Bloomberg The chief executive officer-elect of South African Airways is making it his first priority to convince banks that the state-owned carrier’s new leadership is committed to stemming five straight years of losses and repaying its debt. Lenders and other stakeholders need to be assured that “there is a plan that is plausible for SAA,” Vuyani Jarana said in an …

Bloomberg Sequoia Capital and IDG Capital are investing in Beijing-based Bitmain Technologies Ltd., the world’s largest bitcoin mining organisation, according to people familiar with the matter. Bitmain is raising $50 million from several venture firms to boost its profile among mainstream investors, said one of the people, who asked not to be named. Sequoia and the other firms also plan …

Bloomberg Asia’s messaging apps have a history of becoming huge in their home market before struggling to gain traction overseas. South Korea’s Kakao Corp. is counting on the Japanese love of manga comics to break that trend. Amassing 43 million users at home has driven Kakao’s market value to $7.2 billion but it’s little known outside Korea, a factor that’s …