Tag: FinTech
Fintechs are reshaping the SME landscape in SA
SMEs around the world have been severely affected by the Covid-19-induced economic downturn. Maintaining working capital, a key challenge faced by SMEs has become...
Selpal comes to town?
WITH seven years operations in Gauteng, Selpal - a financial technology solutions (fintech) company that operates specifically in townships and rural sectors of the...
The future of Fintech
Far from the panic of Y2k and the limited capabilities of the Nokia 3310, consumers in 2020 have a world of financial services accessible...
Cape-based fintech wins silver at international awards for removing SME funding barriers through mobile
This week, fintech company Retail Capital was awarded ‘Silver’ by the Global SME Finance Awards for its innovation in funding SMMEs – both formal and informal and that...
Growth in Fintech Drives Growth in Cyberattacks
Africa’s Fintech ecosystem has surged 60% in the last two years and the continent’s Fintech firms have grown to 491 from 301 in 2017,...
Fintech startups selected to scale across Africa
Founders Factory Africa (FFA) has announced the selection and investment into its first five fintech startup businesses in Africa.
Founders Factory Africa is a South...
Naspers Said to Eye Fintech Deals in $1 Billion India Push
Naspers Ltd. wants to spend about $1 billion in India this year as it scours the globe for investments that can replicate its blockbuster bet...
Discovery’s digital bank to go live next month
Discovery outlined its dream with the “world’s first behavioural bank”. It is based on the “behavioural” model Discovery uses to reward its life and...
South African fintech in 2019 – what can we expect?
Here are my fintech predictions for 2019 based on what we are seeing with our members at AlphaCode which closely track international trends in this space....
This South African fintech company ranks among the most innovative in the world
A South African based fintech company features on a global list of companies seen to be transforming the financial services industry – from digital...
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