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Lesaka Technologies acquires Bank Zero for R1.09 billion

June 30, 2025

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The companies said the acquisition will be settled through a combination of shares, and R91m cash

- EDWARD WEST

Lesaka Technologies acquires Bank Zero for R1.09 billion

LESAKA Technologies’ share price shot up 17.1% Friday morning after announcing it has entered into a R1.091 billion agreement to acquire 100% of South Africa's digital lender, Bank Zero Mutual Bank.

The companies said Friday the acquisition will be settled through a combination of new shares—such that the shareholders of Bank Zero will own about 12% of Lesaka's shares at the time of completion of the proposed transac-tion—and up to R91 million in cash.

"The acquisition of Bank Zero is a transformative event in Lesaka's journey, enabling us to better serve our consum-ers, merchants, and enterprise clients by embedding a trusted, well-engineered neobank capability into our fintech plat-form,’ said Lesaka chairman Ali Mazan-derani in a statement.

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