Lesaka to acquire Bank Zero for combination of cash, shares
Written by Emily J. Thompson, Senior Investment Analyst
Updated: Jun 26 2025
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Acquisition Announcement: Lesaka Technologies has agreed to acquire 100% of Bank Zero's shares, with the deal involving a mix of newly issued shares and up to $5.1 million in cash, potentially valuing the transaction at approximately ZAR 1.09 billion.
Post-Transaction Plans: Following the acquisition, key figures from Bank Zero will hold a 12% stake in Lesaka, with Michael Jordaan joining Lesaka's board and Yatin Narsai continuing as CEO of Bank Zero, while the leadership team remains unchanged.
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Lesaka Technologies, Inc. is a South African Fintech company, providing financial services and software to Southern Africa's underserviced consumers (business-to-consumer) and merchants (business-to-business). The Company offers a range of integrated payment solutions, including transactional accounts (banking), lending, insurance, payouts, cash management solutions, card acceptance, supplier payments, software services and bill payments. The Company's operating divisions include Consumer Division, Merchant Division and Enterprise Division. Consumer Division offers transactional accounts (banking), insurance, lending and payments solutions to help underserviced consumers. Merchant Division provides merchant acquiring, software, cash management services, lending and ADP, that help merchants and micro-merchants to transact efficiently. Enterprise Division delivers software and payment technology to enterprise clients, who are generally large-scale corporate and government organizations.
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Emily J. Thompson
Emily J. Thompson, a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) with 12 years in investment research, graduated with honors from the Wharton School. Specializing in industrial and technology stocks, she provides in-depth analysis for Intellectia’s earnings and market brief reports.
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