Lesetja Kganyago emphasises the symbiotic relationship between innovation and regulation, as the central bank readies the National Payment Systems Bill.
The retail group extends its financial services ecosystem after finalising the acquisition of an initial 51% stake in R&A Cellular.
The mobile network operator delivers strong growth, robust cash generation and increased returns in the first half of 2026.
The workforce management platform serves 250 000+ frontline workers across 200+ companies and plans to expand its AI-native offering.
The local fintech grows from a two-person start-up into a 100-client firm processing more than R1 billion in travel payments.
Stitch is now live with PayShap Request, with multiple acquiring bank partners and automated transaction routing.
NTT Data Ditches Data Centres for Services | ITWeb Tech Headlines 27 Jul – 1 Aug 2026
These are the stories making headlines on ITWeb this week. NTT Data South Africa has sold seven data centres in a sale-and-leaseback deal with Open Access Data Centres, shifting its focus from owning infrastructure to delivering integrated managed services. Meanwhile, Standard Bank's business and commercial banking unit says data and AI are now its top priority, with CIO Fezile Dali revealing GenAI is helping staff anticipate client needs faster.
The mobile money Ghana dispute centres on alleged unauthorised use of a local fintech firm's intellectual property.
The new payment API enables real-time, bank-authenticated transactions while removing manual EFT steps for merchants.
GoTyme Bank migrates customers to its new app, as it discontinues its legacy digital banking platforms as part of a new strategy.
AI fuels SA's venture capital boom, e-hailing shake-up & more | Tech Headlines | 20–25 July 2026
These are the stories making headlines on ITWeb this week. South Africa's venture capital sector is entering a new maturation phase, with artificial intelligence emerging as the next major catalyst for deals — a new study finds the local industry has deployed over R16 billion across more than 1 100 companies in the past decade, with fintech driving roughly half of all successful exits.
Venture capital investments exceeded R16 billion over the last decade, with AI emerging as the next major growth driver for South African start-ups.
The company is stepping up its push into SA, betting that AI-driven credit scoring can unlock financial services for millions of people.
The company merges its Flash fintech subsidiary with Shop2Shop to create merchant commerce and fintech platform FintechCo.
Africa's stablecoin revolution, ACSA's R825m tech bet & more | ITWeb Tech Headlines
These are the stories making headlines on ITWeb this week. Visa says African nations are on the cusp of a stablecoin revolution, with dollar-pegged digital currencies tipped to transform the continent's financial ecosystem — particularly for countries facing foreign currency shortages — as Nigeria and South Africa lead adoption. Meanwhile, the Airports Company South Africa has invested R825 million in technology.