EBANX, a global technology company specializing in payment solutions for emerging markets, has announced the integration of Capitec Pay, South Africa’s leading open...
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, with participation from all existing investors, including Platform...
Paymentology, the leading global issuer-processor, has launched a new mobile-first card management platform, PayoCard, to help digital banks and fintechs in South...
South African travel-focused fintech TurnStay has raised $2 million (over R34 million) in a seed round led by First Circle Capital, with participation from leading...
CV VC’s fourth African Blockchain Report delivers a resounding message: The world needs to catch up to Africa. While blockchain accounts for 3.2%...
Absa, in partnership with UnionPay International (UPI), is launching contactless payments to UnionPay cardholders across South Africa, thereby strengthening its commitment to offering...
Pan-African technology company Cassava Technologies (www.CassavaTechnologies.com), in a strategic collaboration with Microsoft, has launched a community engagement initiative focused on South Africa....
Mastercard is deepening its collaboration with Paymentology, a next-generation global issuer processor, to facilitate card issuance for fintech companies in South Africa....
South African travel-focused fintech, TurnStay.com, has secured USD300,000 (over R5.4 million) funding from Silicon Valley and New York-based investors: DFS Lab and DCG. The company plans...
Hohm Energy, the South African Climate Fintech company that helps homeowners and businesses to go solar with accredited solar installers, product suppliers, and...
Amazon Web Services (AWS) opened its first international AWS Skills Center in Cape Town, South Africa, continuing on a mission to remove...
A new report from Duplo, a business payment platform for African businesses of all sizes, has revealed that Nigeria trails South Africa and...
Our world is becoming more digital daily, which means more of our lives are online and on computers and mobile devices. We...
Exactly one year after setting up in South Africa, DiDi, a Chinese multinational ride-hailing company, has announced its departure. The company launched...
Standard Bank has today announced it has acquired a 35% stake in South African fintech, TradeSafe. Established in 2013, TradeSafe is an...
Africa Data Centres, part of the Liquid Telecom Group, has completed the acquisition of a state-of-the-art Tier IV data centre in Johannesburg...
Mobile operator Vodacom Group has switched on Africa’s first live 5G mobile network in three cities in South Africa, with further rollouts...
DPO Group, the leading African Payment Service Provider (PSP) has today announced its acquisition of PayFast, one of the largest payment processors in South...
Google has announced the launch of a new private subsea cable that will connect Africa with Europe. Named Equiano, the new Google subsea...
Lulalend, South Africa’s first online automated provider of short-term funding for small and medium enterprises (SMEs), announced its Series A financing of...
MTN South Africa has partnered with Clickatell, to launch MTN Chat, enabling its customers to engage and make airtime purchases over WhatsApp....
Microsoft and Sw7 launched launch a new programme, that aims to boost tech startups by giving them open access to wide-ranging skills...