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December 5, 2025070

Capitec VRP lets South Africans make recurring payments directly from bank

Stitch, one of South Africa’s largest payments fintech startups, has partnered with Capitec Bank, the country’s largest retail bank by customer base,

November 22, 2025065

7 African startups championing matchmaking, mortgages, medical records, and music

Startups On Our Radar spotlights African startups solving African challenges with innovation. In our previous edition , we featured seven game-changin

November 19, 2025058

From Moniepoint to Roam: 22 of Africa’s biggest tech rebrands

In the fast-moving world of technology, a company’s name can be both an identity and a promise. But as markets evolve and products shift, many tech co

November 15, 2025072

7 African startups driving collaboration, care, careers, and creativity

Startups On Our Radar spotlights African startups solving African challenges with innovation. In our previous edition , we featured seven game-changin

October 2, 20250102

Car washers in South Africa’s biggest cities can now receive instant digital payments

Street Wallet, a South African cashless payment fintech, has partnered with Plush Car Wash, a popular car care brand, to introduce digital payments to

September 26, 20250196

Clarrio.ai is betting that your data can predict your next health crisis before it strikes

Reliable health data remains scarce in many African countries, leaving doctors to make treatment decisions with only fragments of the full picture. A

August 14, 20250237

South Africa’s Street Wallet raises $350,000 to expand QR payments for informal traders

Street Wallet, a South African mobile payment fintech, has raised $350,000 (R6.2 million) in funding at a valuation of $2 million (R35.5 million). The

August 9, 20250178

South African fintech startups to watch in 2025

South Africa’s fintech space is one of the most developed in Africa. It makes up nearly 40% of the continent’s total fintech earnings. In 2023, Disrup

July 10, 20250210

Stitch acquires Efficacy Payments to become a direct card processor in South Africa

Stitch, the South Africa-based payments infrastructure company, has acquired Efficacy Payments, a digital payments startup with direct access to the n

June 23, 20250222

“I don’t think I’ll ever sell to anyone”: Day 1-1000 of Auto24

In Day 1–1000, we follow founders through the raw, unfiltered journey of company-building: the early scrambles, the quiet breakthroughs, the painful p

June 20, 20250301

Mukuru customers face balance errors after technical glitch

On the morning of June 19, thousands of Mukuru customers in South Africa woke up to missing funds from their accounts. Some found their balances down

June 5, 20250517

Botlhale AI bets big on South Africa’s multilingual call centres

When you call a customer care service line, you’re likely to hear from a representative that “this call is recorded for quality purposes.” The promise

May 30, 20250491

Fincra gets South African payments licence to deepen African reach

Fincra, a payment infrastructure provider that serves remittance companies and businesses, has obtained a Third Party Payments Provider (TPPP) licence

May 22, 20250537

MTN enters payments market with MoMo Pay targeting cash-heavy informal sector

MTN South Africa has entered the competitive payments market with MoMo Pay, a low-cost digital payment platform designed for informal merchants. Over

May 21, 20250521

Onafriq appoints former PPRO chief Simon Black as board chair

Onafriq, a pan-African digital payments network, has named Simon Black as chair of the board of its UK holding company following his appointment as an

May 21, 20250487

South African fintechs Paymenow, TymeBank, Omnisient make FT’s Africa fastest-growing companies list

Three South African fintech startups, Paymenow, TymeBank, and Omnisient, have been named in the Financial Times (FT) Africa’s Fastest-Growing Companie

May 2, 20250437

South Africa’s SOLmate doubles users to 100,000 as eWallet surge drives growth

South African fintech startup SOLmate has doubled its active user base over the past year to about 100,000, driven by soaring demand for eWallet servi

April 15, 20250390

South Africa’s payments startup Stitch raises $55 million Series B funding

Stitch, a South Africa-based payments infrastructure startup founded in 2021, has raised $55 million in a Series B round, bringing its total funding

January 27, 202501621

South African fintech Stitch acquires ExiPay to expand into in-person payments

Stitch, a South African fintech startup that provides online payments infrastructure for large enterprises, has acquired ExiPay, a startup that offers