Launch Your FinTech Career: Pepkor Payments & Lending Internship Programme 2025‑27
Pepkor Payments and Lending invites suitably qualified applicants to apply for their Internship Vacancies. The closing date for applications is 31 October 2025.
Pepkor Payments and Lending is a business inside the Pepkor Group that builds technology and products to help people manage money and get loans. They want recent graduates who are curious about finance, data, and software to join their team and start a real‑world career.
Internship streams
1. Systems Analyst Internship
What you’ll do
- Look at how the company’s business works and write down what the computer tools need to do.
- Help create new software and test it to make sure it runs correctly.
- Make sure the software matches what the business wants.
- Give people help and training if they have questions about the new tools.
What you need
- A degree or diploma in IT, Computer Science, or a similar field.
- Good at analysing problems and thinking logically.
- Basics of how software is made and documented.
- Clear communication and careful attention to detail.
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2. Credit Risk Internship
What you’ll do
- Gather data and help the credit team figure out how risky a loan is.
- Build and keep spreadsheets or models that say how likely it is a customer might miss a payment.
- Watch how customers pay back loans and flag any warning signs.
- Keep everything in line with the rules and report to managers.
What you need
- A degree in Finance, Economics, Risk Management, or similar.
- Strong maths and detail‑oriented thinking.
- Familiar with Excel, SQL, or other data tools (nice if you know them).
- Can work fast and meet deadlines.
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3. Software Developer Internship
What you’ll do
- Write code and fix bugs in new and existing software.
- Test your code and make sure it works with the rest of the system.
- Ask senior developers for feedback and improve the code together.
- Help create new products that make banking and lending easier for users.
What you need
- A degree or diploma in Software Development, Computer Science, or IT.
- Know how to code in at least one language like Java, C#, Python, or .NET.
- Understand databases and how web sites talk to each other.
- Creative and ready to solve tricky problems.
4. Business Analyst Internship
What you’ll do
- Talk with managers and customers to learn what they need from the software.
- Write down the requirements and turn them into easy‑to‑read documents.
- Map out current processes and find ways to make them faster or cheaper.
- Keep project managers updated on progress so everyone is on the same page.
What you need
- A degree in Business Analysis, Information Systems, or Commerce.
- Good at talking to people and turning tech talk into plain language.
- Can help bridge the gap between IT people and business people.
- Knowing Agile method (nice, but not required).
Why apply?
These internships are more than a job; they are a path into one of South Africa’s fastest growing retail‑finance companies. While you work, you’ll:
- Get real face‑to‑face experience in a real office.
- Learn from mentors who have years of experience.
- Work on innovations that help millions of people manage money.
- Receive training that can turn into certificates and a useful CV.
How to apply
- Prepare a simple CV that lists your education, skills, and any projects you did.
- Have copies of your certificates and ID ready.
- Write a short cover letter telling why you want that specific internship.
- Click the link for the internship that interests you below and follow the online steps.
Apply for the Systems Analyst Internship here
Systems Analyst Internship
Apply for the Credit Risk Internship here
Credit Risk Internship
Apply for the Software Developer Internship here
Software Developer Internship
Apply for the Business Analyst Internship here
Business Analyst Internship
If you’re excited about tech and finance and want to start a career that can grow big, jump into a Pepkor internship. It’s a chance to learn, earn, and be part of something that changes lives.
Closing date: 31 October 2025
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