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Fintech helps control medical costs for you and your staff with a medical savings card

Between 70% and 80% of employed South Africans cannot afford medical aid and do not always have cash readily available to pay for unexpected…

South African fintech in 2020 – what can we expect?

Fintech is rapidly transforming the very essence of global financial services. Here at AlphaCode, we spend a lot of time researching and thinking about…

The Delta Studio: Shaking up the venture and product innovation space

Innovation has always been at the core of business and yet it remains one of the hottest buzzwords. The Delta Studio, a relatively new…

SA’s best, simple and cheap ways to save your December bonus

If you are lucky enough to get a December bonus, that you haven’t already spent on Black Friday specials and you’re not deep in…

Can design sprints be done remotely?

The biggest factor that makes design sprints as efficient as they are, is being able to get that dream team of yours inside a…

SA tech entrepreneurship: what’s working and what inhibits

Despite the ongoing hype around entrepreneurship and trendy startup tech businesses in South Africa, there are prevailing myths that muddy the thinking around the…

Want to build a top fintech by learning data science? Apply for AlphaCode Explore

Registration for the AlphaCode Explore programme is now open. A joint initiative of The Explore Data Science Academy (EDSA) and Rand Merchant Investment Holdings…

Fintech Zande closes gap in SA’s R40bn cash market for spaza shops

It is estimated that the SA spaza shop market is valued at about R40-billion a year and that 90% or more of the transactions…

20 fintech ideas selected for initiative to boost scarce data science skills in SA

South African businesses and startups are aware of the increasing importance of using data effectively, but the demand for data science skills exceeds supply….

South African fintech in 2019 – what can we expect? [Opinion]

Here are my fintech predictions for 2019 based on what we are seeing with our members at AlphaCode which closely track international trends in…

How to take your business global

Many South African businesses have ambitions far greater than the domestic market. This is particularly true of financial services as our system is the…

Sureswipe’s MD receives the 2018 National Entrepreneur Champion Award

Sureswipe’s managing director, Paul Kent received the 2018 National Entrepreneur Champion award, which was announced by the National Small Business Chamber (NSBC), in association…

Fintech business pays hosts in advance for Airbnb bookings

Further disruption in South Africa’s accommodation and property letting sector is on the cards as AirAdvance, a fintech startup, provides those offering private accommodation…

SA fintech Akiba Digital launches fun savings app for SA millennials

Financial literacy remains a barrier for the youth. There is currently no platform that offers financial insights and proactively empowers or educates millennials about…

AlphaCode awards R16m in support, funding to eight promising fintechs

Last night (18 October), Rand Merchant Investment Holdings (RMI), through AlphaCode, awarded entrepreneurial packages valued at R16-million to eight of South Africa’s most promising…

School payments app Karri expands offering to organisations needing to collect funds

The Karri app, launched in April last year, has grown to just under 300 South African schools driven by parent and teacher demand for…

What the fintech revolution means for financial inclusion

From Artificial Intelligence (AI) to blockchain, emerging technology is quickly changing both how we think about finance and how we access it. Fintech is…

Why more entrepreneurs are investing in understanding AI

Whether you’re wary of the disruption that Artificial Intelligence (AI) brings or you’re embracing it, there’s no avoiding the impact it’s expected to have…

Explore Data Science Academy, Alphacode seeks aspiring SA fintech entrepreneurs

Do you have an idea that could make you South Africa’s most successful fintech entrepreneur? Are you looking to acquire the skills to launch…

How blockchain is enabling entrepreneurship

Perhaps one of the most exciting technologies influencing the world of business today is blockchain. Thanks to its growing applications, more entrepreneurs than ever…

Technology is shifting the state of ‘pay’ in the restaurant and retail space

South Africa is primarily a cash-driven society with more than 60% of all transactions conducted in cash, rising as high as 90% in rural…

Four top fintech businesses selected for AlphaCode’s R2.5m scale-up programme

Four businesses that are shaking up financial services have been named as finalists in AlphaCode’s recently launched accelerator programme, AlphaCode Accelerate. AlphaCode is Rand…

AlphaCode seeks next OUTsurance or Discovery, offering R16m in support

AlphaCode, an initiative of Rand Merchant Investments (RMI), has set aside R16-million to identify a new generation of financial services entrepreneurs through its AlphaCode…

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Cape Town dams in much better shape in January 2020 than 2018

Google Search might look a bit different in the coming weeks

FSAT Labs, Seda call on tech startups to apply for next acceleration programme

Grant Brooke announces he’s stepped down from managing Twiga Foods

Changes to Section 12J VC regime won’t spell doom for all funds says venture capitalist

Apex Legends trailer teases fans with new season 4 character’s death

Overwatch League, Call of Duty League to stream on YouTube

Motorola Razr 2019’s screen is made with ‘bumps and lumps’ in mind

Audi’s AI:ME could be the company’s future A2

BMW confirms the iX3’s battery and power details

The true cost of Audi’s electric car strategy