Stitch has announced that it has acquired Efficacy Payments, enabling it to offer card acquiring services directly to merchants as a designated clearing system participant (DCSP) and provide more seamless and cost-effective transactions. Image supplied “We’re excited to welcome the Efficacy team into the Stitch Group and offer this critical solution to the merchants we…
Cape Town-based fintech Stitch has announced its second major acquisition this year, coming less than three months after securing a R1-billion fundraising round. The company, which emerged from stealth in February 2021, has now raised a total of US$107 million in funding, including its recent Series B round of $55 million. Read: Bandwidth Blog &…
When Valérie Ka started modelling at 14 in Côte d’Ivoire, she thought she was on top of the world. But she wanted to go further, so she created Africa Fashion Up – a way to help African designers reach the global stage. As a child, Ka dreamed of being an interior designer, an architect or…
