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Payments & Crypto Services / 05-12-24 / Shelly Nxumalo

dLocal and Spreedly strengthen partnership to expand global payment access

"By streamlining payment processes, we enable Spreedly's customers to offer local payment options with minimal effort. We're excited to strengthen this collaboration and help Spreedly gain further traction in these regions by offering the payment…

Payments & Crypto Services / 28-11-24 / Jane Khumalo

Standard Bank launches real-time PayShap requests for corporates

"PayShap Request represents a new era of efficiency and inclusivity in the financial services industry. By co-creating this service with our clients, we have ensured it not only meets their needs but also fosters financial inclusion and reduces…

Payments & Crypto Services / 26-11-24 / Daniel Nkosi

FNB forecasts growth in Black Friday and Cyber Monday spend

“As we approach Black Friday, we are witnessing a convergence of factors that point towards a vibrant shopping season. Digital wallet usage is projected to surge by over 40% year-on-year, reflecting the broader trend of digital adoption among…

Payments & Crypto Services / 20-11-24 / Garith Peck

Garith Peck | Navigating the rise of social engineering and phishing

"Phishing and social engineering may seem like familiar threats, but they have grown increasingly sophisticated. Phishing typically involves cybercriminals impersonating trusted entities - such as banks, retailers, or colleagues - to trick victims…

Payments & Crypto Services / 15-11-24 / Shelly Nxumalo

Lesaka gets green light to launch Employee Share Ownership Plan

“We are very proud of the launch of our broad-based employee share ownership plan. Lesaka has been on a far-reaching transformation journey and our employees becoming shareholders is a significant and an important milestone for us.” says Lincoln…

Payments & Crypto Services / 24-10-24 / Rufaida Hamilton

Rufaida Hamilton | The role of AI in detecting, monitoring, and preventing payment fraud

"While it’s not new to banking – having been used for forecasting, personalizing offerings, and risk mitigation – its most significant potential lies in fraud detection and prevention. AI has already enhanced data anomaly detection, sped up…

Payments & Crypto Services / 17-10-24 / Briana Marbury

Open payments – a catalyst for African innovation – with the right collaboration

"Any well-designed, collaborative network must include central banks, governments, regional economic communities, the private sector, and should not neglect other vital stakeholders such as NGOs and academia," says Briana Marbury, Interledger…

Payments & Crypto Services / 14-10-24 / Shelly Nxumalo

Overcoming inertia around digital currencies could boost banking innovation

"Our work with banks takes us deep into the core space including ledgering and payments integration. We expected there to be a flurry of activity around putting better settlement rails in place using blockchain technologies or latching onto…

Payments & Crypto Services / 19-09-24 / Shelly Nxumalo

EasyPay Everywhere’s multi-pronged CSI strategy focussed on building resilient communities

Lusanda Mgudu, Head of ESG at Lesaka says, “In alignment with the overarching sustainable development strategy of our holding company, Lesaka Technologies, EasyPay Everywhere places significant focus on socio-economic development, aiming to…

Payments & Crypto Services / 12-09-24 / Kwanele Sibanda

Lesaka Technologies achieves its profitability guidance for FY 2024

“I am particularly pleased with the Consumer Division’s performance. Our teams have worked hard to turn it into an important profit and cash flow contributor for the Group, demonstrated by the 94% growth in Segment Adjusted EBITDA this quarter,"…

Payments & Crypto Services / 12-09-24 / Shelly Nxumalo

Kazang Rewards drives mutual growth for brands and micro-merchants

“For brand partners, Kazang Rewards is a multi-faceted platform that boosts merchandising, enhances point of sale marketing, incentivises selling behaviors, serves as an advertising platform and communication hub, and provides a wealth of auditable…

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