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Years of PayShap - Is it time for your business to adopt it?

Financial Services

Years of PayShap - Is it time for your business to adopt it?

Derick Truscott, CFO, Hyphen, Issued by Hyphen 13 Apr 2026

Source: Supplied. Lasbery Oludimu; Yellow Card Group VP of Operations and MD of Yellow Card Nigeria.

Fintech

PayPal and Visa may need Africa’s stablecoin expertise soon

Lasbery Oludimu 7 Jul 2026

Pan-African challenge opens for fintech entrepreneurs

SMEs

Pan-African challenge opens for fintech entrepreneurs

4 Aug 2025

Accelerator programme empowers fintech startups to scale

SMEs

Accelerator programme empowers fintech startups to scale

Issued by Edge Growth 29 Jul 2025

South Africans embrace tech with optimism and purpose

Research

South Africans embrace tech with optimism and purpose

Issued by KLA 23 Jul 2025

Source: Supplied. Youngest African billionaire, Prateek Suri.

Fintech

Prateek Suri: Tech visionary transforms Africa's industry

21 Aug 2024

Speedy problem resolution, the biggest driver of CX quality

Marketing

Speedy problem resolution, the biggest driver of CX quality

Issued by Semaphore Communications 7 Aug 2024

Image source: Denis Ismagilov –

Corporate & Commercial Law

Africa: Drivers of venture capital growth in Q3 2023

Ashlin Perumall, Janine Howard and Tanya Seitz 17 Jan 2024

Cristiano Ronaldo is the most prominent spokesperson for Binance. Source: x.com

4th Industrial Revolution

Cristiano Ronaldo faces $1bn lawsuit, implicated in Binance crypto fraud

Lindsey Schutters 1 Dec 2023

Branding

Banks bounce back as First National Bank takes top spot as South Africa's Most Valuable Brand

Issued by Kantar 16 Aug 2023

Visa has pledged to spend $1bn in Africa by 2027. Source: Karolina Gabrowska/Pexels

How To Start Up

Visa calls on fintech founders for accelerator programme

20 Jul 2023

Fintech solutions. Source: Supplied

Funding

SA's unbanked attracts funding for fintech startups

Michael Bowren 12 Jul 2023

How to boost the development of South Africa's SME sector: lessons from other emerging markets

Community

How to boost the development of South Africa's SME sector: lessons from other emerging markets

Issued by Business Partners Limited 31 Mar 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

SA insurtech startup wins at inaugural Viva AfricaTech Awards

Tech Startups

SA insurtech startup wins at inaugural Viva AfricaTech Awards

28 Jun 2022

Vehicle financing startup Moove Africa to expand with $105m funding

Commercial & Industrial

Vehicle financing startup Moove Africa to expand with $105m funding

14 Mar 2022

Demand for African developers at an all-time high - Google report

Development

Demand for African developers at an all-time high - Google report

21 Feb 2022

Lipa Payments secures R10m for contactless payments platform

Funding

Lipa Payments secures R10m for contactless payments platform

22 Feb 2022

Fintechs are reshaping the SME landscape in SA

Entrepreneurship

Fintechs are reshaping the SME landscape in SA

2 Sep 2021

Saint-Gobain Africa Challenge 2021 calls for entries

Community

Saint-Gobain Africa Challenge 2021 calls for entries

21 Jul 2021

Revolutionise the informal retail space with intelligent tech

Technology

Revolutionise the informal retail space with intelligent tech

Andrew Dawson 5 Jul 2021

AlphaCode awards R2m to fintech startups

Entrepreneurship

AlphaCode awards R2m to fintech startups

14 May 2021

#StartupFunding101: Raising capital to grow in the African payment space

Funding

#StartupFunding101: Raising capital to grow in the African payment space

Evan-Lee Courie 28 Apr 2021

10 fintech startups revealed for AlphaCode's R10m support programme

Tech Startups

10 fintech startups revealed for AlphaCode's R10m support programme

1 Feb 2021

Resilience of SA's housing market reflects ongoing aspiration for home ownership

Residential Property

Resilience of SA's housing market reflects ongoing aspiration for home ownership

Dr Andrew Golding 15 Dec 2020

Pan African Fintech Accelerator open to growth-stage tech startups

Community

Pan African Fintech Accelerator open to growth-stage tech startups

3 Dec 2020

Is the agritech sector not 'sexy' enough for investors?

Funding

Is the agritech sector not 'sexy' enough for investors?

30 Oct 2020

Tech innovations could shake up the agricultural sector

Agri Tech

Tech innovations could shake up the agricultural sector

Ross Jenvey 30 Oct 2020

How can local banks harness fintech innovation in a global crisis?

Technology

How can local banks harness fintech innovation in a global crisis?

Leon Mwandiringa 13 Aug 2020

Global disruption can have local implications

SMEs

Global disruption can have local implications

Soromfe Uzomah 27 Jul 2020

SmartWage bags R6m to expand its payday solution

Funding

SmartWage bags R6m to expand its payday solution

26 Jun 2020

Paymenow to join Catalyst Fund accelerator program

Community

Paymenow to join Catalyst Fund accelerator program

24 Jun 2020

#BlockchainAfrica: "Bitcoin is the best system we've ever had for money" - Simon Dingle

Media

#BlockchainAfrica: "Bitcoin is the best system we've ever had for money" - Simon Dingle

Jessica Tennant 11 Mar 2020

The fintech revolution: Top trends to watch out for in 2020

Fintech

The fintech revolution: Top trends to watch out for in 2020

Craig Lebrau, Issued by Lebrau Press 9 Mar 2020

Fintech

How fintechs are making Africa a leading global innovation hub

Josephine Wawira 27 Jan 2020

Myths and realities of fintech lending

Technology

Myths and realities of fintech lending

18 Dec 2019

Growth in fintech drives growth in cyber attacks

Technology

Growth in fintech drives growth in cyber attacks

2 Oct 2019

Fintech startups score funding from RMI's AlphaCode

Funding

Fintech startups score funding from RMI's AlphaCode

3 Sep 2019

Startup challenges you need to know about

Entrepreneurship

Startup challenges you need to know about

30 Aug 2019

Gary Palmer, CEO, Paragon Lending Solutions

Banking

In a downturn economy, there are deals to be had - but at what price?

Gary Palmer 12 Aug 2019

Nkosana Mashiya, executive director, Capitec Bank

Fintech

Finetuning fintech regulations

25 Jul 2019

Digital transformation is changing risk management in banks

ICT

Digital transformation is changing risk management in banks

19 Jul 2019

#StartupStory: There's a new expense claim app in town

Tech Startups

#StartupStory: There's a new expense claim app in town

Evan-Lee Courie 18 Jun 2019

Image source: Getty/Gallo

Banking

Open banking puts customers in charge

Yogesh Mathur 29 May 2019

Partnership aimed at growing businesses across Africa

Tech Startups

Partnership aimed at growing businesses across Africa

27 May 2019

Q&A with Grant Hesse: The finance function of the future

Cloud

Q&A with Grant Hesse: The finance function of the future

Evan-Lee Courie 4 Mar 2019

Kate Mollett, regional manager, Veeam

Fintech

Hyper-availability is the key to success for fintechs

Kate Mollett 10 Jan 2019