fintech

Merrill Lynch, Royal Bafokeng awards R4m to four black fintech startups

Four black-owned SA fintech startups have each won R1-million at a pitching event held earlier this week by AlphaCode, a Rand Merchant Investments (RMI) Holdings fintech…

Slide app, SA’s own version of Venmo, aims to boost person-to-person payments

South Africa has just got its own version of Venmo, one of the US’s most successful payment platforms owned by PayPal that processes $25-billion in…

SA shopping community SnapnSave reports R40m in sales to brand partners

SnapnSave, which claims to be South Africa’s number one cashback coupon app, has reached a milestone having delivered over R40-million in retail sales, 50 million…

FinChatBot to improve customer service, reduce costs for financial services

If you’ve had enough of being put on hold, speaking to call centres in India or waiting for that promised call back on your…

Fintech startup Wala secures equity investment from Newtown Partners

Newtown Partners, a seed-stage venture capital firm founded by Llew Claasen and Vinny Lingham, announced an investment of an undisclosed sum into Wala, a…

Visa sees major competition as cash, not fintech startups, says digital director

With cash making up 94% of financial transactions in Africa there is a plenty of opportunity for the fintech sector on the continent — says John Conlon,…

SA fintech company Electrum selected for Gartner Aspiring Innovators Programme

South African fintech company Electrum, which specialises in payments technology, has been selected to participate in the Gartner Aspiring Innovators Programme. The programme aims is…

LG’s New 100-Inch QNED TV Is a Game-Changer for Home Entertainment in South Africa

ASUS Taps Into South Africa’s AI Obsession With Smarter Devices

HONOR 400 and 400 Pro Redefine AI Smartphone Innovation for South African Users

SA SMBs are AI-Ready – ASUS Report Shows Local Businesses Are Already Seeing Real ROI

Ocellics Reinvents Fund Factsheets with Automation-Driven Platform for Investment Managers

AWIEF 2025 Awards Nominations Now Open

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Microsoft launches new Surface devices in new AI era

TDK enhances IMUs for extreme temps

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