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AlphaCode extends application deadline for incubator initiative for black startups to 24 June

AlphaCode has extended the deadline for Alphacode Incubate — an incubation programme aimed at black fintech startups — to next Monday (24 June). The initial deadline…

Twenty candidates on Explore initiative prepare to pitch for AlphaCode Incubate

Twenty candidates from seven SA startups and developer teams are getting ready to pitch next week for the chance to get into top Joburg…

AlphaCode Incubate launches call for black fintech startups to tap R16m in support, funding

Are you a black-owned fintech startup looking for business support and funding? AlphaCode, Rand Merchant Investment Holdings’ (RMI) fintech accelerator, today launched a call for…

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….

SA fintech Akiba Digital launches savings app for SA millennials [Sponsored]

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

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…

Eight black-owned fintechs win R16m worth of funding, support from AlphaCode

Eight black-owned fintech startups have won business support and funding totalling R16-million from Rand Merchant Investment Holdings’ (RMI) fintech incubator AlphaCode. The eight — which…

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…

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…

AlphaCode calls on black-owned fintech startups to apply to programme

Fintech incubator AlphaCode is on the hunt for black-owned fintech startups, as well as innovators with ideas that could change the face of financial services…

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