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Happy Pay, South Africa's ad-subsidised payments network, and Ozow, one of the country's leading payment platforms, have announced a partnership...
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Payments provider Ozow has announced a new partnership with SME financial services platform Lula, aimed at expanding access to business...
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What started out as a promotional import from the United States has become a defining moment in the festive season...
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Happy Pay, one of Africa's fastest growing buy now, pay later (BNPL) platforms, has closed a $5-million seed round led...
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FlySafair has introduced new one-tap payment options in its mobile app, allowing customers to pay for flights quickly and securely...
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Lipaworld has launched a new stablecoin-powered payment card that allows Africans without traditional bank accounts to transact anywhere Visa cards...
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Visa has released new survey data, revealing that South African consumers are increasingly embracing innovative payment technologies such as digital...
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When Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana tabled the 2026 Budget, the message was clear: Fiscal credibility and structural reform remain central...
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Business funding platform Lula has entered into a strategic collaboration with Payfast by Network, enabling Payfast merchants to access fast,...
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Looking ahead to 2026, fintech is set to transform how financial services are delivered and accessed, driven by rapid technological...
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Local businesses find themselves in the golden age of cross-border trade – and it’s only going to accelerate in the...
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Every generation inherits a different kind of economy. For my generation in South Africa, we're witnessing something remarkable: the birth...
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The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in South Africa, in partnership with the City of Johannesburg and Wakanda Food Accelerator,...
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In 2024, the Bureau of Market Research found that November 2024 contributed more than R88 billion in economic value to...
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Voucher payments have become the preferred payment method for millions of banked and underbanked South Africans. As a safe, simple...
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In 2024, Black Friday stopped being an imported promo day in South Africa and started dictating terms. It was a...
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Scan to Pay partners with AltcoinTrader to unlock crypto spending across 650,000+ merchant locations
JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA, 11 September 2025 – Cryptocurrency holders will be able to spend AltcoinTrader’s xZAR stablecoin directly at over...
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Verto, a provider of cross-border payment solutions, says the potential impact of South Africa’s possible removal from the SWIFT payment...
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There’s a line often attributed to Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, the author of The Little Prince, that resonates deeply with how I...
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Consumers in shops all around the country expect payments to work as they should every time, demanding instant transactions, blissfully...
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South Africa’s payment ecosystem is a tangle of legacy banks, fintechs, telcos and card schemes, all jostling for a slice...
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South Africa’s position on the global trade map is both strategic and complex. As Africa’s most industrialised economy, it plays...
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Quidax, Africa's leading crypto exchange, has announced a strategic collaboration with Tether, the largest company in the digital asset industry....
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The Pan-African Payment and Settlement System (PAPSS), launched by African Export-Import Bank in collaboration with the African Union Commission and...
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Kazang – the prepaid value-added services (VAS) and card acquiring business within Nasdaq and JSE-listed fintech Lesaka Technologies – has...
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In a bold new partnership, Mr Price Foundation and Zapper have joined forces to address South Africa's youth unemployment crisis....
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On a busy day, the N3 toll route between KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng experiences upward of 2 000 vehicles passing the...
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Freddie Prinsloo, chief innovation officer at Amplifin, offers insights on what trends to look out for in the payments sector:...
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Africa is an exciting, vibrant and creative place to do business. But make no mistake, it has its challenges. Currency...
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Physical retail is as important as ever, which means in-person payments continue to play a pivotal role in South Africa’s...
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The South African payments landscape is undergoing a major transformation as businesses relying on DebiCheck debit orders prepare for the...
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The Shoprite Group has introduced GetPaid, an innovative new platform that enables small business owners to invoice and receive payments...
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South Africa is expected to generate more than R88 billion in additional economic value for November due to the growing...
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As Black Friday and the holiday shopping season approaches, payment service providers, merchants and fintechs are preparing for a surge...
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Leading omnichannel payments provider Ecentric and its partners were awarded Fintech Innovation of the Year at the 2024 Africa Tech...
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Leading omnichannel payments provider Ecentric has announced significant enhancements to its In-Person Payments platform in order to improve performance and...
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Is cash truly dead? With the rapid rise of fintech innovations and digital payment solutions, one might think so. Yet,...
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Flash Group, a prominent player in digital payments and financial services, and Ecentric – a leading payment solutions provider –...
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PayRetailers, the leading payment processor for Latin America, has expanded further into Africa. With coverage now across 12 countries, the...
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Consumer product giant LG has opened its first-ever direct-to-consumer e-commerce store in South Africa, with online payment solution leader Payfast...
