Executive Insight: Six Months on the JSE — What the Optasia Insider Sell-Down Reveals About Africa’s First Major Fintech Listing
Optasia debuted on the JSE in November 2025 as Sub-Saharan Africa's first major fintech IPO. Six months later, the operating story has compounded — but the founder is gone, FirstRand owns 26%, and a related-party deal is testing the listing's governance architecture.