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Agribusiness

Beyond banks: How partnerships are unlocking capital for African agriculture

Jérôme van Innis 10 Apr 2025

Africa’s mobile payment boom demands robust security to safeguard growth

Cybersecurity

Africa’s mobile payment boom demands robust security to safeguard growth

Jarryd Jensen, Issued by Tishala Communications 27 Mar 2025

Jérôme van Innis is the co-founder, Pumpkn.io. Source: Supplied.

Agriculture

Jérôme van Innis | Transforming Africa’s agri-sector through innovative financing

Jérôme van Innis 25 Mar 2025

ProfitShare Partners aligns with global AI trends to transform SME financing in SA

SMEs

ProfitShare Partners aligns with global AI trends to transform SME financing in SA

Issued by The Publicity Workshop 17 Feb 2025

Source: @ASSAP/X. Tim Masela, Head: National Payment System Department, South African Reserve Bank at the launch of ASSAP in Sandton, Johannesburg.

Financial Services

8 payment providers join forces to launch cutting-edge industry association

Katja Hamilton 7 Feb 2025

XLink Communications leads the charge in transforming payment solutions across Africa

Technology

XLink Communications leads the charge in transforming payment solutions across Africa

Issued by DarkMatter 31 Jan 2025

#BizTrends2025: Top trends set to define SA's business landscape

Trends

#BizTrends2025: Top trends set to define SA's business landscape

Issued by Lula 13 Jan 2025

Merchant Capital’s Here We Grow campaign was conceived to redefine how South African SMEs perceive growth capital (Image supplied)

Marketing

#BehindtheCampaign: Merchant Capital’s Here We Grow campaign reflects SMEs' entrepreneurial journey

13 Nov 2024

Source: © 123rf Financial Narrative has launched the Financial Narrative Independent Agency Network, a new global network of independent marketing and communications consultancies

PR & Communications

Financial Narrative launches specialist financial services communications consultancy

12 Nov 2024

Leveraging AI to boost business: A guide for SMEs in 2025

SMEs

Leveraging AI to boost business: A guide for SMEs in 2025

Issued by The Publicity Workshop 6 Nov 2024

Pictures: Aida Diarra, senior vice president and head of sub-Saharan Africa at Visa with Clayton Hayward, group CEO of EFTCorp. Together they have formed a five year partnership to enhance financial inclusion in Africa (Image supplied)

Fintech

Visa invests $1bn to grow financial inclusion in Africa, partners with EFTCorp

28 Oct 2024

Digitalisation: A game changer for sub-Saharan Africa's informal merchants

Informal Retailing

Digitalisation: A game changer for sub-Saharan Africa's informal merchants

25 Oct 2024

Fintech

FSDAi Nyala Facility's $1m boosts rising African fintech

23 Sep 2024

Micro-merchants embrace digital wallets to reduce cash-related risks and costs

Banking & Finance

Micro-merchants embrace digital wallets to reduce cash-related risks and costs

29 Aug 2024

Source: © GGA South Africa’s townships, rural and peri-urban areas are seeing changes in consumer behaviour as card device penetration grows

Banking & Finance

Card acceptance spurs economic growth in underserved communities

31 May 2024

Industry trends, payment innovation and collaboration on display at Absa Commercial Payments Summit

E-commerce

Industry trends, payment innovation and collaboration on display at Absa Commercial Payments Summit

Issued by OnPoint PR 12 Apr 2024

Unlocking Africa’s fintech potential: Insights from Dentsu and McKinsey

Digital

Unlocking Africa’s fintech potential: Insights from Dentsu and McKinsey

Issued by Dentsu 3 Apr 2024

Fintech solutions helping informal traders grow and reduce risks

FMCG

Fintech solutions helping informal traders grow and reduce risks

Issued by Lesaka Technologies 21 Feb 2024

Fintech

Velmie's new platform transforms banking for fintechs, banks

16 Feb 2024

Financial Services

Lula's two-hour working capital access revolutionises SME funding in South Africa

14 Feb 2024

Source: Supplied. Sergio Barbaso, chief executive officer of FutureBank.

Fintech

FutureBank teams up with Paymentology for instant virtual card issuance

29 Dec 2023

Finance

Fintechs flag prioritising customer experience as key to surviving tough economic headwinds

Andy Jury 6 Dec 2023

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ESG & Sustainability

Importance of 'G' in ESG and what happens when governance fails in the TMT sector

9 Nov 2023

Fostering African unicorns: The crucial role of the enterprise-startup alliance

SMEs

Fostering African unicorns: The crucial role of the enterprise-startup alliance

8 Nov 2023

Direct Transact partners with Visa to boost fintech in CEMEA region

Services

Direct Transact partners with Visa to boost fintech in CEMEA region

30 Oct 2023

Source: Supplied. Paul Carter-Brown, Ukheshe’s co-founder and chief technology officer.

Fintech

Ukheshe and Komuniti SA join forces to revolutionise digital-banking accessibility

24 Oct 2023

Source: Supplied. Nandan Mer, chief executive officer of Network International Group.

Fintech

Network International's R500m on-soil platform goes live

12 Oct 2023

Image source: David McBee from

Trends

Digital finance regulations - trends and developments

Christoff Pienaar, Analisa Ndebele & Shannon 'O Brien 20 Sep 2023

World Bank awards 10 Fintech Challenge winners. Source: Supplied

Funding

African startups score big in World Bank fintech challenge

18 Jul 2023

Financial Services

White paper tackles cross-border payments headache in SADC

14 Jun 2023

Financial Services

Mastercard and Naps collaborate to fuel innovation in Morocco's digital payments realm

2 Jun 2023

Trends

#BizTrends: The importance of financial inclusion and how the banking value chain will be reinvented

Clinton Abbott 19 May 2023

Fintechs and banks: A marriage made in digital heaven

Fintech

Fintechs and banks: A marriage made in digital heaven

Issued by The Publicity Workshop 11 Apr 2023

API standardisation will help leapfrog innovation across all sectors

Software

API standardisation will help leapfrog innovation across all sectors

Issued by Semaphore 31 Mar 2023

Taking flight: Checklist for SA fintechs eyeing global expansion

Technology

Taking flight: Checklist for SA fintechs eyeing global expansion

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

Applications open for inaugural AWS FinTech Africa Accelerator

How To Start Up

Applications open for inaugural AWS FinTech Africa Accelerator

23 Mar 2023

Source: Wikipedia.

Banking

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

Andre Reichel 16 Mar 2023

On the rise: Africa's WhatsApp economy

Mobile & Apps

On the rise: Africa's WhatsApp economy

Heidi Badenhorst 1 Mar 2023

Source: Supplied. Clinton Abbott, head of product management at SunTec.

Trends

#BizTrends: Dynamic segmentation will be the key to banks winning the customer experience in 2023

Clinton Abbott 17 Feb 2023

Fintech talent: What you need to know

Fintech

Fintech talent: What you need to know

Hanco Minnaar, Issued by Auguste Coetzer Executive Recruitment 15 Feb 2023

Business finance pivot: are marketplaces or banks better for SMEs?

Funding

Business finance pivot: are marketplaces or banks better for SMEs?

Lara Du Plessis 13 Feb 2023

New PayFast owner Network International to host payment platform in SA

Services

New PayFast owner Network International to host payment platform in SA

31 Jan 2023

Source: Supplied. Chris Wood, regional managing director, Southern Africa and Palops at Network International.

Banking

Traditional banks missing opportunities to compete with newcomers

Chris Wood 30 Jan 2023

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

Fintech

Achieving a frictionless customer experience in fintech

Lelen Udayan 26 Jan 2023

Source: Supplied. Regional managing director, southern Africa and Palops at Network International, Chris Wood, and Brendon Williamson, managing director at Payfast.

Financial Services

South Africa's biggest e-commerce players rebrand under PayFast

Katja Hamilton 17 Jan 2023

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

Trends

#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

Trends

#BizTrends2023: African fintech is trending

Ashlin Perumall 9 Jan 2023

Markets & Investment

DFC and Mastercard collaborate to drive digitisation and financial inclusion in Africa

3 Jan 2023

Source: Reuters.

Banking

Visa to invest $1bn in Africa over 5 years to cash in on e-payments boom

15 Dec 2022