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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

Elly Ngoma

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May 10, 2026

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

Blockchain/Crypto

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

Elly Ngoma

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May 8, 2026

🏦 Inside: Capitec Blocked R673M in Fraud

🏦 Inside: Capitec Blocked R673M in Fraud

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May 7, 2026

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

Reserve Bank research finds open banking excludes the underserved it was meant to help

Reserve Bank research finds open banking excludes the underserved it was meant to help

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Mar 25, 2026