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Optasia, the micro financing and airtime credit solutions group, listed on the JSE in November. EPE Capital Partners is an investment holding company that invested directly into funds or co-investments managed by Ethos Management Company, including in Optasia. EPE Capital wants to unlock value from its remaining exposure in Optasia.
FINTECH

Ethos Capital focuses on unlocking value from remaining Optasia shares

EPE Capital says it will prioritise the orderly sale of its remaining Optasia exposure before winding down and delisting the investment company

  • Tawanda Karombo
3 min read
South African consumers are increasingly turning to AI to simplify financial decisions, with most trusting the technology to compare loans and find better rates.
LOAN

Would you let AI negotiate your next loan? South Africans increasingly do

A new survey reveals how consumers are turning to AI to navigate borrowing, compare options and make financial decisions.

  • Ashley Lechman
4 min read
Swiffy co-founders, Neil Schwartzman, Jadie Naicker and Christian Di Zio.
HULL CITY

From a garage in Durban to the Premier League: Swiffy's 'surreal' Hull City deal

How three Durban friends, with no outside funding, made it to the big league.

  • Ashley Lechman
6 min read
In a significant shift for South African businesses, Meta will start charging for customer service messages on WhatsApp, creating potential challenges ahead. Discover how to adapt with effective strategies to manage costs before the changes take effect.
WHATSAPP

Meta to charge businesses for customer service on WhatsApp from October

In a significant shift for South African businesses, Meta will start charging for customer service messages on WhatsApp, creating potential challenges ahead. Discover how to…

  • Ashley Lechman
3 min read