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Discovery Bank announces crypto trading with Luno, new AI security and service features, motor insurance, and new rewards partners, including MultiChoice

13 November 2025 12:00

Discovery Bank today announced a host of new product features, updates and new offers including crypto trading in partnership with Luno, the TRUST Alert system, real-time AI monitoring of transactions to enhance security and protection, instant quote and activation of Discovery Insure car insurance in the banking app, and partnerships with MultiChoice (DStv) and admyt

Discovery Bank tops ASK AFRICA Banking Brand Index© again, leading in trust and satisfaction

30 October 2025 12:00

Johannesburg, 30 October 2025 – Research company, ASK AFRICA, today, announced the results of their second ASK AFRICA Banking Brand Index©, which includes views from clients across 10 major South African banks. This analysis placed Discovery Bank in the top position among industry peers for the second year in a row, with Discovery Bank standing out as the banking brand with the highest brand conne

Discovery Bank enhances customer contact with secure, in-app calling to build on service excellence and combat fraud

8 October 2025 10:06

JOHANNESBURG, 8 October 2025 – Discovery Bank today announced the launch of its innovative in-app calling feature, a significant step in its vision to deliver an even safer, faster, and more intelligent banking experience. Integrated directly into the Discovery Bank app, in-app calling allows clients to connect with a banker instantly, bypassing traditional identification, IVR menus (Interactive V

Sleep gets its rightful place in the health equation; Discovery Vitality launches exclusive ŌURA Ring partnership

7 October 2025 15:54

Discovery partners with ŌURA to make the ŌURA Ring 4 available to clients; and announces the launch of a proprietary Vitality Sleep Score and world-first Vitality Sleep Rewards in 2026 to guide and reward people towards better sleep habits.

Best in banking service: A fourth consecutive win for Discovery Bank in ASK AFRICA Orange Index® awards

25 September 2025 09:11

Johannesburg, 25 September 2025 – On Tuesday, the ASK AFRICA Orange Index®, a leading, independent benchmark study in the field of customer experience, released its survey results, assessing Discovery Bank the best bank in customer service for the fourth year in a row.
Discovery Bank also ranked second this year in the very competitive private banking segment, with Discovery Bank private banki

Discovery Vitality launches the Vitality Padel Series – an invitation for new and aspiring players

9 September 2025 10:25

Johannesburg, 09 September 2025 – Discovery Vitality is proud to announce the launch of the Vitality Padel Series, a country-wide tournament designed to celebrate the explosive growth of padel in South Africa and inspire more people to get active through the sport. For anyone who has thought of giving the sport a try, with prize money for entry-level players, this is the moment!
Padel, a dynami

SAA and Discovery unveil a reimagined ‘The Lounge’ experience in Cape Town

21 August 2025 11:22

Cape Town, 21 August 2025 - South African Airways (SAA) and Discovery are delighted to announce the official unveiling of their newly refurbished domestic departures lounge at Cape Town International Airport, which will open on Friday, 22 August. This milestone marks the third transformation in the rollout of the elevated The Lounge concept, following the successful redesign on the international d

UN Special Advocate Queen Máxima meets Discovery Bank on financial health, youth literacy programme, and research lab plans

21 May 2025 12:08

Cape Town, 21 May 2025 – Her Majesty Queen Máxima of the Netherlands, the United Nations Secretary-General’s Special Advocate (UNSGSA) for Financial Health met with Discovery Bank CEO, Hylton Kallner, and other guests at Discovery Store in Sea Point, Cape Town. They explored the bank’s fully digital behaviour-change programme, Vitality Money, and how it enables financial health through science-bas

S.Africans still feeling pressure, with busy lifestyles increasing the need for convenience and digital services: SpendTrend25 report

10 April 2025 12:00

Johannesburg, 10 April 2025 – Discovery Bank and Visa today released their new SpendTrend25 report, their third annual collaborative report of South African consumer spending habits based on an in-depth analysis of credit card spend data. Combining their extensive datasets and analytical expertise, SpendTrend25 tracks how consumer spending habits have evolved between 2019 and 2024 among Discovery

Discovery Bank making banking more intelligent, personalised, and secure

27 March 2025 14:01

Johannesburg – 27 March 2025 – Discovery Bank announced the latest advancements in its banking features and services, unveiled today at a client and financial adviser launch.
Salient additions to Discovery Bank:
Vitality Money, the bank’s behavioural change programme, now incorporates rewards for financial planning to align clients’ short-term goals and long-term aspirations, including es

Discovery’s new phase of growth results in strong performance, with Discovery Bank continuing to perform ahead of plan

4 March 2025 09:25

Johannesburg, 4 March 2025 – Discovery today presented its interim financial results for the six-months ended 31 December 2024 to the investor community.
Group Chief Executive, Adrian Gore, provided context to the Group’s strong performance and consistent growth across the two composites of the business. “We have emerged from a cycle of significant investment, which focused on creating new aven

Discovery Bank Festive SpendTrend 2024/2025: Clients’ book 18,000 flights and fly 320 million kilometres

27 January 2025 11:58

Johannesburg – 27 January 2025 – Discovery Bank, today, released an analysis of its client transaction data during December 2024. It highlights interesting festive spend behaviours among the Bank’s clients and the value derived from their travel and lifestyle rewards.
Hylton Kallner, CEO of Discovery Bank, says, “The December holiday period is known as a time of increased spending. So, it’s n