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Elenjical Solutions named among Africa's fastest growing companies

Elenjical Solutions named among Africa's fastest growing companiesDaredevil PR

Source: Reuters/Dado Ruvic.

Scandal-ridden Binance in SA court to keep dealings with local minority partner under wraps

By Georgina Crouth 24 May 2024

Source: Donald Van der Merwe, programme executive at Old Mutual Africa.

Old Mutual Africa transforms finance with Microsoft Dynamics

23 May 2024

Fintechs and banks: A marriage made in digital heaven

Fintechs and banks: A marriage made in digital heaven

The Publicity Workshop 11 Apr 2023

The new EFSA board includes Rutendo Hlatshwayo, chief legal officer at Ozow and Karen Nadasen, CEO of PayU South Africa. Source: Supplied and edited by Bizcommunity

New board at Ecommerce Forum of South Africa

11 Apr 2023

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The big benefits of blockchain for retail in Africa

6 Apr 2023

Source: Source: Hennie Ferreira, chief executive officer of Osidon.

Finance 2.0 is finally here thanks to Osidon and Discovery!

Katja Hamilton 5 Apr 2023

Cape Town-founded Peach Payments secures R563m funding for African expansion

Cape Town-founded Peach Payments secures R563m funding for African expansion

4 Apr 2023

Source: Supplied. Harsha Maloo is head of payments at Synthesis.

Open banking has the potential to transform South Africa's financial-services sector

Harsha Maloo 28 Mar 2023

Taking flight: Checklist for SA fintechs eyeing global expansion

Taking flight: Checklist for SA fintechs eyeing global expansion

Christoff Pienaar, Safiyya Patel, Dawid de Villiers 28 Mar 2023

Beyond Covid: Top trends driving the evolution of South African retail

Beyond Covid: Top trends driving the evolution of South African retail

Gavin Lomberg 28 Mar 2023

MoneyUp Chat by Capitec aims to improve SA's financial literacy

MoneyUp Chat by Capitec aims to improve SA's financial literacy

Helm 28 Mar 2023

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#BizTrends: South African e-commerce continues to thrive

Lauren Hartzenberg 27 Mar 2023

Applications open for inaugural AWS FinTech Africa Accelerator

Applications open for inaugural AWS FinTech Africa Accelerator

23 Mar 2023

Source: Wikipedia.

Silicon Valley Bank: What does its failure mean for markets and the economy?

Andre Reichel 16 Mar 2023

#StartupStory: Bi-me - An insurtech platform built for South African small businesses

#StartupStory: Bi-me - An insurtech platform built for South African small businesses

Imran Salie 13 Mar 2023

Nearly 70% of consumer payments to be instant by 2027

9 Mar 2023

Nurturing the growth of e-commerce in South Africa

Nurturing the growth of e-commerce in South Africa

Lauren Hartzenberg 2 Mar 2023

On the rise: Africa's WhatsApp economy

On the rise: Africa's WhatsApp economy

Heidi Badenhorst 1 Mar 2023

Source: Supplied

'Buy now pay later' to aid the growth of e-commerce

28 Feb 2023

Image supplied. Yoco’s champions of the underdog campaign features real SME owners and their businesses.

#BehindtheCampaign: Yoco's Back the Underdog celebrates SMEs

28 Feb 2023

Intellidex MD, Dr Graunt Kruger

Africa Impact Investment Awards: Interview with Dr Graunt Kruger, MD of Intellidex

Shan Radcliffe 27 Feb 2023

Fintech talent: What you need to know

Fintech talent: What you need to know

Hanco Minnaar, Auguste Coetzer Executive Recruitment 15 Feb 2023

Source: Supplied. Olaseni Alabede,Global Technology Partners' new CTO.

Global Technology Partners appoints new CTO

7 Feb 2023

Image source: RODNAE Productions from

How crypto advertising is now regulated in South Africa

Ashlin Perumall, Fatima Ismail and Gabriel Rybko 2 Feb 2023

New research has revealed South Africa has the 5th most crypto owners in the world

2 Feb 2023

Source: Supplied. Matthieu Coquillon and Raphael Grojnowski, co-founders of Mama Money.

Mama Money and AFC Commercial Bank partner for money transfers to Zimbabwe

1 Feb 2023

New PayFast owner Network International to host payment platform in SA

New PayFast owner Network International to host payment platform in SA

31 Jan 2023

Study shows 320 million credit cards to be issued globally by 2027

31 Jan 2023

Source: Supplied. Marcus Swanepoel, chief executive officer and co-founder of Luno.

Cracks showing in crypto empire

27 Jan 2023

Source: Supplied. Lelen Udayan, head of customer experience at Mukuru.

Achieving a frictionless customer experience in fintech

Lelen Udayan 26 Jan 2023

Source: Supplied. Jaco Nel, chief technology officer of Deimos.

#BizTrends2023: 5 top cybersecurity predictions for African businesses in 2023

Jaco Nel 24 Jan 2023

Cryptocurrencies are in crisis, but they are not going to disappear

Annie Lecompte 23 Jan 2023

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The big benefits of blockchain for retail in Africa

6 Apr 2023

Source: Source: Hennie Ferreira, chief executive officer of Osidon.

Finance 2.0 is finally here thanks to Osidon and Discovery!

Katja Hamilton 5 Apr 2023

Cape Town-founded Peach Payments secures R563m funding for African expansion

Cape Town-founded Peach Payments secures R563m funding for African expansion

4 Apr 2023

Source: Supplied. Harsha Maloo is head of payments at Synthesis.

Open banking has the potential to transform South Africa's financial-services sector

Harsha Maloo 28 Mar 2023

Taking flight: Checklist for SA fintechs eyeing global expansion

Taking flight: Checklist for SA fintechs eyeing global expansion

Christoff Pienaar, Safiyya Patel, Dawid de Villiers 28 Mar 2023

Beyond Covid: Top trends driving the evolution of South African retail

Beyond Covid: Top trends driving the evolution of South African retail

Gavin Lomberg 28 Mar 2023

MoneyUp Chat by Capitec aims to improve SA's financial literacy

MoneyUp Chat by Capitec aims to improve SA's financial literacy

Helm 28 Mar 2023

Source: ©Andriy Popov -

#BizTrends: South African e-commerce continues to thrive

Lauren Hartzenberg 27 Mar 2023

Applications open for inaugural AWS FinTech Africa Accelerator

Applications open for inaugural AWS FinTech Africa Accelerator

23 Mar 2023

Source: Wikipedia.

Silicon Valley Bank: What does its failure mean for markets and the economy?

Andre Reichel 16 Mar 2023

#StartupStory: Bi-me - An insurtech platform built for South African small businesses

#StartupStory: Bi-me - An insurtech platform built for South African small businesses

Imran Salie 13 Mar 2023

Nearly 70% of consumer payments to be instant by 2027

9 Mar 2023

Nurturing the growth of e-commerce in South Africa

Nurturing the growth of e-commerce in South Africa

Lauren Hartzenberg 2 Mar 2023

On the rise: Africa's WhatsApp economy

On the rise: Africa's WhatsApp economy

Heidi Badenhorst 1 Mar 2023

Source: Supplied

'Buy now pay later' to aid the growth of e-commerce

28 Feb 2023

Image supplied. Yoco’s champions of the underdog campaign features real SME owners and their businesses.

#BehindtheCampaign: Yoco's Back the Underdog celebrates SMEs

28 Feb 2023

Intellidex MD, Dr Graunt Kruger

Africa Impact Investment Awards: Interview with Dr Graunt Kruger, MD of Intellidex

Shan Radcliffe 27 Feb 2023

Fintech talent: What you need to know

Fintech talent: What you need to know

Hanco Minnaar, Auguste Coetzer Executive Recruitment 15 Feb 2023

Source: Supplied. Olaseni Alabede,Global Technology Partners' new CTO.

Global Technology Partners appoints new CTO

7 Feb 2023

Image source: RODNAE Productions from

How crypto advertising is now regulated in South Africa

Ashlin Perumall, Fatima Ismail and Gabriel Rybko 2 Feb 2023

New research has revealed South Africa has the 5th most crypto owners in the world

2 Feb 2023

Source: Supplied. Matthieu Coquillon and Raphael Grojnowski, co-founders of Mama Money.

Mama Money and AFC Commercial Bank partner for money transfers to Zimbabwe

1 Feb 2023

New PayFast owner Network International to host payment platform in SA

New PayFast owner Network International to host payment platform in SA

31 Jan 2023

Study shows 320 million credit cards to be issued globally by 2027

31 Jan 2023

Source: Supplied. Marcus Swanepoel, chief executive officer and co-founder of Luno.

Cracks showing in crypto empire

27 Jan 2023

Source: Supplied. Lelen Udayan, head of customer experience at Mukuru.

Achieving a frictionless customer experience in fintech

Lelen Udayan 26 Jan 2023

Source: Supplied. Jaco Nel, chief technology officer of Deimos.

#BizTrends2023: 5 top cybersecurity predictions for African businesses in 2023

Jaco Nel 24 Jan 2023

Cryptocurrencies are in crisis, but they are not going to disappear

Annie Lecompte 23 Jan 2023

Source: Supplied. Alex Smith, Lesaka's outgoing chief accounting officer.

Alex Smith announces his departure from Lesaka Technologies

19 Jan 2023

#BizTrends2023: What's next for payments in Africa?

#BizTrends2023: What's next for payments in Africa?

Karen Nadasen 19 Jan 2023

#BizTrends2023: Innovative payments ecosystems are changing the game for small businesses

#BizTrends2023: Innovative payments ecosystems are changing the game for small businesses

Tish Haridass 13 Jan 2023

#BizTrends2023: 5 trends driving the future of digital payments

#BizTrends2023: 5 trends driving the future of digital payments

Brendon Williamson 13 Jan 2023

Source: Supplied. Kent Marais, head of Platform Domain at Standard Bank.

Standard Bank's Kent Marais unpacks the acceleration of Africa's thriving platform economy

Katja Hamilton 11 Jan 2023

#BizTrends2023: 3 trends that will shape the future of Africa's fintech startups

#BizTrends2023: 3 trends that will shape the future of Africa's fintech startups

Michael Bowren 9 Jan 2023

Ashlin Perumall, Partner - Corporate and M&A Practice Group, Baker McKenzie

#BizTrends2023: African fintech is trending

Ashlin Perumall 9 Jan 2023

Fraxeum's Khaya Maloney and Barry Tuck

How 3 South African entrepreneurs are using blockchain to drive financial inclusion

5 Jan 2023

CAR delays crypto token listing, cites 'market conditions'

CAR delays crypto token listing, cites 'market conditions'

Rachel Savage and Elizabeth Howcroft 20 Dec 2022

Image supplied. Felix Abely (L) and Joseph Sandu (R), Best Fintech Journalists of the Year

First African journalists graduate from fintech-focused journalism programme

19 Dec 2022

Source: Supplied. Alice Tomdio, chief financial officer at Yellow Card Financial.

Paving the way for women in crypto

Katja Hamilton 15 Dec 2022

Ukheshe to further international expansion after funding

Ukheshe to further international expansion after funding

9 Dec 2022

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