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New South African Fintech Millionaires Minted in $94-Million Nedbank-iKhokha Buy

South Africa’s fintech scene just minted its latest multimillionaires. Nedbank Group Ltd. has agreed to buy iKhokha, the Durban-based payments startup founded in 2012 by Matt Putman, Ramsay Daly and Clive Putman, for 1.65 billion rand ($94 million) in cash.The deal, announced in a Johannesburg Stock Exchange filing, caps a 12-year journey for the founders, who began with a plan to help small shop owners accept card payments and ended with one of…
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The South African banking group Nedbank has signed a binding agreement for the acquisition of iKhokha fintech, specializing in digital payment solutions, for an amount of 1.65 billion rands (approximately $93.3 million). The transaction, fully settled in cash, remains subject to the approval of the regulatory authorities and is expected to be finalized in the coming months. Established in 2012 and based in Durban, iKhokha offers mobile point of …

Nedbank announced on Thursday 14 August the acquisition of the South African fintech iKhokha for 1.65 billion rands (US$87.5 million) as part of a fully cash transaction, subject to the approval of the regulatory authorities and expected in the coming months. Founded in 2012 in Durban by Matt Putman, Ramsay Daly and Clive Putman, iKhokha develops

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