The IPO valued Optasia (previously Channel VAS) at R23.5 billion and it raised R6.5 billion ($345 million) in the process.

Notes the increase has been observed across the banking industry as a whole and not in relation to any single institution.

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South Africa’s Department of Home Affairs has activated the first bank branches under its expanded digital partnership model for Smart ID services, with plans to extend the service to banking apps by ...

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Residents of KwaZulu-Natal can now apply for smart ID cards at select bank branches, thanks to a new partnership between the ...

Residents of KwaZulu-Natal can now apply for smart ID cards at select bank branches, thanks to a new partnership between the ...

Capitec, Standard Bank and FNB launched Smart ID services at selected branches, allowing South Africans to apply for the card in minutes without long queues.