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Capitec Scales AI and Headcount in Parallel

Capitec Scales AI and Headcount in Parallel

How South Africa's retail bank is deploying AI without cutting joibs

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May 11, 2026

🏦African Fintech's $14 Billion Valuation Test: Two IPOs, Two Markets, One Question | Yoco's New CEO | Safaricom Data vs MPESA Revenue | MiniPay Reaches 15m Customer Mark

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🏦African Fintech's $14 Billion Valuation Test: Two IPOs, Two Markets, One Question | Yoco's New CEO | Safaricom Data vs MPESA Revenue | MiniPay Reaches 15m Customer Mark

Plus: Yoco's New CEO | Safaricom Data vs MPESA Revenue | MiniPay Reaches 15m Customer Mark

Elly Ngoma

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May 10, 2026

South Africa's Draft Crypto Rules Threaten R1 Million Fines and Five-Year Jail Terms

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South Africa's Draft Crypto Rules Threaten R1 Million Fines and Five-Year Jail Terms

Are regulators missing the point?

Elly Ngoma

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May 8, 2026

🏦 Inside: Capitec Blocked R673M in Fraud

🏦 Inside: Capitec Blocked R673M in Fraud

Plus: MTN's R99m Pay Package & Nigeria's Broken Phone Infrastructure

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May 7, 2026

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Yoco Gets A New CEO

Yoco Gets A New CEO

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May 7, 2026

🏦Inside Capitec's New Deals

🏦Inside Capitec's New Deals

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Apr 27, 2026

🏦ABSA launches MVNO

🏦ABSA launches MVNO

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Apr 21, 2026

🏦Pepkor's "PlusB" Bank. Nigeria Ends Recapitilisation.

🏦Pepkor's "PlusB" Bank. Nigeria Ends Recapitilisation.

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Apr 5, 2026

Standard Bank moved R164 trillion. FNB's New CEO.

Standard Bank moved R164 trillion. FNB's New CEO.

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Mar 31, 2026

🏦Optasia Eyes Banks Next. Investec Restructures.

🏦Optasia Eyes Banks Next. Investec Restructures.

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Mar 26, 2026

Optasia Plans to Use Telco Infrastructure for Banks

Optasia Plans to Use Telco Infrastructure for Banks

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Mar 25, 2026

Cape Town fintech raises $5m for ad-subsidized buy-now-pay-later model

Cape Town fintech raises $5m for ad-subsidized buy-now-pay-later model

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Mar 25, 2026