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Capfin loan 2026: Login, online application, requirements and costs
Apply for a Capfin loan of up to R50,000 online, by SMS or at PEP. See Capfin login steps, requirements, fees, repayments and how to check your offer.
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Your WesBank car repayment just went up. Here’s what the September rate hike costs you
The recent rate hike lifted prime to 10.75%. See what it means for WesBank car finance, plus how to use the calculator, log in, get a settlement and buy at WesBank auctions.
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Best loan apps in South Africa (2026): Personal, short-term and urgent cash loans compared
Compare the best loan apps and online loans in South Africa for 2026: Capitec, African Bank, Capfin, TymeBank and short-term lenders.
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Grey secures IMTO licence as Nigeria’s remittance sector gets new competition
Grey has secured an International Money Transfer Operator licence from the CBN. It joins a field that has grown from under 15 operators in 2016 to over 100.
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Is MTN Nigeria’s ₦95.5bn fintech sale really a win?
MTN Nigeria’s headline 2.1x MoMo sale premium relies on a heavily written-down paper value. Against the actual ₦137.95bn invested, the ₦95.5bn valuation is a 31% loss.
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OPay withdraws planned $304M US IPO after foreign inquiry
OPay Limited has withdrawn its planned New York Stock Exchange listing, citing an inquiry in a foreign jurisdiction it has not named. Reuters reported that the company had priced 16 million shares at $19 each, valuing it at about $4 billion.
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FirstBank partners electronics retailer Pointek to push its BNPL product
FirstBank has partnered with Pointek to offer phones, laptops and appliances on its FirstEase BNPL product. Repayment runs up to six months at 3% interest.
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Exclusive: CredPal launches Atom, an investment platform, as it expands beyond buy now, pay later
CredPal has launched Atom, an investment platform offering Nigerian and US stocks, digital assets and asset-backed loans as it expands beyond BNPL.
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Maliyo Games, Fer Factor, eight others selected for Google Play Indie Games Fund
Google Play has picked 10 African studios for its first Indie Games Fund. Here’s the full list and what each studio is building.
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With Checktrace, Chekkit extends visibility beyond the factory floor
Chekkit’s ChekTrace aims to close Nigeria’s supply chain visibility gap, helping businesses track products, reduce losses and improve accountability.
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With Paycheck, Grey expands beyond payments into credit, cards and savings
The fintech will now extend loans to its customers while providing savings will see it generate more value from its customer base.
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Iyin Aboyeji helped build 2 unicorns, now he wants to tackle Africa’s jobs crisis
After helping build African unicorns, Iyin Aboyeji is shifting from funding startups to building businesses he hopes can tackle the continent’s jobs crisis.
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How to set up Google Pay and Google Wallet in Nigeria and which banks support it
Google Pay and Google Wallet are now in Nigeria. Here’s how to set them up and which banks support them.
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Instagram wants you to watch longer videos, putting it in direct competition with YouTube
Instagram wants a share of the time viewers spend on YouTube, but can its new 90-minute videos give it a real chance to compete?
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Is Google Wallet and Pay launch in Nigeria a game changer?
Google Wallet and Pay have launched in Nigeria. Here is how smartphone biometrics and tokenisation could solve Nigeria’s 10-year contactless payment problem and shift users away from bank transfers.
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Honeywell launches new AI industrial system at Dangote refinery
Honeywell estimates that the system could bring more than $60 million in yearly benefits when the refinery runs at full capacity.
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Flourish Ventures backs Madica with $6 million
Madica has received $6 million from Flourish Ventures to extend its pilot by three years. The program will back 25 to 30 more African startups and track whether overlooked founders can deliver venture returns.
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South Africa’s CrissCross lands Circle Ventures investment to push stablecoin payments across Africa
Circle Ventures has made an undisclosed investment in CrissCross through its parent, Stitch Group. The South African firm will use it to scale stablecoin-powered cross-border payments across Africa.
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BREAKING: Moniepoint to cut engineering, product roles in major restructuring
The changes come as the fintech expands beyond its established Nigerian operations and grows its presence in Kenya.
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Treasure Okure’s journey from UNILAG law student to marketing PiggyVest
Treasure Okure was a law student who needed a job. She became an assistant, a social media manager and now a content marketer at PiggyVest. She explains what each detour taught her.