by quikefix quikefix.com | Jul 15, 2026 | Advent, Advent International, Financial services, News, PayPal, Sections, Stripe
Stripe and private equity firm Advent have made a joint offer to acquire PayPal Holdings, according to sources.
by quikefix quikefix.com | Jul 14, 2026 | Capitec, Competition Commission, Financial services, FirstRand, Investec, Lesetja Kganyago, Motswagae Holding, Nedbank, News, Reserve Bank, Sections, Siyabulela Makunga, Standard Bank, Velly Sipho Phaloane
360Wallet owner has claimed that South Africa’s biggest banks are blocking its cardless cash withdrawal technology.
by quikefix quikefix.com | Jul 14, 2026 | Bosun Tijani, Broadband Infraco, Colombo Dockyard, Didier Dillard, Google, ICPC, ITU, Leon Thevenin, News, Nonkqubela Jordan-Dyani, Orange Marine, Sagren Naidoo, Sandra Maximiano, Sections, Telecoms
A landmark report has warned Africa that is “critically underserved” for undersea cable repairs.
by quikefix quikefix.com | Jul 14, 2026 | AI and machine learning, Ataraxis, Herman Haasbroek, IQbusiness, News, Sections, Unesco
South African firms are racing into agentic AI – and straight into a Popia compliance minefield.
by quikefix quikefix.com | Jul 14, 2026 | Afrety, Amadou Diallo, Amazon, Aramex, e-commerce, Francis Dufay, Jumia, MasterCard, MyUS, News, Retail and e-commerce, Sections, Senegal, Shein, Shop and Ship, Souane Diop, Takealot, Temu, Walmart
Big e-commerce brands are largely absent from Africa – but intermediaries are bringing their goods to shoppers anyway.
by quikefix quikefix.com | Jul 14, 2026 | EasyEquities, First World Trader, Investment, Luc Pettett, News, Purple Group, Sections, Telescope AI
EasyEquities owner Purple Group is paying up to $10.75-million for Telescope AI, the start-up behind its AI Baskets feature.
