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Exhibit 31.1
CERTIFICATION
 
OF PRINCIPAL
 
EXECUTIVE OFFICER
 
PURSUANT TO RULES 13A-14(A) AND 15D-14(A)
 
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS AMENDED
 
I, Chris G.B Meyer,
 
certify that:
 
1.
 
I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of Lesaka Technologies,
 
Inc. (“Lesaka”) for the year ended June 30, 2022;
 
2.
 
Based on
 
my knowledge,
 
this report
 
does not
 
contain any
 
untrue statement
 
of a
 
material fact
 
or omit
 
to state
 
a material
 
fact
necessary
 
to
 
make
 
the
 
statements
 
made,
 
in
 
light
 
of
 
the
 
circumstances
 
under
 
which
 
such
 
statements
 
were
 
made,
 
not
 
misleading
with respect to the period covered by this report;
 
3.
 
Based on my
 
knowledge, the financial
 
statements, and other
 
financial information
 
included in this
 
report, fairly present
 
in all
material respects the financial condition, results of
 
operations and cash flows of Lesaka as of,
 
and for, the periods
 
presented in this
report;
 
4.
 
Lesaka’s other
 
certifying officer and
 
I are responsible
 
for establishing and
 
maintaining disclosure controls
 
and procedures (as
defined in Exchange Act Rules
 
13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and
 
internal control over financial reporting
 
(as defined in Exchange Act
Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for Lesaka and have:
 
 
(a)
 
Designed
 
such
 
disclosure
 
controls
 
and
 
procedures,
 
or
 
caused
 
such
 
disclosure
 
controls
 
and
 
procedures
 
to
 
be
designed under
 
our supervision,
 
to ensure
 
that material
 
information relating
 
to Lesaka,
 
including its
 
consolidated subsidiaries,
 
is
made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period
 
in which this report is being prepared;
 
 
(b) Designed
 
such internal
 
control over
 
financial reporting,
 
or caused
 
such internal
 
control over
 
financial reporting
 
to
be
 
designed
 
under
 
our
 
supervision,
 
to
 
provide
 
reasonable
 
assurance
 
regarding
 
the
 
reliability
 
of
 
financial
 
reporting
 
and
 
the
preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance
 
with generally accepted accounting principles;
 
(c)
 
Evaluated
 
the
 
effectiveness
 
of
 
Lesaka’s
 
disclosure
 
controls
 
and
 
procedures
 
and
 
presented
 
in
 
this
 
report
 
our
conclusions
 
about the
 
effectiveness
 
of the
 
disclosure
 
controls and
 
procedures,
 
as of
 
the end
 
of the
 
period covered
 
by this
 
report
based on such evaluation; and
 
 
(d)
 
Disclosed
 
in
 
this
 
report
 
any
 
change
 
in
 
Lesaka’s
 
internal
 
control
 
over
 
financial
 
reporting
 
that
 
occurred
 
during
Lesaka’s most recent fiscal quarter
 
(Lesaka’s fourth fiscal quarter
 
in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected,
 
or is
reasonably likely to materially affect, Lesaka’s
 
internal control over financial reporting; and
 
5.
 
Lesaka’s
 
other certifying
 
officer and
 
I have
 
disclosed, based
 
on our
 
most recent
 
evaluation of
 
internal control
 
over financial
reporting,
 
to
 
Lesaka’s
 
auditors
 
and
 
the
 
Audit
 
Committee
 
of
 
Lesaka’s
 
Board
 
of
 
Directors
 
(or
 
persons
 
performing
 
the
 
equivalent
functions):
 
 
(a)
 
All
 
significant
 
deficiencies
 
and
 
material
 
weaknesses
 
in
 
the
 
design
 
or
 
operation
 
of
 
internal
 
control
 
over
 
financial
reporting
 
which
 
are
 
reasonably
 
likely
 
to
 
adversely
 
affect
 
Lesaka’s
 
ability
 
to
 
record,
 
process,
 
summarize
 
and
 
report
 
financial
information;
 
and
 
 
(b)
 
Any fraud,
 
whether or
 
not material,
 
that involves
 
management
 
or other
 
employees who
 
have a
 
significant role
 
in
Lesaka’s internal control over financial
 
reporting.
 
Date: September 9, 2022
 
 
/s/ Chris G.B. Meyer
 
 
 
Chris G.B. Meyer
 
 
 
Chief Executive Officer