# Bidvest Bank

> Source: https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/bidvest-bank
> research date 2026-06-01 · extracted at 2026-10-07
> Publisher: Barcoder — encyclopedia of QR, barcode and payment-code standards

Specifications:
- [Bidvest Bank — official](https://www.bidvestbank.co.za/)

## Overview

**Bidvest Bank** is **South African commercial bank + foreign exchange specialist** + **Bidvest Group JSE: BVT South African conglomerate parent fully owned** + **one of South Africa's specialist commercial banks** + **one of South Africa's largest foreign exchange providers via Bidvest Bank Travelex partnership** <sup>[1][1], [South Africa report](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/payments/ZA)</sup>.

## History

**2000 — Bidvest Group acquires Rennies Bank + Bidvest Bank rebrand** distinctive South African banking heritage.

**2010 — Bidvest Bank Mobile mobile banking app launch**.

## Ownership & operator

**Operating entity**: **Bidvest Bank** (South African commercial bank + foreign exchange specialist; Bidvest Group parent fully owned).

**Major shareholders**: **Bidvest Group Limited (JSE: BVT; South African conglomerate; Bidvest Group services + retail + automotive + freight + financial services parent)**.

**Regulators**: **SARB South African Reserve Bank + Prudential Authority**.

## Technical integration

Bidvest Bank Mobile app (iOS + Android) + bidvestbank.co.za online + Bidvest Bank branch network across South Africa + Bidvest Bank Visa + Mastercard cards + Bidvest Bank Travelex foreign exchange partnership + Bidvest Bank World Currency Card; ZA IBAN + ZA PayShap (South African P2P + retail real-time payment scheme) + ZA EFT.

## Implementations & partners

**Bidvest Group parent**: Bidvest Group (Bidvest Group Limited; JSE: BVT; South African conglomerate).

**Major South African banking + payments competitors**: [Standard Bank](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/standard-bank) (Standard Bank South Africa; JSE: SBK; Africa's largest banking group by assets) + [FNB Banking App (First National Bank)](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/fnb-app) (FNB South Africa; FirstRand Group; South Africa's largest banking group + 12M+ customers + eWallet pioneer) + [Absa Bank](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/absa) (Absa Group South Africa; JSE: ABG; South Africa's #3 commercial bank by assets) + [Capitec Bank](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/capitec) (Capitec Bank; JSE: CPI; South Africa's largest commercial bank by customers) + [Nedbank (Nedbank Money app)](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/nedbank) (Nedbank Group; JSE: NED; South African commercial bank) + [Discovery Bank](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/discovery-bank) (Discovery Bank; Discovery Limited Group; South African digital + behavioural bank) + [Investec Bank](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/investec) (Investec Bank; JSE: INL + LSE: INVP; South African + UK private wealth management + specialist commercial bank) + [TymeBank](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/tymebank) (TymeBank South African digital bank; ~10M+ South African TymeBank customers) + [African Bank](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/african-bank) (African Bank; SA commercial bank; SARB curatorship + restructuring 2014-2016) + [Old Mutual Bank](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/wallets/old-mutual) (Old Mutual Bank South Africa; Old Mutual JSE: OMU subsidiary) + [MTN Mobile Money](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/standards/mtn-mobile-money) (MTN MoMo South African mobile money).

**Regulators**: SARB South African Reserve Bank + Prudential Authority.

## Status

**Active, South African commercial bank + foreign exchange specialist + Bidvest Group JSE:BVT South African conglomerate parent fully owned + one of South Africa's specialist commercial banks + one of South Africa's largest foreign exchange providers via Bidvest Bank Travelex partnership** <sup>[1][1], [2][2]</sup>.

## Sources

[1]: https://www.bidvestbank.co.za/ "Bidvest Bank — official"
[2]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bidvest_Bank "Bidvest Bank — Wikipedia"
[za-cro]: https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/payments/ZA

- [1] [Bidvest Bank — official][1]
- [2] [Bidvest Bank — Wikipedia][2]
- <sup>[South Africa report](https://docs.barcoder.ai/docs/payments/ZA)</sup> In-corpus: `reports/countries/ZA-south-africa.md`

## Source

Biography extracted from [bidvest-bank.md](https://docs.barcoder.ai/source/wallets/bidvest-bank). See `matrix.md` for standards-support matrix if present.