Business interruption cover pays for damage. Precautionary shutdowns have none. Audit wording, exclusions and evidence before the next march.
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Money
Cash Leaves With the Corner Shop
Foreign-run spaza shops are cash-in, cash-out and informal-credit points, not just retailers. When they close, financial-service deserts form. How to map them.
Fintech’s Afrophobia Stress Test
Cross-border wallets promised portable money. Displacement tests whether they serve users across borders: portability, cash-out and support under strain.
KYC Under Pressure: When Documentation Delays Become Customer Flight
Permit and documentation gaps among returnees collide with KYC controls, turning due diligence into customer flight. Due diligence without blanket de-risking.
The Bank Account That Cannot Protect Its Owner
Inclusion gave migrants bank accounts, not safety. In a displacement event the account locks the owner out. The emergency-access protocols banks should build.
Zimbabwe Receives the Largest Share: What Happens if Senders Leave?
Zimbabwe is the biggest destination for remittances from South Africa. Departures hit Zimbabwe-facing payment firms with liquidity and demand shocks at once.
Super-App: How MTN and Ant International Are Building MoMo’s Next Layer
MTN Group Fintech and Ant International partnered on 9 June 2026 to build a MoMo super-app with mini-apps and fraud prevention, anchored on inclusion.
R19 Billion in Remittances Now Sits Inside a Political Risk Event
Anti-migrant departures turn about R19bn in South African remittance flows into a political risk event. How to forecast declines by corridor and segment.
Seven things a cleaning firm needs before it bids
A practical, seven-part contract-readiness checklist for South African cleaning firms: the records, references, crew, equipment, compliance, pricing and administration a serious bid demands.