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Bank Fees, Charges and Banking Cost Optimisation for Corporates

Banking fees quietly erode margins, and many corporates pay more than they should because charges are opaque and rarely reviewed. This course shows finance teams how to read and analyse bank pricing, benchmark charges, and negotiate a fair fee structure across accounts, payments and foreign exchange. Participants leave with a practical method to audit and reduce banking cost.

What you will be able to do

  • Read and decode the fees and charges on corporate bank statements.
  • Analyse banking cost across accounts, payments and foreign exchange margins.
  • Benchmark bank pricing against the market and across providers.
  • Build a fee analysis that supports a negotiation with the bank.
  • Negotiate account, transaction and foreign exchange pricing effectively.
  • Set up ongoing monitoring to keep banking cost under control.

Course outline

  1. 01How banks charge corporate clients
  2. 02Decoding fees and statements
  3. 03Foreign exchange margins and spreads
  4. 04Benchmarking bank pricing
  5. 05Building the fee analysis
  6. 06Negotiating with the bank
  7. 07Ongoing cost monitoring

Who should attend

Treasury and finance managers, accountants and cash management staff responsible for banking relationships and cost.

Dates, venues and fees

DatesVenueDaysFeeCalendar
17 to 18 Aug 2026Johannesburg2R10,000
31 Aug to 1 Sep 2026Mauritius2US$1,100
7 to 8 Sep 2026Dubai2US$1,100
14 to 15 Sep 2026Lagos2US$1,100
21 to 22 Sep 2026Harare2US$1,100
28 to 29 Sep 2026Kampala2US$1,100
5 to 6 Oct 2026Dar es Salaam2US$1,100
12 to 13 Oct 2026Pretoria2R10,000
19 to 20 Oct 2026Cape Town2R10,000
2 to 3 Nov 2026Online2US$900
9 to 10 Nov 2026Mozambique2US$1,100
16 to 17 Nov 2026Cairo2US$1,100
23 to 24 Nov 2026Accra2US$1,100
30 Nov to 1 Dec 2026Lusaka2US$1,100
7 to 8 Dec 2026Kigali2US$1,100
14 to 15 Dec 2026Nairobi2US$1,100
21 to 22 Dec 2026Durban2R10,000

Fees are per delegate. South African venues are priced in rand; other locations and online in US dollars. Fees exclude 15% VAT where applicable. Group bookings of three or more delegates from the same organisation qualify for a reduced rate; contact us for a quotation.

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