South Africa

South Africa is a country on the southernmost tip of the African continent, marked by several distinct ecosystems. Inland safari destination Kruger National Park is populated by big game. The Western Cape offers beaches, lush winelands around Stellenbosch and Paarl, craggy cliffs at the Cape of Good Hope, forest and lagoons along the Garden Route, and the city of Cape Town, beneath flat-topped Table Mountain.

Flywire, Adapt IT Digitize International Education Payments in South Africa

Flywire, Adapt IT Digitize International Education Payments in South Africa
Flywire, Adapt IT Digitize International Education Payments in South Africa
February 23, 2022  |  Partnerships

Global payments platform Flywire Corporation on Wednesday (Feb. 23) integrated with Adapt IT Education, a division of Adapt IT Holdings Limited, to digitize cross-border education...

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Today in the Connected Economy: Parking Operators Trying to Combat QR Code Fraud; Trax, Raistone Partner on Invoice Payment Extensions
Today in the Connected Economy: Parking Operators Trying to Combat QR Code Fraud; Trax, Raistone...
February 18, 2022  |  Connected Economy

Today in the connected economy, Massmart enhances eCommerce offerings in South Africa thanks to a partnership with Mastercard, and Nepal becomes the first country outside...

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South African API Startup Stitch Raises $21M Series A Round
South African API Startup Stitch Raises $21M Series A Round
February 14, 2022  |  Investments

South African API infrastructure startup Stitch raised $21 million in a Series A funding round to help accelerate the expansion of Africa’s rapidly growing FinTech...

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South Africa Urges Caution on Crypto Exchange FTX
South Africa Urges Caution on Crypto Exchange FTX
February 02, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

South Africa’s Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA) is warning cryptocurrency traders to be “cautious and vigilant” when using FTX Trading Ltd., which is among the...

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Close To 6M Merchants in South Africa Still Transact Only in Cash, Says Yoco’s Carl Wazen
Close To 6M Merchants in South Africa Still Transact Only in Cash, Says Yoco’s Carl...
September 29, 2021  |  Cash

Card acceptance in South Africa has doubled over the last six years. That’s the good news. The bad news is that moving card acceptance from...

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South Africa’s Payabill Offers New SMB Payment Solution
South Africa’s Payabill Offers New SMB Payment Solution
September 27, 2021  |  B2B Payments

The South African FinTech Payabill has launched a product that it says removes the risk of settling bills of international suppliers for small and medium-sized...

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FinTech Finclusion Buys S. African Payroll Startup HelloHR
FinTech Finclusion Buys S. African Payroll Startup HelloHR
September 22, 2021  |  Partnerships

Finclusion, a financial technology firm, has acquired a strategic stake in South African payroll software startup HelloHR for an undisclosed amount, a report says. Get...

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South African Regulator FSCA Issues Warning on Binance
South African Regulator FSCA Issues Warning on Binance
September 03, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

The Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA), a South African financial institutions regulator, on Friday (Sept. 3) warned the public to be “cautious and vigilant” when...

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