Ilyas Berrajaa, Managing Director Africa, BPC Banking Technologies. A farmer selling produce outside a town market, a minibus operator collecting fares, a pharmacy in a rural district, or a small shop owner serving a cash-based community often has the same challenge: Consumers increasingly rely on digital payment instruments like mobile wallets, but merchants still have
Payfast by Network and Network International‘s Managing Director of Merchant Services for Africa, Mpho Sadiki South Africa is reaching a tipping point in digital payments. Digital wallets are becoming a more common way for consumers to pay, both online and in-store. The conversation around payments in South Africa has shifted. The question is no longer
Stitch‘s new report on how South Africans shop in 2026, based on a survey of 3,000 consumers and 27 in-depth qualitative interviews, paints a detailed picture of how South Africans discover, buy and pay for things today, and the findings show that local commerce is changing faster than most businesses realise. Here are the most
Nashua, a leading provider of Total Workspace Solutions, has partnered with iKhokha, one of South Africa’s foremost fintech innovators, to add payment acceptance solutions, cash flow enablement solutions and digital financial tools to its comprehensive set of business solutions for small and medium enterprises (SMEs). This positions Nashua as an end-to-end partner to SMEs, enabling
Ecobank Transnational Incorporated, the leading pan-African banking group, and Hub2, a fast-growing regional fintech infrastructure provider, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to connect Hub2’s network of more than 200 million mobile wallets to Ecobank’s pan-African digital banking platform. The partnership strengthens payment interoperability across Francophone Africa and expands access to secure, low-cost digital
Cross Switch, a payment technology company powering digital transactions across emerging markets, today announced the promotion of Jacob Yermalitski to Chief Technology Officer (CTO). A co-founder of the company, Jacob has helped shape Cross Switch’s technology strategy since its onset, most recently serving as Director of Engineering. Jacob assumes the CTO role from Mike Kenrich,
Converge Africa is proud to announce that Amazon South Africa has confirmed its role as a Diamond Partner of Converge Africa 2026, reinforcing its commitment to accelerating digital commerce adoption, marketplace growth, and seller enablement across South Africa. The event has become South Africa’s leading digital commerce and retail technology conference, bringing together decision makers
Cross Switch, a leading provider of innovative payment solutions, today announced its partnership with NjiaPay, a payment performance partner that unifies payment infrastructure and improves reliability for emerging businesses in Africa. Working together, Cross Switch and NijaPay now give businesses easier access to both local and international payment capabilities while simplifying how they manage payments.
Visa, a global leader in digital payments, has announced the creation of a new sub-region comprising Egypt, Libya, and Sudan as part of its strategic growth plans across North Africa. The move reflects the company’s continued commitment to supporting national government priorities around digital transformation, while deepening engagement with financial institutions, fintech innovators, and merchant
BoxCommerce and Mastercard have collaborated to launch a prepaid Mastercard solution designed to give small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) on the BoxCommerce platform fast, secure, and direct access to their earnings. The new offering marks an important step in BoxCommerce’s evolution, transforming the company from a pure e-commerce enablement platform into a fintech partner for
