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FinTech

Could Fintech Ignite South Africa’s “Kasi Economy”?

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With the majority of South Africa's urban population residing in townships, according to the World Bank, and with an 18 percent contribution to South Africa’s GDP, the informal sector is one of the most important parts of the entire...
FinTech

SA’s Zapper Launches Tap-On-Phone Payments

Luis Monzon -
Zapper, a South African independent mobile payments, insights, loyalty, and rewards platform, has today announced that merchants using the platform will now be able to accept tap-on-phone payments. The new functionality gives them access to virtually all digital payments without...
Online & Social

Absa is Now Letting Android Users Turn Their Phones Into Card Machines

Luis Monzon -
Absa, one of South Africa's Big Four Banks, has today announced the launch of its new Absa Mobile Pay app in conjunction with technology firm WIZZIT Digital. This latest innovation that Absa is calling "a market-first, mobile payment acceptance solution"...
FinTech

Capitec Launches New Free QR-Code Payments in South Africa

Luis Monzon -
Capitec, one of South Africa's largest digital banks, is expanding its digital offering with the launch of Capitec Pay Me, a new solution enabling its clients to generate a personalised QR code on the bank’s app to receive payments...
FinTech

This Fintech Startup Built SA’s First Buy Now, Pay Later Platform for Existing Credit

Luis Monzon -
A home-grown fintech start-up, Float, has brought South Africa’s first interest-free Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) product that uses a customer’s existing credit, to market. This novel product enables consumers to get their purchases upfront and use existing credit to...
FinTech

4 Fresh Fintech Funding Trends to Benefit Small Businesses in SA

Luis Monzon -
It’s now a lot easier and faster for SA’s small businesses to access funding thanks to the influence of fintech. These fintech combine technology and data analytics to provide funding to businesses while also driving financial inclusion. According to the...
Features

Confidence Rebounds in SA as Consumers Embrace eCommerce & Contactless Payments

Luis Monzon -
 More than 18 months since the onset of COVID-19, Visa today announced the results of a study that tracks the impact of the pandemic on consumer attitudes and spending across Central and Eastern Europe, the Middle East and Africa...
People

Founder of South African Fintech PayFast Resigns

Luis Monzon -
After fourteen years at the helm of PayFast, the company has announced that Jonathan Smit is stepping down at the end of August 2021 to prepare for a new chapter. A self-admitted technophile, Smit founded PayFast – now one of...
FinTech

Latest Mambu Research Reveals Gap in Global Financial Awareness and Accessibility

Luis Monzon -
A study of 2,000 global consumers released by Mambu, the market-leading banking and financial services platform, revealed that both banked and unbanked individuals feel underserved, with 56% of banked customers claiming that there are other services they should be...
Africa By Region

There Are More Fintech Startups in Africa Now Than Ever Before

Luis Monzon -
Africa’s fintech sector is growing and maturing, with more startups active in the space than ever before, platforms increasingly offering a variety of services, and investment and acquisitions taking place to an unprecedented degree. Every two years since June 2017,...
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Offboarded Employees and ITAM – It Doesn’t Have to Be a Mess

As today’s workplace shifted to digital, companies often focus heavily on onboarding, but what happens when an employee decides...
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