Browsing: Fintech

Building a proprietary financial or gaming platform from scratch used to be a badge of honor. Founders would spend eighteen…

Cryptocurrency has moved from the edges of the investing world into the center of long-term portfolio conversations. As more people…

Jonathan Smit, the founder and former Managing Director of Payfast, has announced his acquisition of iVeri, one of Africa’s longest-standing…

Optasia, an AI-powered financial infrastructure platform serving underbanked customers in emerging markets, notes that FirstRand Limited has increased its shareholding…

The South African financial services sector is currently navigating its most significant structural transformation since the dawn of digital banking.…

Gurhan Kiziloz shifted from fintech to gaming due to what he described as excessive regulation and red tape in the…

In the third week of January 2026, the African fintech narrative has officially shifted from “expansion” to “sovereignty.” Recent data…

In the hyper-accelerated South African FinTech ecosystem, data integrity is the primary currency of investor trust. As financial institutions and…

South African fintech startup Tappy is launching a digital payments revolution from the ground up, targeting the millions of service…

South Africa’s financial sector is undergoing an accelerated digital transformation driven by mobile access, data analytics, and regulatory modernisation. As…

Visa, a global leader in digital payments, and Tyme Group – the global digital banking group head-quartered in Singapore with…

Real-time payment rails keep changing how money moves and how financial firms operate around the clock. For institutions, the shift…

In South Africa, fintech didn’t make a noise when it entered the betting scene. It quietly rewired how people fund…

Airtel Africa has reported robust financial results for the half year ended 30 September 2025, with its mobile money service,…

JSE-listed financial services group FirstRand announced an agreement to acquire 20.1% of Optasia, one of the world’s largest AI-powered fintech…

The crypto market has often underestimated real innovation. That’s exactly what’s happening with Digitap ($TAP) right now. Despite building one…

Telkom FutureMakers, in partnership with the UK–SA Tech Hub, an initiative of the UK Government, is proud to support the…

Across South Africa, millions of informal workers keep our towns and cities running: street vendors, domestic workers, market traders, delivery…

 Dubai, UAE, October 2025 – ZEX PR WIRE is honored to be named the official Content Distribution Partner at the…

The landscape of cryptocurrency regulations in South Africa is undergoing significant transformations. These changes have profound implications for both fintech…

The Shift Toward Online South Africa’s entertainment landscape is undergoing rapid digital transformation, and one sector feeling the impact is…

Four-year-old card-linked instalment platform Float has secured $2.6 million (R46 million) in funding co-led by Invenfin and SAAD Investment Holdings,…

There is no doubt that fintech has transformed the way we move money, right? From splitting a dinner bill with…

South African food delivery platform Spaza Eats has undergone a major transformation, officially rebranding to Spaza Market as it shifts from…

Nedbank Group, a top South African financial services provider, has announced a binding agreement to acquire 100% of fintech innovator…