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Fintech fuels growth for South Africa’s grassroots retailers

Fintech

Fintech fuels growth for South Africa’s grassroots retailers

Michael Wright 21 Jul 2025

Sentraal-SA beleef buitengewone ‘O-frikaanse’ ervaring op 8

Radio & Audio

Sentraal-SA beleef buitengewone ‘O-frikaanse’ ervaring op 8

Issued by OFM Radio 21 May 2025

Lesaka fintech solutions win big at Absa Commercial Payments Awards 2025

Fintech

Lesaka fintech solutions win big at Absa Commercial Payments Awards 2025

Issued by Lesaka 5 May 2025

Source: © Capitec Bank Capitec has, for the financial year ending 28 February 2025, reported a 30% increase in headline earnings to R13.7bn. Gerrie Fourie, chief executive officer of Capitec attributes this to the bank's solid foundations for long-term growth, powered by its scalable technology and diversified business model

Banking

Diversification of services sees Capitec grow headline earnings by 30%

23 Apr 2025

Source: TymeBank and Kazang Pay.

Financial Services

Kazang and TymeBank team up to transform financial access in underserved communities

Katja Hamilton 6 Mar 2025

Spaza shop registration: government needs a re-think in order to drive sustainable change

Informal Retailing

Spaza shop registration: government needs a re-think in order to drive sustainable change

Annelene Dippenaar 6 Dec 2024

Digitalisation: A game changer for sub-Saharan Africa's informal merchants

Informal Retailing

Digitalisation: A game changer for sub-Saharan Africa's informal merchants

25 Oct 2024

SA entrepreneurs who are changing the game in townships and cities

SMEs

SA entrepreneurs who are changing the game in townships and cities

10 Oct 2024

Kazang launches multi-faceted rewards platform for merchants

Retailers

Kazang launches multi-faceted rewards platform for merchants

16 Sep 2024

Micro-merchants embrace digital wallets to reduce cash-related risks and costs

Banking & Finance

Micro-merchants embrace digital wallets to reduce cash-related risks and costs

29 Aug 2024

Enhancing call centre hyper-personalisation with virtual agents

CRM

Enhancing call centre hyper-personalisation with virtual agents

Ryan Falkenberg 8 Aug 2024

Source: © GGA South Africa’s townships, rural and peri-urban areas are seeing changes in consumer behaviour as card device penetration grows

Banking & Finance

Card acceptance spurs economic growth in underserved communities

31 May 2024

How the Cookie crumbles: Crafting new marketing strategies in a Cookie-free world

Digital

How the Cookie crumbles: Crafting new marketing strategies in a Cookie-free world

Issued by Rogerwilco 14 May 2024

Selecting the right POS solution makes all the difference

Technology

Selecting the right POS solution makes all the difference

Peter Ludi 23 Apr 2024

Ignition Group’s Yonela Ndabankulu talks customer-centric marketing in an age of constant connectivity

Marketing

Ignition Group’s Yonela Ndabankulu talks customer-centric marketing in an age of constant connectivity

Issued by Ignition Group 28 Mar 2024

How technology is revolutionising payment reconciliation for retailers

Technology

How technology is revolutionising payment reconciliation for retailers

Graham Bradford 27 Feb 2024

Automation, efficiency and accuracy for SA retailers. It’s time for ReconAssist

Technology

Automation, efficiency and accuracy for SA retailers. It’s time for ReconAssist

Issued by Ecentric Payment Systems 26 Feb 2024

3 things virtual agents can tell you about your business

CRM

3 things virtual agents can tell you about your business

Ryan Falkenberg 2 Nov 2023

Through OMNi-Fi, Motherland-OMNi transforms connectivity

Digital

Through OMNi-Fi, Motherland-OMNi transforms connectivity

Issued by Motherland OMNi 20 Oct 2023

Tier One South African retailer uses Ecentric's ReconAssist to proactively combat retail fraud

Retailers

Tier One South African retailer uses Ecentric's ReconAssist to proactively combat retail fraud

Issued by Ecentric Payment Systems 5 Oct 2023

Sounds the call.

Media

Sounds the call.

Candy Dempers, Issued by MediaHeads 360 28 Sep 2023

Mandela Day: Celebrating the tenacity of the South African 'gees' amid multiple crises

Food, Water & Energy Security

Mandela Day: Celebrating the tenacity of the South African 'gees' amid multiple crises

Andy du Plessis, Issued by FoodForward SA 27 Jun 2023

Image supplied. Pick ‘n Pay’s expansion to offer financial services at its till has led to an 60% year-on-year increase in cash withdrawals in Pick n Pay stores last year

Banking & Finance

Pick 'n Pay's expansion into financial services pays off

9 Jun 2023

Vincent Viviers, omnichannel retail executive at Pick n Pay, at Ecom Africa. Source: Lauren Hartzenberg

Trends

#EcomAfrica: 5 need-to-know trends shaping the future of e-commerce

Lauren Hartzenberg 21 Apr 2023

Will ChatGPT kill the customer service agent?

4th Industrial Revolution

Will ChatGPT kill the customer service agent?

Ryan Falkenberg 6 Feb 2023

Source: Supplied. Anton Coertzen, chief commercial officer at Ukheshe.

Financial Services

New payment solution a lifeline for thousands of students

22 Nov 2022

Source: Supplied. Anton Coertzen, chief commercial officer of Ukheshe.

Financial Services

How embedded finance is eclipsing the fintech competition

Anton Coertzen 11 Aug 2022

New growth appointments showcase JPU's drive to deliver powerful digital experiences

Advertising

New growth appointments showcase JPU's drive to deliver powerful digital experiences

Issued by Joe Public 10 Feb 2022

All the Pendoring 2020 winners and rankings!

Pendoring

All the Pendoring 2020 winners and rankings!

13 Nov 2020

Here are the Pendoring Awards 2020 finalists

Pendoring

Here are the Pendoring Awards 2020 finalists

6 Nov 2020

All the SAMA26 nominees

Music

All the SAMA26 nominees

16 Jul 2020

Image credit: Eirik Solheim on Unsplash.

Digital

How our phones have changed our lives

Hazel Chimhandamba 31 Oct 2019

President celebrates Adopt-a-School Foundation's billion-rand investment that reaches over 1 million learners

Primary & Secondary Education

President celebrates Adopt-a-School Foundation's billion-rand investment that reaches over 1 million learners

Issued by Adopt-a-School 28 Oct 2019

7 of the best local hits to stream now

TV

7 of the best local hits to stream now

Issued by Showmax 29 Apr 2019

ITC-SA now recognised as a voluntary association

Construction & Engineering

ITC-SA now recognised as a voluntary association

21 Feb 2019

Gartner predicts 25% of workers to use VEAs daily by 2021

Technology

Gartner predicts 25% of workers to use VEAs daily by 2021

10 Jan 2019

Airtel and Coverage Broadband roll out 3flix mobile TV service in Nigeria

TV

Airtel and Coverage Broadband roll out 3flix mobile TV service in Nigeria

29 Oct 2018

Emerge Gaming to secure millions of subscribers across Africa

Technology

Emerge Gaming to secure millions of subscribers across Africa

13 Sep 2018

#TriedAndTested: Volkswagen Touareg 3.0 V6 TDI

Launches & Reviews

#TriedAndTested: Volkswagen Touareg 3.0 V6 TDI

Ilse van den Berg 13 Aug 2018

Generation Z will transform African business

Youth Marketing

Generation Z will transform African business

3 Jul 2018

TLC Marketing Worldwide wins again at this year's POPAI Awards!

Marketing

TLC Marketing Worldwide wins again at this year's POPAI Awards!

Issued by TLC Worldwide Africa 27 Feb 2018

Veeam Availability Suite 9.5 Update 3 released

Software

Veeam Availability Suite 9.5 Update 3 released

2 Jan 2018

AfricaCom 2017 Awards finalists revealed

AfricaCom

AfricaCom 2017 Awards finalists revealed

17 Oct 2017

Data Sight addresses need for emerging market data, analysis

Data & Analytics

Data Sight addresses need for emerging market data, analysis

27 Jun 2017

SACAP catapults transformation through RPL programme

Architecture & Design

SACAP catapults transformation through RPL programme

Yashaen Luckan 12 Apr 2017

Value added services made easy for South African retailers

Technology

Value added services made easy for South African retailers

22 Feb 2017

Truth Loyalty Whitepaper indicates growth in young people

Research

Truth Loyalty Whitepaper indicates growth in young people

21 Oct 2016

The Great Moscow Circus comes to SA

Theatre

The Great Moscow Circus comes to SA

7 Oct 2016

SACAP recognises its VAs during World Architecture Month

Architecture & Design

SACAP recognises its VAs during World Architecture Month

7 Oct 2016

Digital

Integr8 partners with Tintri Inc

4 Oct 2016