We deliver Optasia, the AI tehnology platform enabling financial access for the next billion custome
Location: South Africa
Employees: 51-200
Phone: +971 4 367 9584
Total raised: $330M
Founded date: 2012
Investors 1
| Date | Name | Website |
| - | Convergenc... | convergenc... |
Funding Rounds 1
| Date | Series | Amount | Investors |
| 10.04.2026 | - | $330M | - |
Mentions in press and media 14
| Date | Title | Description |
| 10.04.2026 | South Africa’s biggest banks are lining up behind Optasia | Optasia CEO Salvador Anglada Optasia has secured US$330-million (R5.4-billion) in refinanced and upsized debt facilities, with Standard Bank acting as joint mandated lead arranger and underwriter in a deal that deepens the banking group’s r... |
| 27.03.2026 | Fintech Giant Optasia Drives Banking Disruption with AI, FirstRand Boosts Strategic Investment | AI-powered fintech Optasia redefines finance in emerging markets. It posted robust growth, exceeding IPO guidance post-JSE listing. FirstRand notably increased its stake, solidifying a strategic alliance. Optasia aggressively targets formal... |
| 26.03.2026 | FirstRand ups stake in Optasia in R1.5-billion deal | Banking group FirstRand has increased its shareholding in JSE-listed fintech Optasia to 26.1% after acquiring an additional 6% stake in a deal worth about R1.48-billion. The banking group purchased 74.1 million ordinary shares at R20 each o... |
| 24.03.2026 | Optasia wants to do for banks what it did for telcos | Salvador Anglada Optasia CEO Salvador Anglada says the very same algorithms that made credit-vetting decisions via mobile wallets can be used in formal banking. Newly listed, technology-driven fintech Optasia sees the formal banking sector ... |
| 16.03.2026 | Optasia beats IPO guidance in maiden results as lending scales | Salvador Anglada Optasia, the fintech that listed on the JSE in November, has delivered a set of maiden annual results that comfortably exceed the guidance it gave investors at the time of its R23.5-billion listing. Revenue jumped 76% to US... |
| 05.11.2025 | Romeo Kumalo, Gil Oved to set up R3.5-billion tech fund | From left, Romeo Kumalo and Gil Oved LLH Capital, a private equity firm led by Romeo Kumalo and Gil Oved, sold down a significant portion of its stake in Optasia during the latter’s JSE listing on Tuesday and now plans to use the funds to i... |
| 31.10.2025 | Optasia secures strong investor demand ahead of JSE debut | Emerging markets fintech Optasia has confirmed it will list on the JSE at a valuation of R23.5-billion following the closing of its bookbuilding period on Thursday. The company – backed by former First National Bank CEO Michael Jordaan – co... |
| 27.10.2025 | FirstRand ploughs R4.7-billion into Optasia ahead of JSE listing | FirstRand CEO Mary Vilakazi FirstRand Group has committed R4.7-billion to buy 20.1% of soon-to-be-listed multinational fintech Optasia. The deal, announced in a statement on Monday, comes as Optasia eyes a listing on the JSE at a potential ... |
| 21.10.2025 | Optasia targets up to R23-billion valuation in JSE debut | Optasia’s plans to list on the JSE could see the company valued at up to R23.5-billion in its public market debut. In a pre-listing statement on Monday, Optasia, whose backers include investor Michael Jordaan, outlined its intention to pric... |
| 13.10.2025 | Optasia Targets $375 Million in Johannesburg Listing to Expand AI-Driven Financial Services | Dubai-based fintech company Optasia has announced plans to list on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE), aiming to raise up to 6.3 billion rand (approximately $375 million) through a combination of new and existing shares. The offering inc... |
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