JSE triples software spend in push for digital marketplace

by quikefix quikefix.com | Aug 5, 2026 | Amazon Web Services, Apex Group, Financial services, Globacap, JSE, Leila Fourie, News, Sections, Valdene Reddy

The JSE is building software at a rapidly accelerated rate as it works towards a pan-African digital marketplace by 2031.

Capitec agrees to open Capitec Pay to rivals in Walletdoc deal

by quikefix quikefix.com | Aug 5, 2026 | BankservAfrica, Capitec, Competition Commission, competition tribunal, Dan Wagner, Financial services, Leonard Shenker, News, PayInc, Sections, South African Reserve Bank, Walletdoc

The Competition Commission has recommended approval of Capitec’s R400-million Walletdoc acquisition subject to conditions.

London lands Africa’s hottest fintech IPO

by quikefix quikefix.com | Jul 23, 2026 | Airtel Africa, Airtel Money, Bharti Airtel, Citi, Financial services, London Stock Exchange, MasterCard, MTN, News, Safaricom, Sections, Sunil Taldar, TPG

Airtel Money’s London listing will give investors a first clean benchmark for valuing African mobile money platforms.

Solve taxis and cash dies: Shop2Shop’s township thesis

by quikefix quikefix.com | Jul 23, 2026 | Financial services, Flash, Garth Napier, News, Pepkor, Peter Berry, Pieter Erasmus, Sections, Shop2Shop

Hours after news of the Pepkor merger, Shop2Shop CEO Peter Berry has predicted cash will vanish from the townships.

Pepkor builds R21-billion fintech giant – and plans to list it

by quikefix quikefix.com | Jul 22, 2026 | Financial services, News, Pepkor, Peter Berry, Pieter Erasmus, Sections, Shop2Shop

Flash and Shop2Shop will combine to form a R21.3-billion platform Pepkor plans to list separately.

Mastercard bets billions on the tech that could eat its lunch

by quikefix quikefix.com | Jul 21, 2026 | BVNK, Circle, Financial services, MasterCard, News, Open Standard, Prakriti Singh, Ripple, Sections, Visa

Mastercard says trust, not cost, will decide who wins payments as stablecoins and AI agents advance.