.
I-FSCA ithe leli bhange lenze okuphambene nendlela okulindeleke ukuthi amabhange aziphathe ngayo ngokusho kwe-Conduct Standard 3 yango-2020, ehlose ukuqinisekisa ukuthi amabhange abeka eqhulwini ukubaneqiniso nokusho okuyikona uma edayisela amakhasimende.
“Inhlawulo inqunywe emva kophenyo olwenziwe yiFSCA ngomkhankaso we-African Bank owenziwa ezinkundleni zokuxhumana okuthiwa i-#KeFestive, okutholakale ukuthi ubunezinto ezikhohlisayo. Ukuhambisana nomsebenzi wayo wokuqapha, iFSCA ibone futhi yacubungula umkhankaso owenziwa yi-African Bank ezinkundleni zokuxhumana ngoDisemba wango-2023.
“Kulo mkhankaso okwakukhona nosaziwayo kuwo wawugqugquzela amakhasimende ukuthi baboleke imali kanti wawunesiqubulo esithi “It’s not a skoloto chomi! Ke investment”, okusho ukuthi “akusona isikweletu mngani! Wukutshala imali.”
Lo mlawuli uthe lesi sitatimende sasingelona iqiniso futhi sasikhohlisa amakhasimende ngoba sasisho okungeyiko ngomkhiqizo wokuboleka imali njengoba sasenza kubesengathi abantu bazobe betshala imali esikhundleni sokuyiboleka.
I-FSCA ithe leli bhange liphule izigaba 6(1), 6 (3) (a) no6 (3) (b) ze-Conduct Standard ezithi indlela amabhange akhangisa ngayo kufanele icace futhi ingakhohlisi.