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South Africans have an estimated R300 billion in Krugerrands hidden in drawers and safes, unaware that they could be using…

Forget cash. The rise in digital payment tech, and a big push by businesses to go contactless, has changed the…

Last year saw an unprecedented rate of change in the financial sector, with huge growth in the use of digital…

MyBucks, a FinTech company owned by JSE-listed Afristrat, has been placed under liquidation by the Luxembourg tax authority or l’Etat du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg.…

African FinTech player Flutterwave announced today that it has raised $250 million or R3.7 billion in Series D funding, valuing…

MTN Nigeria has seen strong growth in both FinTech subscribers and active data users for the year to end-December 2021.…

German software company SAP is making a foray into FinTech through the acquisition of US-based provider of working capital management…

THEFinTech business of retailer Pepkor, previously Steinhoff Africa Retail, reported a decline in revenues for the three months ended December 2021. Pepkor…

Ithala Bank-backed FinTech startup BlackPay announced the launch of a number of loan products tailored for traditionally black festivities. From…

MNT-Halan, Egypt’s FinTech player, has announced the successful addition of its Buy-Now-Pay-Later (BNPL) feature to its comprehensive digital ecosystem that…

MTN Group today announced the appointment of Hermann Tischendorf as our Chief Technology & Information Officer for Digital and Fintech.…

South Africa’s FinTech player Crossfin is eyeing acquisition opportunities in the remittance market. The plan is for the company –…

FinTech has lit a fire under start-ups and instilled fear in large brick-and-mortar financial institutions for many years. While agile…

Patrice Motsepe-backed ARC Financial Services Holdings (ARC FSH) and Ethos Mid-Market Fund I buy South Africa’s innovative FinTech player Crossfin…

South African payments company Ozow has attracted Tencent, a world-leading internet and technology company, in its $48 million or R747…

JSE and Nasdaq-listed Net1 UEPS Technologies is buying Fintech player Connect Group for R3.7 billion. The acquisition of the Connect…

Despite having been one of the least financially inclusive and one of the most costly regions to send money to,…

In 2020, as the world was ravaged by the coronavirus, investment into financial technology (FinTech) companies in emerging markets decreased…

South African FinTech start-up Peach Payments has recently set up an office in Mauritius in pursuit of its pan-African expansion…

MTN Group today announced the appointment of Adekunle Awobodu as our new Chief Financial Officer for Digital and FinTech. Kunle…

Moove, an African mobility FinTech, today announced its launch in Cape Town as part of its growth plans across the…

Finclusion Group has announced the acquisition of a strategic stake in HelloHR, a South African payroll software startup. The acquisition…

African FinTech platform Finclusion Group has secured $20million or R283 in a funding round with leading FinTech debt financing provider,…

M-Pesa has reached 50 million monthly active customers, cementing its position as Africa’s largest FinTech platform. Launched more than 14…

Ithala Bank and FinTech startup Black Pay have created a partnership aimed at financing township and rural development across the…