Lesaka aims for bigger slice of grants market

Banks and retailers are also lining up to grow their share of social grant payments. About R200bn is paid annually to 27-million people in South Africa

11 February 2024 - 00:00 By Thabiso Mochiko

Payment group Lesaka is eyeing an 18% share in the social grants payment market over the next five years after its EasyPay Everywhere (EPE) delivered a record number of new accounts in the three months to December...

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