PayJustNow Mobile Launches on Cell C as Weaver Fintech Bets on Rewards
SOUTH AFRICA · FINTECH, 18 SEPTEMBER 2026 Key Facts —The launch — PayJustNow Mobile, Weaver Fintech’s own mobile virtual network operator (MVNO), began a soft rollout to selected customers on 27 August 2026. —The network — The service runs on Cell C’s network. Cell C has positioned itself as South Africa’s preferred MVNO host, adding […] The post PayJustNow Mobile Launches on Cell C as Weaver…
PayJustNow Mobile, a mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) launched by Weaver Fintech in South Africa, began a soft rollout to selected customers on 27 August 2026. The service runs on Cell C's network, which has become South Africa's main MVNO host. PayJustNow Mobile rewards customers with airtime and data based on their repayment behaviour on the company's largest buy-now-pay-later app, which has over a million Google Play downloads.
The fintech arm of Weaver Fintech, which serves 5.1 million customers and holds about R1.1 billion in cash and unused facilities, has seen a 17 percent year-on-year growth in customers. Despite a 62 percent jump in bad-debt costs to over R1 billion, the fintech division still grew revenue by 30 percent. Weaver Fintech skipped its interim dividend due to the financial strain, but the mobile service provides a monthly touchpoint and a rewards currency that helps diversify revenue.
Cell C, which has added Dolphin Mobile in July, expects retention to be a key benefit of hosting MVNOs.
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