Browsing: Fintech

Telkom has announced the appointment of new board members after the retirement of independent non-executive directors Santie Botha and Khanyisile…

The arrival and rapid rise of the digital economy presents South Africa with an opportunity to reverse the pervasive, triple…

The opportunities for mobile payments arrive at a pivotal time. African countries such as Nigeria and Ethiopia are now welcoming…

Banks in Africa must provide mobile payments and other digital services to remain competitive as well as to unlock new…

Cash may have traditionally been king, but COVID-19 has contributed to a faster pace of digital payment adoption. Recently on…

Standard Bank has acquired a 35% equity stake in digital escrow company TradeSafe Escrow. TradeSafe is an online escrow platform…

Many South African businesses have been decimated, and millions of employees are losing their jobs on account of the COVID-19…

South African tech startups are making it big in global markets as they expand their solutions. Explore, a South African…

MTN on Tuesday unveiled its new pan-African API marketplace to enable developers and businesses to discover and subscribe to what…

South Africa’s telco Telkom waded into the country’s red hot financial area with a new financial services entity to compete…

FinTech startup Remitly has raised $85 million (R1.4 billion ) at a $1.5 billion (R24.7 billion) valuation in a funding…

South Africa’s AuthGate – an enabler for digital payment – is planning to expand into The Netherlands and Belgium. The…

South Africa’s AuthGate – an enabler for digital payment – is seeking to raise capital. The self-funded startup seems to…

As more and more transactions are performed digitally, less paper and coin money is needed – signalling the eventual disappearance…

At a time when South African SMEs need it most, FinTech SME capital provider, ProfitShare Partners today announced that it…

South Africa’s FinTech startups, associated with AlphaCode, share how the country’s extended lockdown has provided some with growth opportunities as…

South Africa’s Mama Money has joined forces with Western Union, the world leader in cross-border, cross-currency money movement and payments.…

Stellenbosch-based FinTech startup Paymenow today announced it has been accepted into Catalyst Fund, the global inclusive fintech accelerator managed by…

Stellenbosch-based FinTech startup Paymenow today announced it has concluded an initial equity investment round with ViaMedia (part of the Digital…

South African FinTech company Centbee launched a new feature in its Bitcoin wallet today that allows you to purchase prepaid…

Planet42, a South Africa based FinTech startup that focuses on providing access to mobility to the underbanked, has raised R41…

Today, ProfitShare Partners launches an exciting year-long initiative designed to get small businesses working and creating jobs. In partnership with…

Retailer Pepkor, previously Steinhoff Africa Retail, continues to report strong growth from its financial technology (FinTech) services. The company, which…

South Africa’s FinTech startup Peach Payments announced on Wednesday that it has received funding from fund manager Allan Gray and…

The ability to create value out of new products and services lies at the heart of the burgeoning FinTech sector.…