Optasia, which made history in November 2025 as the largest fintech IPO on the JSE, uses proprietary AI to provide credit scoring and micro-lending to unbanked populations.
Yoco's Katlego Maphai is the latest long-serving founder to hand over the reins, signaling a new phase of maturity for the continent's top tech companies.
Capital is flowing to African blockchain companies solving long-standing problems of currency volatility, cross-border payment friction, and financial exclusion.
The search is backed by Andile Ngcaba, the founder and Executive Chairman of Convergence Partners Investments, and a host of Africa's leading deeptech companies.
Optasia, which made history in November 2025 as the largest fintech IPO on the JSE, uses proprietary AI to provide credit scoring and micro-lending to unbanked populations.
