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Crypto fintech Centbee selected for regulatory sandbox

Joburg-based BitcoinSV Centbee has been selected as part of the first cohort for SA’s Intergovernmental Fintech Working Group (IFWG) regulatory sandbox. The sandbox allows innovators the…

Dutch VC fund takes a stake in SA’s Centbee after Paper Plane Ventures exits startup

UPDATE (21 February): An earlier version of this story had it that Dutch venture capital (VC) company Two Hop Ventures had acquired SA VC…

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…

Are these SA’s 11 biggest disclosed VC deals in 2019? [Updated]

UPDATE (20 and 23 December): This article was updated to correctly state that SweepSouth’s R30-million raise from Naspers Foundry was part of a R60-million…

Fintech accounts for over a third of SA tech startup investments in 2019 so far

Over a third of the over R500-million rand in venture capital (VC) investments directed to SA tech startups so far this year, has gone…

Are these SA’s 10 biggest disclosed VC deals so far in 2019? [Updated]

UPDATE (18 July and 23 December 2019): The list and figures have been updated to take into consideration deals in the crypto sector that…

With crypto winter over here are six SA startups to watch

With experts reporting in recent months that crypto winter is now over, things are hotting up in the SA crypocurrency scene — with five major SA…

What SA fintech startups should know about dealing with regulations

You’ve started a fintech startup — now it’s time to navigate the muddy waters of SA fintech regulation. More that hassling with funding or trying…

SA regtech Intergreatme out to raise R24m through crowdfunding site Uprise.Africa

UPDATE (10 December 2019): While Intergreatme’s equity crowdfunding campaign closed with the startup having raised a total of R32,601,000 against a targeted raise of…

SA startup Centbee raises £1-million from Calvin Ayre in Series-A round

Johannesburg-based Bitcoin SV (BSV) wallet and merchant payment startup Centbee has raised £1-million from Ayra Ventures founder Calvin Ayre. Centbee was founded in 2017 by…

Everything you need to know about the South African cryptocurrency ecosystem

While things may have quietened down on the crypto front after 2018’s massive fall in the price of Bitcoin, there’s still significant interest from entrepreneurs…

Revealed – SA investor Paper Plane Ventures behind these big tech names

Meet Stuart van der Veen. Van der Veen last month took up a position as chief platform officer of aerial-data analytics startup Aerobotics. But…

SA startup Centbee launches app to send bitcoin cash to contacts on your phone

SA bitcoin wallet provider Centbee yesterday announced the launch of the beta version of a bitcoin cash wallet that makes it easy to send bitcoin cash to friends. Centbee allows…

SA bitcoin wallet provider Centbee announces funding from nChain Group

SA bitcoin wallet provider Centbee has announced that it has received an equity investment from blockchain research and development firm nChain Group. The announcement was made by…

Roland launches Zentracker, a free audio recording app for musicians

Bolt Food launches in Johannesburg

Cape Town tech startup creates innovative food-related platform

Rwandan fintech startup selected for prestigious accelerator programme

South African clean-tech start up secures investment

Animal Crossing: New Horizons free update and paid expansion coming on 5 November

Your top 10 questions about the HUAWEI Watch 3 series answered

Samsung launches R32k clothes-sanitising wardrobe in SA

Road test: Renault Kiger 1.0 Turbo Intens

Road Test: Audi RS6 Avant

Here are the winners of the 2021 South African Car of the Year Awards