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Last Updated: 2023/06/01 | Loans


The Ackermans stores in South Africa have lending services available.

Through Capfin, Ackermans is able to provide its clients with access to loans. You may submit an application for a loan with Ackermans either online or by an SMS message sent from your mobile device.


Ackermans Loans

About the Company

In Wynberg, Cape Town, the first Ackermans shop in South Africa was formally inaugurated. There are now more than 450 outlets throughout 5 countries that were acquired by the Pepkor Group in 1986.

Ackermans also offers customers a wide variety of financial services with the aim of adding value to life. Personal lending services are provided by Ackermans via a cooperation with Capfin.

About Ackermans Loans

Because applying for a personal loan at the bank may be fairly scary, Capfin developed a less complicated technique of getting access to credit.

Applicants may submit an application for a Capfin loan by just stepping into any of their stores worldwide. They may avoid drawn-out lines and intrusive face-to-face interviews in this manner.

Individuals who provide a valid identification document at an Ackermans shop checkout point may get up to R20,000 in financing. It will be reviewed at the register, and candidates will also need to provide a phone number where they can be reached.

There will be an SMS answer within 15 minutes. An approachable, knowledgeable adviser from Capfin will then contact those who qualify. They will ask for further information, such as bank account information, a cost-benefit analysis, the conditions of repayment, etc.

After the customer has given their consent to the conditions of the credit agreement, money will be electronically sent into their account.

After that, they are free to do anything they want with the money. This can involve paying for school fees, getting repairs done on your automobile, or other unanticipated costs.

Ackermans Customer Care

Requirements for Loan Application

To qualify for borrowing with this company, applicants need to have the following requirement on hand before completing the application form.

  • A valid cell phone number.
  • A valid SA bank account.
  • Your SA ID.
  • 3 latest payslips or 3 latest bank statements.
  • To be permanently employed and earning a monthly salary.
  • To be 18 years or older.

Ackermans Loans Repayments

What are the repayment terms and interest rates on these borrowings?

The following table show an example of how it all works to make easier for you to know what your agreement with lender will look like.

Ackermans USSD
Ackermans Loan Repayment Example
Repayment Term 6 months 12 months
Loan Amount R4 000.00 R4 000.00
Max Interest Rate 5.0% pm 29.25% pa
Initiation Fee R535 R535
Maximum Monthly Service Fee R69 R69
Maximum Monthly Instalment R957 R508
Maximum Loan Repayment R5 744 R6 097

It varies from client to customer with regard to things like repayments, loan amounts, interest rates, and service costs. However, in order to determine what kind of personal loan you may be eligible for, you will need to fill out an application form.

If you have a very poor credit history in South Africa, it is quite unlikely that you would be eligible for a loan via Ackermans because of the strict requirements that are placed on applicants.

Ackerman’s Loans by Capfin

Because Capfin is a lending institution, they have requested that any of its clients or new persons who are interested in applying for personal short-term loans also get in touch with Ackermans or go there to sign up.

Because Ackermans is able to provide the same service to their customers who are also Capfin clients, it is not necessary in this scenario to rather go to the main Capfin offices.

Contact Ackermans and ask for the Capfin loans application if you want to apply for a personal loan for any emergency scenario, merely want some cash to start a company, or just want to enhance the capital base of your existing firm. These are all good reasons to apply for a loan.

They can assist you in applying for a loan easily, and if you are approved, payments will be paid within 48 hours.

Therefore, the next time you want to apply for a personal loan from Capfin, do not bother about finding the Capfin office; just go to your local Ackermans shop with your identification and other necessary papers, and your loan application will be filed and completed within a few hours.


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