Capitec Bank

Capitec Bank
Capitec Bank Holdings Limited
Company typePublic
JSE: CPI
ISINZAE000035861
IndustryBanking
Financial services
Founded1 March 2001 (2001-03-01)
FoundersJannie Mouton
Michiel Le Roux
Riaan Stassen
Headquarters,
Area served
South Africa
Key people
Graham Lee (CEO)
ProductsInvestment banking
Savings
Credit cards
Loans
Mobile telecoms
Services
Revenue R35.80 billion (2025)
R17.73 billion (2025)
R13.74 billion (2025)
Total assets R238.46 billion (2025)
Total equity R50.91 billion (2025)
Number of employees
16,935 (2025)
Websitecapitecbank.co.za

Capitec (officially Capitec Bank Holdings Limited) is the largest South African commercial bank by customer base. It is licensed by the Reserve Bank of South Africa, the central bank and national banking regulator.

As of September 2025, Capitec was the largest retail bank in South Africa, based on number of customers, serving a total of 24.1 million individuals (constituting 38% of the South African population at the time).

Capitec also has South Africa's largest branch network, at 880, and largest ATM network, at almost 9,000. In the same month, Capitec had the second-highest market capitalization and highest return on equity out of the "big five" banks.