Digitising the kasi economy is about giving informal traders the economic visibility they have never had, and the access to capital that comes with it, says Johan Gellatly, MD of Altron FinTech.
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2026
July
- 15.
- 9. The plastic card is one chapter in a longer narrative about trust, access and what it means to prove you are who you say you are, says Jannie Hyman, senior manager for card personalisation and issuance at Altron FinTech.
- 2. Township businesses are not a social project. They are a market, says Abram Juice Ndlovu, supervisor: Kasi Sales at Altron FinTech.
June
- 24. With TT3 on a portable device, the agent goes to the customer and the policy is explained, the mandate is captured, the customer taps their card and the debit is confirmed all in one interaction.
- 18. Altron FinTech’s NuCash and NuCard disbursement platforms help recipients without bank accounts or formal banking relationships, says Ryan Pearce, head of sales at Altron FinTech.
- 12. The Altron FinTech Household Resilience Index is a quarterly, 20-indicator measure of the financial health of South African consumers, compiled by independent economist Dr Roelof Botha.
- 4. What the credit industry needs is a new assessment framework for unstructured financial footprints, says Altron FinTech.
May
- 18. Real-time payments are transforming B2B retail, closing settlement gaps and improving efficiency, says Penny Langton, senior manager: operations at Altron Fintech.
April
- 16. The centuries-old African tradition is evolving into a sophisticated financial force, says Reinard Janse Van Rensburg, regional sales manager at Altron FinTech.