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RAPT BizTrendsTV: Heidi Patmore – Digital wallets: A gamechanger

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Who is responsible when a banking glitch results in a R2.6m debt?Anelisa Zungu and Werner Lotter

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1,000+ retirement schemes on notice after shock widower-eviction defeat

Report reveals South African consumers spend R2k+ monthly online as BNPL soars

Report reveals South African consumers spend R2k+ monthly online as BNPL soars

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1,000+ retirement schemes on notice after shock widower-eviction defeat

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Report reveals South African consumers spend R2k+ monthly online as BNPL soars

Report reveals South African consumers spend R2k+ monthly online as BNPL soars

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The R200,000 charge many South Africans building a home never see coming

20 May 2026

Source: Supplied. Nita Morgan is director at Prime Loans.

Exclusive: Digital inclusion must also mean access to safe credit

Nita Morgan 19 May 2026

Source: Supplied. André Botes, founder and chief executive officer of MyMoolah.

MyMoolah targets financial inclusion with integrated wallet launch

19 May 2026

Ambledown Connect: A new digital channel transforming broker and member engagement

Ambledown Connect: A new digital channel transforming broker and member engagement

Ambledown 19 May 2026

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From disruption to opportunity: Africa’s path through global uncertainty

Refilwe Mokate and Zoya Sisulu 14 May 2026

Source: Supplied. KPMG is proud to announce the appointment of Miguel Alvim as country managing partner for Mozambique, effective 1 October 2026.

KPMG Mozambique announces leadership transition

14 May 2026

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iZinga rolls out a transparent donor platform across South Africa

14 May 2026

Source: Supplied. Jatin Kasan, Forvis Mazars audit partner – financial services.

No crisis, but a turning point: The impact of Moody’s exit

Jatin Kasan 13 May 2026

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South Africa secures $150m loan from Opec Fund

13 May 2026

Vodacom lifts long‑term customer target as financial services grow

Vodacom lifts long‑term customer target as financial services grow

Nqobile Dludla 12 May 2026

Happy Pay and Ozow partner to expand zero-deposit BNPL across local merchants

Happy Pay and Ozow partner to expand zero-deposit BNPL across local merchants

11 May 2026

Source: Supplied. Rob Grieve, head of Westbrooke UK Private Equity.

SA investors drive £75m first close for Westbrooke UK fund

7 May 2026

Supplied image: Jean Paul Rudd, a Partner at Adams & Adams

FSCA appeals: Why indirect financial interests lack standing

Jean-Paul Rudd 7 May 2026

Stitch Express adds BNPL flexibility for merchants

Stitch Express adds BNPL flexibility for merchants

6 May 2026

Pick n Pay and FNB's eBucks partnership reels in R600m in rewards

Pick n Pay and FNB's eBucks partnership reels in R600m in rewards

5 May 2026

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From debits to dashboards: Why CFOs must become data storytellers

Times 3 Technologies 5 May 2026

Berenice Paulsen (left foreground) at the Bellville Sassa office in November 2025. We then that she had been trying for five months to help her sister Desiree Fredericks (right foreground), to get an Older Persons Grant. Archive photo: Marecia Damons

New Sassa system piloted in Bellville office

Marecia Damons 4 May 2026

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Sassa digitises 70% of records, steps up fraud interventions

30 Apr 2026

How Capital Legacy changed the way South Africa talks about death

How Capital Legacy changed the way South Africa talks about death

Grant Fietze, Capital Legacy 29 Apr 2026

Abadali Fund backs Boniswa Towerco to accelerate rural connectivity

Abadali Fund backs Boniswa Towerco to accelerate rural connectivity

Edge Growth 28 Apr 2026

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Sars diesel rebate system overhaul paves way for automated fuel monitoring

24 Apr 2026

Absa brings rewards-led value to South Africa’s booming beauty economy at Takealot House of Beauty

Absa brings rewards-led value to South Africa’s booming beauty economy at Takealot House of Beauty

OnPoint PR 24 Apr 2026

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Postbank ushers in Sassa black card era with final replacement drive

23 Apr 2026

SA's nature risk is mounting, but JSE companies are not keeping pace

SA's nature risk is mounting, but JSE companies are not keeping pace

WWF South Africa 23 Apr 2026

Alternative credit drives 71% growth in SA's digital retail spending

Alternative credit drives 71% growth in SA's digital retail spending

23 Apr 2026

The new technical agreement between South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI), France's Office Français de la Biodiversité (OFB), and the Agence Française de Développement (AFD) was signed at the Pretoria National Botanical Garden in South Africa. Image supplied.

Sanbi-France collab unlocks funds to bridge biodiversity finance gap

23 Apr 2026

86% spike in digital fraud: Is AI overtaking consumer defences?

86% spike in digital fraud: Is AI overtaking consumer defences?

Thalia Pillay 20 Apr 2026

Ozow partners Lula to expand SME funding access

Ozow partners Lula to expand SME funding access

20 Apr 2026

Source: Supplied. Craig Buckley, managing director of Reos.

Reos brings instant payments to SA rental market

20 Apr 2026

There were long queues at the SASSA offices in Makhado last week as beneficiaries tried to find out what had happened to their grants. Photo: Thembi Siaga

Thousands of grants suspended after Sassa review process in Limpopo

Thembi Siaga 17 Apr 2026

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