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Africa’s digital future hangs in the balance as cyberattacks surge

Source: OPay.

SoftBank-backed OPay reveals revenue rise in US IPO filing

By Pragyan Kalita 12 Oct 2026

Source: Supplied. Christopher Ball, co-founder of Finch Technologies.

Africa’s financial inclusion revolution isn’t over: 4 shifts that could change what comes next

9 Oct 2026

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Ethics Month dialogue highlights need for ethical leadership and institutional trust

SAICA Ethics Month dialogue highlights need for ethical leadership and institutional trust

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Insured. Until it rains

Chadwicks Risk & Insurance Insured. Until it rains

2 days

Being the change. Why category leadership matters at KAP

KAP Being the change. Why category leadership matters at KAP

3 days

Global finance leaders to convene in South Africa for CIMA's Engage Africa 2026 conference

AICPA & CIMA Global finance leaders to convene in South Africa for CIMA's Engage Africa 2026 conference

20 Oct 2026

Debt Solutions 4 U is named in the Top 10 Large Debt Counsellors in the 2026 Debt Review Awards. Listing: debtreviewawards.co.za

Debt Solutions 4 U Debt Solutions 4 U named a Top 10 Debt Counsellor for 3rd consecutive year

20 Oct 2026

Protecting legacies: API Events gears up for Africa’s definitive private wealth gathering

API Events Protecting legacies: API Events gears up for Africa’s definitive private wealth gathering

20 Oct 2026

RoadCover turns 21: A crash, a claim, a community

RoadCover RoadCover turns 21: A crash, a claim, a community

16 Oct 2026

Exchange control changes in play: Now what?

Nexia SAB&T Exchange control changes in play: Now what?

15 Oct 2026

GoTyme Bank’s SME outlook for Q4 2026

GoTyme for Business GoTyme Bank’s SME outlook for Q4 2026

15 Oct 2026

Walter Sisulu University achieves Saica PGDA endorsement milestone

SAICA Walter Sisulu University achieves Saica PGDA endorsement milestone

14 Oct 2026

Getting price and paperwork right for multi-national entities

Nexia SAB&T Getting price and paperwork right for multi-national entities

9 Oct 2026

Debt review status checks almost tripled in 3 months, and nearly half found a listing

Debt Solutions 4 U Debt review status checks almost tripled in 3 months, and nearly half found a listing

8 Oct 2026

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Source: Reuters. South African Reserve Bank's Lesetja Kganyago.

Sarb crypto rules risk driving investment and innovation offshore, says Luno

7 Oct 2026

Source: Supplied. Michael Kransdorff, director of The Institute for International Tax and Finance.

Moving money abroad? New AI tool aims to cut through Sars red tape

5 Oct 2026

Underpinned by momentum across every one of its South African businesses, Capitec Limited has grown headline earnings growth 19% to R9.5bn for the six months ended 31 August 2026. Pictured: Graham Lee, CEO (Image supplied)

A diversified engine firing on all cylinders: Capitec headline earnings up 19%

30 Sep 2026

South African suppliers are financing their own customers

South African suppliers are financing their own customers

Lula 30 Sep 2026

Source: Old Mutual.

#HeritageMonth: Ask, learn, understand: Old Mutual brings financial education to WhatsApp

23 Sep 2026

Bridgement named App of the Year at the Xero South Africa Awards

Bridgement named App of the Year at the Xero South Africa Awards

Bridgement 22 Sep 2026

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South Africans ready to let AI take on credit decisions, says Experian

18 Sep 2026

Source: Supplied. John Mukomberanwa, Head: Digital Insights at Standard Bank Corporate and Investment Banking.

AI’s business opportunity comes with a catch – Standard Bank and Stellenbosch University respond

17 Sep 2026

Source: Supplied. Swiffy co-founders Neil Schwartzman, Jadie Naicker and Christian Di Zio.

Swiffy’s Premier League leap puts African fintech in the spotlight

17 Sep 2026

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Loop’s Nafi Abrahams is connecting people — from Mitchells Plain to the world

Maroefah Smith 15 Sep 2026

Source: Supplied. South African Reserve Bank Governor Lesetja Kganyago who spoke at the MTN Group Fintech Annual Summit in Johannesburg.

Africa has solved access. Now comes the harder fintech challenge

2 Sep 2026

Source: Supplied. Bode Abifarin, chief executive officer and managing director of MoMo Payment Service Bank (PSB).

Bode Abifarin to lead MoMo PSB as managing director and CEO

28 Aug 2026

Autonomous finance: Buzzword or breakthrough?

Autonomous finance: Buzzword or breakthrough?

Times 3 Technologies 13 Aug 2026

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Stitch Express adds in-store payments as Shopify push deepens

12 Aug 2026

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Standard Chartered, Sony back Yellow Card in $40m funding round

7 Aug 2026

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Moment secures R364m to strengthen Africa-wide payments network

4 Aug 2026

Representation of cryptocurrencies are seen in this illustration taken 10 September 2025. Reuters/Dado Ruvic/Illustration

Treasury and SA Reserve Bank draft cross-border crypto rules

Colleen Goko 3 Aug 2026

Source: Supplied. YellowCard chief executive officer, Chris Maurice.

Yellow Card’s Chris Maurice named alongside Coinbase, Stripe and BlackRock leaders in stablecoin ranking

31 Jul 2026

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Lesaka unites fintech brands under single merchant platform

27 Jul 2026

Amelia Williams, head of Lesaka Payouts. Image supplied

Why digital payout solutions are becoming retail's next competitive advantage

24 Jul 2026

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Pepkor bets big on SA's informal economy with R21.3bn Flash-Shop2Shop fintech deal

22 Jul 2026

Jack Scott-King, Max Coleman, and James Clark, co-founders of SOTRU (Image supplied)

Addressing fraud: Holistic infrastructure for trusted business communication

22 Jul 2026

Regulation moves at the pace of legislation, but the threat landscape does not, says Rynier Schoeman, cyber architecture specialist and solutions consultant at Palo Alto Networks (Image source: © 123rf )

5 cybersecurity challenges SA’s financial institutions need to tackle now

Rynier Schoeman 20 Jul 2026

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POS transactions to top $41tn by 2031

20 Jul 2026

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Massive payment change: Sarb’s QR+ could simplify checkout nationwide

13 Jul 2026

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How one fintech provider is accelerating AI adoption across 1,500 banks

9 Jul 2026

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