Lesaka Technologies Inc. Tech Stack

Financial services platform for consumer and merchant markets in Southern Africa

Financial Services Johannesburg, Gauteng 1,001–5,000 employees Public Company

Lesaka operates a dual-sided fintech platform serving consumers and informal merchants across Southern Africa with banking, lending, insurance, and payment solutions. The hiring surge is sales-heavy (76 of 125 active roles), focused on merchant acquisition and channel expansion—particularly pushing digital adoption in the informal vendor segment. Active cloud migration and cost optimization work (AWS Transit Gateway, Azure Firewall adoption; VMware, Azure replacement) suggests infrastructure modernization to support scaling.

Tech Stack 70 technologies

Core StackAWS CloudWatch Salesforce Freshdesk Power Query Power BI Jira Confluence SQL Server Microsoft Office Excel Android Outlook Azure GCP AWS Direct Connect ExpressRoute Cloud VPN Wireshark NetFlow Azure Monitor POS WhatsApp CRM PowerPoint Word Teams Cat5e Windows Sage 300+38 more

AdoptingAWS Transit Gateway Azure Firewall GCP

ReplacingVMware Azure

What Lesaka Technologies Inc. Is Building

◆Challenges

Expanding market share in informal economy
Migrating cash transactions to digital channels
Digital inclusivity in informal market
Prevent account closures
Cost containment
Digital migration
Transition to single erp environment
Customer satisfaction
Optimizing cloud cost efficiency
Audit readiness

▲Active Projects

Kazang fintech terminal sales
Expanding market presence in informal vendors
Digital channel optimisation
Digital migration
Electronic voucher sales
Cross-selling vas electronic vouchers
Sell vas to merchants
Install fintech terminal devices
Cash transaction migration
Self-service channel rollout

Hiring Activity

Accelerating120 roles · 80 in 30d

Department

Sales

Ops

Engineering

Finance

Product

Legal

Support

Seniority

Mid

Senior

Junior

Manager

Intern

Lead

C-Level

Notable leadership hires: Chief Financial Officer, Head of Shared Services

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About Lesaka Technologies Inc.

Lesaka is a South African fintech company operating across consumer banking, lending, and insurance on one side, and merchant payment solutions on the other. The merchant segment spans both formal retailers and informal vendors, with solutions including cash management, bill payments, card acquiring, and value-added services. Following a 2022 acquisition of the Connect Group and a strategic refresh, the company is structured around financial inclusion for underserved markets in Southern Africa. Current operational focus includes expanding digital adoption in informal merchant networks, reducing cash transaction volume, and consolidating on a single ERP environment.

HeadquartersJohannesburg, Gauteng

Company Size1,001–5,000 employees

Hiring MarketsSouth Africa, United States, Canada

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What is Lesaka Technologies' tech stack?

Core stack: AWS, Azure, GCP, SQL Server, Salesforce CRM, Jira, Confluence. Networking: AWS Direct Connect, ExpressRoute, Cloud VPN, Wireshark. Analytics: Power BI, Power Query. Currently adopting AWS Transit Gateway and Azure Firewall; migrating away from VMware and Azure.