inDrive expands payment choice in South Africa as mobility habits evolve South Africa’s transport economy is changing, and so are the ways people choose to pay for everyday movement. Mobility platform inDrive has officially introduced cashless payments in South Africa, adding card payment functionality alongside its existing mix of cash and local payment methods. The
MSMEs are the backbone of South Africa’s economy, contributing over 60% of employment and a significant share of GDP, yet many still face barriers to market access, funding, and digital integration. As Africa’s digital economy continues its rapid expansion, the next phase of growth will be driven not only by large enterprises, but by the
Cross Switch is pleased to announce the appointment of Nondumiso Siboto as Head of Operations, South Africa, reinforcing the company’s commitment to operational excellence and scalable growth across its regional footprint. Nondumiso brings wide-ranging experience in operations leadership, customer success, and large-scale service delivery across fintech and SaaS environments. Her appointment comes at a time
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
Mambu, the leading SaaS cloud banking platform, celebrates its 15th anniversary, celebrating a decade and a half of helping financial institutions launch and scale modern banking services around the world. Founded in 2010 by three university students, Mambu began with a simple idea. After a field trip to Mozambique exposed the limits of traditional banking
PAPSS – the Pan-African Payment and Settlement System is a centralised Financial Market Infrastructure that enables the efficient flow of money securely across African borders, minimising risk and contributing to financial integration across the regions. The organisation collaborates with African central banks to offer payment and settlement solutions that commercial banks and licensed payment service
Absa Group and Thunes have announced the launch of Absa Global Pay, a digital remittance solution enabling Absa customers to send money internationally via the Absa Banking App or Absa Online platform. According to the official press release, the service launched on 3 March 2026, with an initial release covering six countries, including the UK,
Paymentology, the leading global issuer-processor, today announces a partnership with Chikwama Pay, a pan-African neobank providing accessible financial services through WhatsApp. Together, they are powering Africa’s first WhatsApp-enabled neo-bank with fully integrated borderless payment processing, bringing secure, seamless, and affordable financial services to millions of underserved people across the Southern African Development Community (SADC). Chikwama
In May 1897, The New York Journal mistakenly reported that American writer, Mark Twain, was gravely ill or near death. Twain’s humorous reply, “Reports of my death have been greatly exaggerated,” has made it into modern speak. It’s the refrain that people or things have prematurely been pronounced dead. For years, the payments industry has been flirting
Pesalink, Kenya’s de facto instant payment network, has partnered with the Pan-African Payment and Settlement System (PAPSS) to ease cross-border payment and speed up regional financial integration. The partnership enables instant 24/7 cross-border payments from PAPSS participants into banks and mobile money operators within the Pesalink network in Kenya, all settled in local currencies. This
