<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><urlset xmlns="http://www.sitemaps.org/schemas/sitemap/0.9" xmlns:news="http://www.google.com/schemas/sitemap-news/0.9" xmlns:image="http://www.google.com/schemas/sitemap-image/1.1"><url><loc>https://businessedge.news/nedbank-s-ncba-deal-sharpens-contest-for-africa-s-banking-market</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Business Edge</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-10-20T12:38:11+00:00</news:publication_date><news:title>Nedbank’s NCBA deal sharpens contest for Africa’s banking market</news:title></news:news></url></urlset>