Tag: South Africa

Startups & Funding

South Africa’s Platybooks turns quotes into payable invoices, with an eye on Nigeria

Platybooks sends every invoice with a Paystack card payment link built in, and its founder says Paystack's reach makes Nigeria an easy next market.

18 hours ago · 2 min read

Fintech

South Africa’s Bank Zero breaks even as 500,000 Mukuru customers move over

The zero-fee, app-only bank covered its costs for the first time in August 2026, with 275,000 direct customers and a new partner-banking model.

19 hours ago · 2 min read

Startups & Funding

Mission Mobile gets $30.8 million to help South Africans buy smartphones in instalments

The R500 million facility from DN Invest will expand Mission Mobile's pay-over-time smartphone plans, which bundle handset repayments with cheaper data.

20 hours ago · 2 min read