Lesaka is rebranding. We’re on a journey to meet you where you are.

Lesaka is rebranding. We’re on a journey to meet you where you are.

Lesaka is rebranding. We’re on a journey to meet you where you are.

Lesaka is rebranding.

We’re on a journey to meet you where you are.

Empowering Businesses, Enriching Communities

Discover the stories behind our Impact work — from small business support and disaster relief to education, youth leadership and community development.

IMPACT WHERE YOU ARE

Long-term value creation goes beyond financial performance and requires intentional, measurable impact in the markets and communities we serve. Our Impact ambition is to empower underserved individuals and communities, enabling meaningful financial inclusion and expanding access to economic opportunity. Focus areas include Socio-Economic Development and Small Business Support, with investments directed toward safer financial transactions, entrepreneurship and SME growth, employment creation, and stronger community resilience. These efforts are closely aligned with the core business, helping to broaden economic participation, strengthen local ecosystems, and drive sustainable, inclusive growth over the long term.

Who qualifies for funding?

Socio-Economic Development (SED)

SED focuses on improving the well-being of the communities in which we operate, with an emphasis on enabling participation in the economy.

Examples include:

  • Donating computers to a school

  • Building or repair work in Early Childhood Development centres

  • Buying school shoes for learners

  • Community upliftment programmes

To qualify:

  • At least 75% of beneficiaries must be Black people

  • Initiatives must be implemented through a registered Non-Profit Organisation (NPO) or Public Benefit Organisation (PBO) (e.g. schools, community organisations)

Small Business Support

Our Small Business Support is delivered through two channels: Supplier Development (SD) and Enterprise Development (ED).

SD supports is for existing suppliers to the Group and ED support is for small businesses not yet in our supplier base, but have the potential to be developed and added to our ecosystem. 

ED and SD beneficiaries must be at least 51% Black-owned and an annual revenue of less than R50 million.