Yoco secured a $100m credit facility to lend to small businesses and Lumepay raised $6m for cross-border payments, two SA fintech deals this week.
Stripe has no IPO date and no filing. Its last valuation is $159bn, and this week it closed the OpenRouter deal and launched HSBC UK Tap to Pay.
Visa will settle VisaNet obligations in Western Union’s USDPT stablecoin via Anchorage Digital, as its stablecoin settlement run rate hits $20bn.
The rand fell about 1.2% to R16.975 per dollar on Friday, a seven-month low, as hot US inflation lifted the dollar before next week’s SARB decision.
EUR/USD closed near 1.10 as the dollar hit a 19-month high on Fed hike bets. What analysts expect next week for the euro, pound and yen.
Cerebras shares rose 11% to $108.72 after a revenue beat, a first core profit, strong guidance and a new Microsoft deal.
Modine shares closed up 27.9% at $135.66 after Bloomberg reported Samsung is in talks to buy the data-centre cooling maker.
AMD and Broadcom rose about 18% this week as investors bought Nvidia rivals after Jensen Huang resigned, despite a sharp Friday drop.
Apple closed at a record $356.27 on 13 Nov 2026 as investors sought safety from the AI trade. Why it rose and what to watch next.
The S&P 500 gained 2.5% this week, its best since August, despite a 0.4% Friday dip, Nvidia CEO turmoil and 5% bond yields.