Pepkor To Combine Flash With Shop2Shop, Acquiring 57.1% Of The Resulting FintechCo
July 23, 2026
Pepkor has entered agreements to combine its Flash value-added services distribution business and digital products platform with Shop2Shop to form FintechCo, a South African merchant-focused commerce and financial technology platform. Pepkor will acquire a 57.1% controlling stake by investing R1.57 billion in cash into Shop2Shop and contributing its Flash shares; Shop2Shop shareholders will retain 42.9%.
- Buyers
- Pepkor
- Targets
- Flash, Shop2Shop
- Sellers
- Shop2Shop existing shareholders
- Platforms
- Pepkor
- Industry
- Payments & Fintech
- Location
- South Africa
- Transaction Type
- Buyout
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