Business Weekly (Zimbabwe)

About Cassava Smartech

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CSmartech Zimbabwe ( CSZL), is a diversi

ASSAVA fied fintech-focused group that demerged from Econet Wireless Zimbabwe ( EWZL) in 2018 and operates separately from EWZL, yet enjoying a relationsh­ip that enables the two separate Groups to exploit their synergies.

The Zimbabwe Stock Exchange ( ZSE) listed spin-off

EWZL , made its debut on the in December 2018 and became

ZSE the bourse’s largest counter by market capitalisa­tion at $3,9 billion.

The company is under the leadership of Chief Executive Officer Mr Edmore Chibi and Finance Director Mrs Emilia Chisango. Econet Global and Econet Wireless are the group’s two largest shareholde­rs at 30,26 percent and 20 percent respective­ly.

CSZL’s vision is to provide relevant digital solutions and the company uses innovative and inclusive digital solutions to support socio-economic developmen­t and improve the overall quality of life for Zimbabwean­s.

The Group’s subsidiary companies include EcoCash (Private) Limited, Steward Bank Limited, Econet Life Private Limited and Econet Insurance Private Limited. There are also other businesses that fall under Cassava in AgriTech, EduTech, HealthTech and some other fields.

Over the years, the company has uniquely integrated the digital transactio­ns ecosystem including Mobile Money, Digital Banking, Payment Services, Social Payments and Internatio­nal Remittance­s.

Through its Fintech services, the company believes that it has been able to drive financial inclusion from under 10 percent to 70-80 percent in some of its markets, and helped to create thousands of new job and business opportunit­ies for young entreprene­urs.

As at September 15, 2021, the company’s share price was 2,298.28 cents with a market capitalisa­tion of $59 billion.

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