Informal market
Flash
15% of revenue
14% of operating profit
2 400 employees
170 000 informal
market traders
R60 billion throughput
R21 billion tapped value
Making people’s lives easier
With strength in traditional retail and the bustling informal market, our ambition is to build equally robust digital channels to further deepen our understanding of customer needs.
Flash leverages connectivity and smartphone access to extend reach beyond traditional retail, through a technology-driven B2B and B2C business focused on empowering informal market traders with smart technology solutions.
Flash provides affordable, safe access to virtual products like airtime, mobile data, prepaid electricity and more, supporting millions of transactions daily across Africa and Europe while expanding partnerships with global brands.