Browsing: Fintech

As e-commerce boomed in the wake of the Coronavirus and the national lockdowns, Yoco, South Africa’s largest financial platform for…

Retailer Pepkor, previously Steinhoff Africa Retail, said its FinTech segment reported revenue growth of 5.8% for the three months to…

For the past two years, we published AlphaCode, South Africa’s leading FinTech thinkers, predictions about the financial technology (FinTech) landscape.…

The Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA) has issued its 2020 South Africa FinTech  study, which points out that the financial…

African micro-insurance FinTech aYo Holdings has broken through the 10 million customer mark in under four years after starting operations.…

Digital payments FinTech Ozow says it processed in excess of R1 billion in transactions in a month, for the first…

South African FinTech group Capital Appreciation Limited (Capprec) today delivered strong growth for the six months ended 30 September 2020…

By Greg Nott and Tristan Marot Africa is a unique continent. From its diverse cultures and languages, to its extremes…

PayU, the payments and FinTech business of Prosus, has invested a staggering $1 billion (R15.8 billion) on FinTech and mergers…

Xago announced on Wednesday that it had received a substantial investment from Imvelo Ventures.  Xago is an innovative South African FinTech…

Vodacom reported on Monday that its financial services customers, including Safaricom, rose 12.6% or 6.1 million to 54.8 million in…

Yoco announced today that its customer base of small businesses had crossed the 100,000 milestone and to further grow its…

South Africa’s most prestigious fintech R10 million startup initiative, AlphaCode Incubate, shares how to improve chances of accessing its support…

MTN announced on Friday afternoon the appointment of a new CEO for MTN Liberia Lonestar Cell. Rahul De, the current…

According to the World Bank, international remittances have declined by an estimated 20% worldwide. Compounded by job losses across sectors,…

Rand Merchant Investments (RMI) startup incubator AlphaCode has taken another step to find the next unicorn in financial services when…

Applications are open for the next AlphaCode Incubate programme which aims to identify, partner and grow innovative financial services entrepreneurs.…

Channel VAS is the premium FinTech provider of mobile financial services, airtime credit & airtime advance services, handset loans and…

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…