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How insurtech partnerships are disrupting traditional sectors for the better

South Africa’s funeral insurance market is booming. It is the most prevalent type of insurance in the country, with the Centre for Financial Regulation and…

Blurring of fintech, agritech holds significant potential impact for Africa

The transformative power of fintech innovations has had far-reaching consequences on the financial services sector, disrupting traditional banking models and bringing about previously unimaginable…

8 corporate managers that SA tech startups should meet [Digital All Stars]

Digital All Stars is a series of articles which aims to celebrate the best of South African digital. The articles, which will appear on Memeburn and Ventureburn,…

Barclays Accelerator programme in full swing

The 2017 Barclays Accelerator is in full swing at the Rise fintech innovation hub in Woodstock, Cape Town, with ten fintech companies on site,…

Entersekt wins Best Mobile Security Technology Award

Security solution Entersekt has clinched the award for Best Mobile Security Technolgy for the second time at the 2017 Banker Africa Southern Africa Banking Awards. Entersekt…

Techstars 2017: an accelerator by entrepreneurs for entrepreneurs

The Barclays SA acceleration programme, Techstars, has opened applications to up-and-coming entrepreneurs looking to scale their innovative startups in Africa and abroad. The 13-week programme…

Applications still open for Barclays fintech accelerator 2017 programme

For fintech startups, applications are still open for the Barclays Techstars Accelerator programme, which takes places from 9 May to 2 August in Cape Town. Out…

BriteCap gets top honours at SAP Startup Focus Forum

Employer benefits platform, BriteCap, has won the pitching competition held during the SAP Startup Focus Forum. The event took place at the Barclays Rise…

Landmark Barclays Africa accelerator programme concludes

Ten companies have showed off their wares as part of the first ever Barclays Africa accelerator programme. The programme, hosted by the Barclays Rise…

Absa bets on partnership with RainFin’s credit marketplace [Update]

Fintech peer-to-peer funding institution RainFin, today announced a partnership with Absa bank, a member of Barclays Africa Group Limited, to offer RainFin’s products to Absa…

Rise: Barclays officially opens hub to catalyse fintech innovation in Africa

Last month, ex-Barclay’s CEO Antony Jenkins warned that banks face massive disruption within the very near future. Similar to how the popular ride-sharing app…

Kenya’s Markit Opportunity wins Barclays Africa Supply Chain Challenge

Kenyan startup Markit Opportunity, which seeks to provide farmers with accurate information for fair trade, won the Barclays Africa Supply Chain Challenge. Part of…

4 very different mobile payment services

Mobile payments may be the next big tech gold rush, depending on who you listen to. For something getting so much hype, and with…

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