Lesaka pays off as it moves into black

Payment group Lesaka has added more services to its portfolio, enabling customers to buy airtime and data and pay some bills with its Easypay Everywhere (EPE) cards, as the company expands its products beyond loans and funeral policies.

The JSE- and Nasdaq-listed group wants to offer these products to thousands of new clients that were brought on board by the acquisition of fintech operator Adumo, which was bought in May for R1.6bn. ..