Some 90% of surveyed SA SMEs have adopted digital payments, highlighting the shift to contactless transactions, says Mastercard.
Details have not been disclosed, but companies describe it as a landmark deal and one of the largest tech exits in South African history.
Company secures $69 million in funding, of which $10 million is earmarked for the South African market.
Online payments solution WigWag comes back under the Stitch umbrella, rebranding to become Stitch Express.
The City of Cape Town ushers in its annual #YouthStartCT competition, inviting IT and business services entrepreneurs to apply.
African health-tech start-ups are invited to apply for the Home-Grown Solutions Accelerator for Pandemic Resilience.
Card acquiring business Kazang partners with TymeBank to make cash withdrawals more accessible in the remote areas of SA.
Start-up accelerators are designed to rapidly scale early-stage companies through mentorship, funding and resources.
Software as a service solution Lyra brings all forms of communication, including calls, texts, WhatsApps, meetings and other scheduling, into a single workspace.
Advanced technologies like AI and machine learning are empowering start-ups to overcome traditional obstacles.
Temosho Shaku, a graduate of mLab’s CodeTribe Academy, joined Mansalema Enterprise and has helped to build Salema, a mobile app designed to combat gender-based violence.