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MTN's $517m Surprise, Kenya Draws the Stablecoin Line

MTN's $517m Surprise, Kenya Draws the Stablecoin Line

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Aug 2, 2026

SARB Shocks Markets | Pepkor's R21.3bn Fintech Giant | Capitec vs African Bank: The Great Divergence

SARB Shocks Markets | Pepkor's R21.3bn Fintech Giant | Capitec vs African Bank: The Great Divergence

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Jul 26, 2026

African Bank Cuts 1,200 Jobs After Buying Three Banks | Nedbank Lands NCBA for R13.9B | Stablecoins Eye AfCFTA's $3T Prize

African Bank Cuts 1,200 Jobs After Buying Three Banks | Nedbank Lands NCBA for R13.9B | Stablecoins Eye AfCFTA's $3T Prize

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Jul 26, 2026

Capitec's R550B Machine Has a Fragile Joint | Standard Bank Clears Yuan in 19 Countries | Africa Raises $1.44B

Weekly Newsletter

Capitec's R550B Machine Has a Fragile Joint | Standard Bank Clears Yuan in 19 Countries | Africa Raises $1.44B

Elly Ngoma

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Jul 17, 2026

Capitec and Le Roux: Three Big Bets

The Big Bet

Capitec and Le Roux: Three Big Bets

Elly Ngoma

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Jul 17, 2026

Standard Bank's Dangote Play: The High-Stakes Race to Build a US Dollar Bypass Valve

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Standard Bank's Dangote Play: The High-Stakes Race to Build a US Dollar Bypass Valve

Elly Ngoma

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Jul 14, 2026

🏦Absa's $238m Kenya bet; Why Lesaka's deal is stuck at the last hurdle; BNPL is building invisible credit histories

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🏦Absa's $238m Kenya bet; Why Lesaka's deal is stuck at the last hurdle; BNPL is building invisible credit histories

Elly Ngoma

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Jun 21, 2026

Pep's plusb will cost R920m

Weekly Newsletter

Pep's plusb will cost R920m

Elly Ngoma

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Jun 1, 2026

Investec, Pick n Pay and Payshap

Investec, Pick n Pay and Payshap

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May 28, 2026

Standard Bank Wins Top Spot

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Standard Bank Wins Top Spot

Elly Ngoma

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May 28, 2026

FNB's R600 million in rewards

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FNB's R600 million in rewards

Elly Ngoma

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May 17, 2026

Capitec Scales AI and Headcount in Parallel

Capitec Scales AI and Headcount in Parallel

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May 11, 2026