Articles about Fintech

Street Wallet raises R6.2m to accelerate digital payments for informal vendors

The funding will help Street Wallet scale its operations across SA.

Banks strengthen defences against phishing

Risk intelligence and advanced authentication can help companies combat the growing threat of sophisticated fraud attacks, says Gerhard Oosthuizen, CTO at Entersekt.

Lesaka taps new execs from Starlink, MultiChoice, Deloitte

The fintech firm announces key executive appointments within its merchant division and at group level.

CompCom approves Crossfin’s bid to acquire Sybrin

The Competition Commission approves, without conditions, the deal in which fintech investment firm Crossfin will acquire control of Sybrin.

Nedbank buys iKhokha for R1.65bn

Nedbank Group acquires fintech innovator iKhokha in a R1.65 billion all-cash deal, deepening its support for SMEs.

Slashing transaction fees for Shopify businesses – TJ, Boodil partnership

Transaction Junction has teamed up with e-commerce payments company Boodil for the launch of an e-commerce payment solution for Shopify merchants.

How Intellergy pivoted from consulting to fintech: A conversation with CEO Suman Moodley

Every solution the company builds is designed to be resilient, scalable and globally accessible from day one, says Suman Moodley, CEO of Intellergy.

Reserve Bank acknowledges SA’s ‘dynamic, vibrant’ fintech innovations

The South African Reserve Bank sees growing uptake of crypto-currencies and artificial intelligence within the country’s payments ecosystem.

TransUnion makes minority investment in fintech firm

The credit bureau invests in Omnisient to boost financial inclusion in Africa using data and privacy-preserving analytics technology.

Capital Appreciation delivers strong FY25 results, lifts dividend

The business demonstrates resilience during a challenging economic environment, growing revenue and managing expenses.

How EPM can empower your business for the future

Enterprise performance management is helping financial services organisations tackle many of their challenges, allowing them to modernise, stay competitive and become more agile.

Berexia and IBA Group announce fintech partnership

The strategic partnership aims to accelerate innovation and deliver high-impact financial technologies across African countries and internationally.