Best 3 month Fixed Deposit Rates for May 2026 | R1,000,000 investment

These are the best 3 month fixed deposit rates for individuals younger than 55 looking to invest R1,000,000.

#	Bank	Min Age	Min Deposit	Nominal	Total interest *
1	Bidvest Bidvest Fixed Deposit	18	R1	7.06%	R1.0m
2	Investec Investec PrimeLinked Fixed Deposit	18	R100k	7%	R1.0m
3	Investec Investec PrimeLinked Fixed Deposit	18	R1m	6.85%	R1.0m
4	Access Bank Plc Access Bank Fixed Deposit	18	R1m	6.8%	R1.0m
5	Access Bank Plc Access Bank Fixed Deposit	55	R1m	6.8%	R1.0m
6	Investec Investec PrimeLinked Fixed Deposit	18	R100k	6.8%	R1.0m
7	African Bank African Bank Fixed Deposit	18	R1m	6.79%	R1.0m
8	African Bank African Bank Fixed Deposit	55	R1m	6.79%	R1.0m
9	Nedbank Nedbank Platinum Fixed Deposit	18	R250k	6.75%	R1.0m
10	Nedbank Nedbank Electronic OptimumPlus	55	R1m	6.75%	R1.0m
11	Nedbank Nedbank Electronic Fixed Deposit	18	R1m	6.65%	R1.0m
12	Discovery Discovery Fixed Deposit Account	18	R10k	6.6%	R1.0m
13	Discovery Discovery Fixed Deposit Account	55	R10k	6.6%	R1.0m
14	Investec Investec Fixed Term Deposit	18	R100k	6.54%	R1.0m
15	Absa Absa Dynamic Senior Fixed Deposit	55	R1m	6.5%	R1.0m
16	Standard Bank Standard Bank Fixed Deposit	18	R1m	6.47%	R1.0m
17	Standard Bank Standard Bank Fixed Deposit	55	R1m	6.47%	R1.0m
18	Absa Absa Dynamic Fixed Deposit	18	R1m	6.35%	R1.0m
19	FNB FNB Senior Preferential Fixed Deposit	55	R1m	6.3%	R1.0m
20	Investec Investec Fixed Term Deposit	18	R250k	6.29%	R1.0m
21	Absa Absa Senior Digital Bonus Fixed Deposit	55	R1m	6.25%	R1.0m
22	FNB FNB Senior Fixed Deposit	55	R1m	6.25%	R1.0m
23	FNB FNB Fixed Deposit	18	R1m	6.2%	R1.0m
24	Absa Absa Standard Digital Bonus Fixed Deposit	18	R1m	6.1%	R1.0m

(*) Total interest: estimated total interest earned for a R1,000,000 investment. Interest paid out at maturity