Lesaka - About the company
Lesaka is a public company based in Cape Town (South Africa), founded in 1997. It operates as a Bill payments, POS solution and card acceptance solution for consumers and businesses. The company has 110 active competitors, including 11 funded and 24 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like PayU, Flutterwave and ACI Worldwide.
Key Metrics
Founded Year
1997
Location
Cape Town, South Africa
Stage
Public
Investors
Ranked
16th among 110 active competitors
Annual Revenue
$1M - $10M as on Jun 30, 2024
Employee Count
1,459 as on Aug 31, 2026
Investment & Acquisitions
Exit Details
Public
Legal entities associated with Lesaka
Lesaka is associated with 1 legal entity given below:
Legal Entity Name | Date of Incorporation | Revenue | Latest Employee Count | Documents |
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NET 1 UEPS TECHNOLOGIES INC CIN: 1041514 , United States, Active | $1M - $10M (As on Jun 30, 2024) | 1 (As on Dec 31, 2016) | - |
Lesaka's IPO details
Lesaka got listed on Oct 10, 1997.
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Lesaka's funding and investors
Lesaka is a funded company. Lesaka has 2 institutional investors.
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Lesaka has 1,459 employees as of Aug 26. Here is Lesaka's employee count trend over the years:
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Lesaka's Competitors and alternates
Top competitors of Lesaka include PayU, Flutterwave and ACI Worldwide. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Lesaka, ranked by Tracxn score:
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Rank | Company Details | Short Description | Total Funding | Investors | Tracxn Score |
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1st | PayU 2002, Amsterdam (Netherlands), Funding Raised | Provider of online payment solutions and financial services for businesses | - | 84/100 | |
2nd |  Flutterwave 2016, San Francisco (United States), Series E | Provider of payment solutions for online and physical business transactions | $489M | 83/100 | |
3rd | ACI Worldwide 1975, Omaha (United States), Public | Process and manage digital payments | - | 74/100 | |
4th | Network International 1994, Dubai (United Arab Emirates), Acquired | Provides digital payment solutions and merchant services, catering to businesses with fintech support | $539M | 67/100 | |
5th | First Data 1971, Atlanta (United States), Acquired | Payments processing service provider | - | 63/100 | |
6th | Provider of payment processing solutions for merchants and financial institutions | - | 61/100 | ||
7th |  Adumo 2019, Sandton (South Africa), Acquired | Provider of payment solutions, card machines, and customer engagement platforms | $25.9M | 59/100 | |
8th | Cleeng 2011, Amsterdam (Netherlands), Series B | Provider of subscriber management system | $7.55M | 58/100 | |
9th | Peach Payments 2013, Cape Town (South Africa), Series A | Payment gateway solutions for businesses and merchants | $32M | 58/100 | |
10th | Automated payment collection solution | - | 58/100 | ||
16th |  Lesaka 1997, Cape Town (South Africa), Public | Bill payments, POS solution and card acceptance solution for consumers and businesses | - | 47/100 |
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Lesaka's Investments and acquisitions
Lesaka has not made any investments yet. Lesaka has made 5 acquisitions.Here is the list of latest three $acquisitions:
Date of Investment/Acquisition | Type | Company Name | Founded Year | Location |
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May 07, 2026 | Acquisition | 2014 | Johannesburg (South Africa) | |
Jun 26, 2025 | Acquisition | 2016 | Johannesburg (South Africa) | |
Nov 19, 2024 | Acquisition | 2011 | Durban (South Africa) |
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Reports related to Lesaka
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News related to Lesaka
Filter this listMedia has covered Lesaka for a total of 14 events in the last 1 year, 3 of them have been about company updates and 1 about people movement.
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Lesaka Technologies (NASDAQ:LSAK) Chairman Acquires 1,800,000 Shares of StockMarketBeat•Jan 03, 2026•Lesaka
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Lesaka Technologies (NASDAQ:LSAK) CFO Daniel Luke Smith Acquires 5,761 SharesMarketBeat•Dec 13, 2025•Lesaka
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Competition Commission OKs Lesaka's $61.4M Acquisition of Bank ZeroInnovation-village•Nov 18, 2025•Lesaka, Bank Zero
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Schwarz Dygos Wheeler Investment Advisors LLC Invests $595,000 in Lesaka Technologies, Inc.MarketBeat•Nov 15, 2025•SDWIA, Lesaka
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CAR-MART INVESTIGATION ALERT: Bragar Eagel & Squire, P.C. Investigates America's Car-Mart, Inc.Benzinga•Oct 23, 2025•America's Car Mart, Bragar Eagel & Squire, Spirit Airlines, Rosenlegal and 1 other
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Pomerantz Law Firm Investigates Coherent Corp. on Behalf of InvestorsPR Newswire•Oct 09, 2025•Pomerantz, Coherent, Lesaka
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