Fintech exits and regulations in 2025
In 2025, while banks were strategically acquiring fintech companies to enhance their technology, the regulatory landscape was keeping up. Key regulations include the COFI Bill, enabling activity-based oversight, and new compliance requirements for crypto transfers. The landscape is shifting towards consolidation, regulatory compliance, and demographic transformation, with significant implications for financial institutions.
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Eskom’s renewable energy pivot: Structural reform, private sector engagement, and emerging challenges
Article contents Introduction In our 2025 BLEC Ecosystem Report article series, with the first being Transnet, the second SOE opening up its monopoly to the private sector is Eskom. All the information here is from various Eskom posts since 2023. Since August 2024, the utility provider has been consistently announcing the number of days since…
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Migrant entrepreneurship: A masterclass in resilience and innovation
This article looks at digital literacy among underserved communities and calls for urgent digital skills development and digitisation of MSMEs, emphasising stakeholder collaboration to address these issues. The 2025 BLEC Ecosystem Report advocates for a unified approach to improve productivity and educational outcomes nationally.
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