Banker S.A. June 2013 | Page 5

CONTENTS 46 07 MD’s Message The Banking Association South Africa MD Cas Coovadia on The Banking Association’s achievements in its 21 years of growth 08 Main Feature From strength to strength Over 21 years The Banking Association South Africa has grown to develop the industry and the country 14 Financial Services From Charter to Code The Banking Association developed an instrument to transform South Africa’s financial services sector 21 SA Regulation Regulation: the art of getting it right The rules and laws governing banking have grown from an ongoing process of co-operation between The Banking Association and government 50 24 SME Development SMEs: the role of banking The NDP gives an important role to banking in the development of SMEs 30 Profile More than the sum of its parts The Banking Association has continually adapted to perform its functions 43 Customer Story The evolution of customer service We’ve come a long way 46 Banking IT The realisation of industrialisation The need to industrialise banking processes represents an opportunity 50 Legal Viewpoint Micro Lending and breaking the bank A new challenge for credit providers Edition 6 CONTENTS 6.indd 3 BANKER SA 3 2013/07/18 3:48 PM