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Cassava Technologies (Cassava), Africa’s first integrated tech company of continental scale, announced today that it has secured a $50 million…

South Africa’s MTN announced today that it is in early talks to buy Telkom, the partially state-owned fixed-line telephone operator.…

Thanks to innovative fintech companies like Philip Belamant’s Zilch, the payments and buy-now-pay-later (BNPL) arena is quickly changing — and…

South African businesses need to believe in broad-based black economic empowerment (B-BBEE) again if they’re going to make the most…

MTN South Africa Chief Consumer Officer Mapula Bodibe takes the helm at MTN Rwanda, bringing with her more than 15…

Super apps, banking-as-a-service, behavioural banking and cyber security. These are just a few of the trends that promise to make…

Backbase, the creator of the category-leading Engagement Banking Platform, raised €120 million or R1.9 billion in growth equity funding from…

Apple has joined the thriving “buy now, pay later” industry, with a customised service called Apple Pay Later. The service…

Crypto assets have revolutionised the FinTech market due to the cryptography technology of blockchain. Cryptocurrencies are becoming more mainstream and…

International calling app Talk360, which enables people around the world to make reliable and affordable calls to any landline or…

The 2019 Future of Payments in South Africa report by Deloitte and Mastercard stated that “although 80% of South Africans…

Charging taxes on profits made from trading or investing in cryptocurrencies has become a trend. It came into full force…

Telecommunications requires significant capital outlay to build networks, that also need to be managed and maintained. Telcos in South Africa,…

Africa Day was established to celebrate and acknowledge the progress that Africa has made in the last 58 years. It’s…

Tyme Group has announced a series of leadership changes as it embarks on the next chapter of its growth strategy.…

Cash is still king in South Africa. But according to Anton van der Merwe, COO of leading pan-African fintech enablement…

Embodying entrepreneurship and innovation like no other sector, Africa’s startup ecosystem is blossoming. Innovative thinkers are localising tools such as…

Soweto-born entrepreneurs have teamed up to create a way for ordinary South Africans to buy online without entering their bank…

THElatest data released today shows that the value of Vodacom’s mobile money platform, M-PESA, continues to scale at an impressive rate…

China has had the world’s fastest growing economy since the 1980s. A key driver of this extraordinary growth has been…

SA’s Voucher System, mybux, has seen its growth reaching new heights while adding more countries to its system. Founded in…

The digital content sharing and streaming app SHAREit has hit another growth milestone by being ranked the No.4 media source…

DigsConnect, SA’s founded student accommodation marketplace, has received an investment from international venture builder, The Delta, as part of their…

Luno, the crypto company founded by two South Africans, now has 10 million customers in over 40 countries. Luno’s latest…

US-based data centre giant Equinix today announced it has completed its deal to acquire West African data centre and connectivity…