South Africa’s largest banking group has bought another 6% in the fintech platform after acquiring 20.1% last year ahead of ...

Bassim Haidar, the founder and non-executive director of Optasia, has sold 74,103,711 shares worth R1.482 billion.

FirstRand has deepened its recent bet on AI fintech Optasia, spending R1.48-billion to lift its stake to 26.1%.

FirstRand Limited has bought around R1.5 billion worth of additional shares in fintech company Optasia, adding to the stake ...

The financial institution acquires an additional 6% stake in the fintech firm, bringing its shareholding to 26.1%.

South Africa will be the first market, with a launch planned for the second quarter of 2023, Haidar tells The Africa Report. He also wants to roll out the product in Nigeria. The product will provide ...

LONDON, July 19 (Reuters) - For ultra-wealthy entrepreneur Bassim Haidar, living in London has become an expensive indulgence he can no longer justify. While new British Prime Minister Keir Starmer ...

Optasia, an AI-powered financial infrastructure platform serving underbanked customers in emerging markets, notes that ...