The South African FinTech sector has officially entered a "post-hype" era, transitioning from a race for user acquisition to a disciplined focus on sustainable profitability and institutional stability. Between January 12 and January 25, 2026, the local ecosystem signaled a clear departure from the experimental phase. We are seeing a new reality where regulatory clarity and big-bank consolidation are no longer barriers to innovation, but the very catalysts for it. The Regulat

The awards ceremony unveiled a stellar lineup of winners whose contributions have set new benchmarks in fintech innovation:

Vodacom Business and Zadara Cloud revealed their partnership’s latest offering - Sovereign AI Cloud and GPU-as-a-Service, a solution aimed at empowering African fintechs with secure, agile and cost-effective cloud infrastructure

We’re watching embedded finance move rapidly away from basic payment rails into lending, insurance, merchant cash advances, and hyper-contextual financial products. BNPL (Buy Now, Pay Later) is gathering pace in e-commerce, but supply chain platforms and B2B marketplaces are now embedding credit lines and settlement tools, responding to SME real-time needs.

At the heart of this transformation is the African FinTech workforce - a diverse, mobile, and increasingly global community redefining what innovation looks like on the continent.

We all know that the FinTech industry in South Africa is one of the most dynamic on the continent. New players are entering the market,...

This November, South Africa will host an unprecedented gathering that brings together two of the continent’s most influential platforms

We are observing an extraordinary rise in innovation, investment, and adoption that is transforming the financial sector. Why is this...