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  "id": 13927809,
  "title": "Pepkor's $1.3bn fintech deal comes under shareholder scrutiny",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/pepkors-1-3bn-fintech-deal-comes-under-shareholder-scrutiny",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-12T10:09:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Finextra",
    "slug": "finextra",
    "url": "https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/48569/pepkors-13bn-fintech-deal-comes-under-shareholder-scrutiny"
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  "summary": "South African retailer Pepkor is facing complaints from directors and investors over a deal to merge its fintech arm with a rival company.",
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        "outlet": "Moneyweb",
        "title": "Pepkor $1.3bn fintech deal should have faced shareholder vote, investor says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/pepkor-1-3bn-fintech-deal-should-have-faced-shareholder-vote-investor",
        "published": "2026-10-12T05:45:53.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}