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South Africa’s online gambling sector is growing fast — and so is the fraud attached to it. New data from identity verification firm Sumsub shows iGaming fraud in South Africa more than tripled during the second half of 2025, part of a broader trend that has made Africa the world’s highest-fraud region for online gaming, []
Pepkor Holdings has announced the combination of its wholly owned fintech subsidiary, Flash, with Shop2Shop to create one of South Africa’s largest merchant commerce and fintech platforms, with annual transaction throughput exceeding R200 billion. Following the transaction, Pepkor will hold a controlling 57.1 stake in the combined business, FintechCo. The deal implies a total equity []
As internet usage continues to grow in Nigeria, so does the demand for reliable data bundles. More people now rely on mobile data for communication, entertainment, learning, and work. Gone are the days when buying data meant visiting a physical store or struggling with USSD codes. Today, Nigerians can purchase data bundles in seconds using []
Redtech, the Heirs Holdings-backed technology company, has been named in the payments category of the World’s Top Fintech Companies 2026 ranking by CNBC and Statista. The company is among the only 11 African companies recognised in this year’s edition. Developed by CNBC and Statista, the annual ranking identifies 500 leading fintech companies from a pool []
Omnisient, the South African-founded fintech helping banks apply AI to anonymised and protected consumer data for credit scoring and precision marketing, has been named one of CNBC’s World’s Top Fintech Companies 2026. The recognition places Omnisient among a small group of African fintech companies featured in CNBC’s global list. Of the companies selected from across []
South Africa has launched its first bank-based mobile unit for Smart ID renewals, as Absa and the Department of Home Affairs (DHA) deepen their partnership to improve access to identity services. Unveiled at Absa’s Tembisa branch, the mobile unit will initially operate across Gauteng, taking selected Home Affairs services to remote, peri-urban and underserved communities. []
A growing portion of the digital content we consume on a daily basis is AI-generated. From articles and code, to customer interactions and even images and video, it’s getting harder to identify what is created by humans and what isn’t. Much of the content is useful and high quality, but some of it is highly []
The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UN ECA) has launched a regional initiative to strengthen women’s participation in the digital economy across Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Namibia, and the Republic of Congo. The project, titled Fostering Digital Entrepreneurship among Women in Africa, aims to address structural barriers that continue to limit women’s access to digital []
BYD Auto South Africa has strengthened its SHARK 6 line-up with the introduction of the new BYD SHARK 6 Performance, a more powerful flagship derivative that combines 350 kW of hybrid performance, a 3,500 kg towing capacity and enhanced technology in one of South Africa’s most advanced bakkies. Joining the existing SHARK 6 Premium, the []
Liquid Intelligent Technologies, a business of Cassava Technologies, has appointed Bernard Beya as Chief Executive Officer for its operations in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), effective 1 April 2026. Cassava Technologies operates in more than 40 markets across Africa, the Middle East and Latin America. Through Liquid Intelligent Technologies, the group has built one []
