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From looking at innovation differently to creating an enabling environment for it to thrive, Paul Carter-Brown, CTO and director at…

South African FinTech start-up Peach Payments  has bagged $31 million or R550 million in Series A funding led by Apis…

JSE and Nasdaq-listed fintech group Lesaka Technologies, formerly known as Net1, today announced the resignation of its chief accounting officer, Alex…

JSE and Nasdaq-listed fintech group Lesaka Technologies, formerly known as Net1, has decided to retain the services of Steven Heilbron…

Ukheshe International, the UK-headquartered division of digital-first, Banking as a Service (BAAS) enabler Ukheshe Group (Ukheshe), today announced the conclusion…

JSE-listed low-cost retailer Pepkor announced today that its FinTech business Flash now supports 202 000 traders in the informal market…

MTN announced today that its FinTech business saw revenue rose by 12.9%, with Mobile Money (MoMo) active monthly users up…

The six finalists were chosen following extremely strong competition from over 700 fintechs from 59 countries; Grand Finale to be…

Brazilian FinTech company Ebanx is expanding its operations and payments solutions outside Latin America. The company said in a statement…

Verdant Capital has raised $10 million or R161 million of debt funding for Zeepay.  The medium-term debt raise, which forms…

MTN Group said on Wednesday that the process with potential strategic investors for its FinTech business had been initiated, the…

South Africa’s digital bank TymeBank is buying Retail Capital, a FinTech company that provides funding to small and medium-sized businesses…

Key to unlocking value chains, especially in the tech startup space, is the ability of large, established corporates to work…

For centuries people have crossed borders to live, work, and trade. While cross-border payment systems are crucial for financial inclusion…

The South African Reserve Bank (SARB) announced plans to begin regulating cryptocurrencies in 2023, treating them as financial assets rather than as…

MTN Group’s Mobile Money Application Interface (API) is inviting developers across several markets to participate in an Open API Hackathon,…

This month, commentators were abuzz after an exchange launched with a pan-African focus. MARA became the official partner of the…

MTN Group today announced the appointment of Riaan Wessels as Chief Risk Officer: FinTech with effect from 1 July 2022.…

MTN Group announced the appointment of Andrew Goodrich as Executive for Banktech in our Group FinTech team, effective 1 June…

Naspers, through its early-stage tech investment vehicle Naspers Foundry, announced a R40 million ($2.5 million) investment in LifeCheq, a FinTech…

Johannesburg based FinTech company, Bitventure, a provider of state-of-the-art real-time automated verification and payment solutions, has acquired industry leading smart…

MTN Group, Africa’s largest mobile phone company, has navigated the impacts of COVID-19 to deliver a solid Q1 2022 performance.…

This week, South Africa completed its proof-of-concept, Project Khokha 2, for its looming Digital Rand, which included a decentralised trading platform,…

As worldwide adoption and usage of BNPL grows as the alternative payment method of choice for today’s young consumers, Codebase…

Lipa Payments, a South African-based FinTech start-up, is bringing the “Tap to Pay” experience to Africa’s informal sectors with its…