Tencent boost for TymeBank’s growth ambitions in SA

Chinese internet giant becomes latest funder and new shareholder in Mostepe-controlled digital bank

12 December 2021 - 00:04
By Nick Wilson

TymeBank, controlled by Patrice Motsepe’s African Rainbow Capital (ARC) and which this week received the backing of Chinese internet giant Tencent as a funder and new shareholder, has ambitious plans for SA, setting its sights on becoming the country’s no three or four retail bank in the next five years.

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