fintech

How Meerkat’s fintech platform aims to lower debt counselling service for clients [Q&A]

SA fintech startup Meerkat has been selected as one of six startups to take part in US fintech accelerator Catalyst Fund‘s latest cohort. The accelerator…

How SA brothers in their early 20s launched cash-advance fintech after lessons learnt in US

So eager were they to learn how to run a cash-advance business, that SA brothers Maxi, 22 and Sebastian Cohen, 24, started a merchant…

Africa-focused fintech Chipper Cash raises a further $6m

San Francisco based fintech startup Chipper Cash announced yesterday that it had raised a further $6-million, in a seed round led by California-based Deciens…

Nigeria’s Lidya set on being biggest non-bank lender to SMEs with Polish, Czech expansion

Nigerian fintech startup Lidya is on a drive to become the world’s biggest non-bank lender to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the world. “The…

Fintech lender Investmint links small firms looking for funding, with investor

Chris Bruchhausen and Gareth Price are behind one of SA’s latest fintech lenders, Investmint — which links investors with small businesses looking for finance….

Ukheshe, Mindbridge named winners of SA Reserve Bank’s global fintech hackcelerator

The SA Reserve Bank (Sarb) has named SA’s uKheshe and Canada’s MindBridge Analytics the winners of its 2019 Global Fintech Hackcelerator @ Southern Africa…

My-iMali looking to raise R25m to save employers thousands of rands in bank charges

A SA fintech startup wants to save employers thousands of rands in bank charges by getting them to pay their employees through a new…

Nigeria’s NetPlusDotCom taps Etisalat to rollout STORM app mPOS solution

A few weeks ago, Ventureburn focused on how African telecoms operators can have a mutually beneficial innovation-driven relationship with startups specifically by making their…

26 Fintech startups you absolutely need to know about [Digital All Stars]

Digital All Stars is a series of 24 articles which aims to celebrate the best of South African digital. The articles, which will appear…

From banks to microlenders, Fincheck wants to help you find the best loans

Financial service comparison websites have been around for a while in South Africa with the likes of Hippo, Click n Compare and many more, assisting…

Sw7, AlphaCode open applications for fintech accelerator

Applications have opened for the Sw7 and AlphaCode fintech accelerator. The partnership looks to create the first Fintech Accelerator in Africa. According to a…

Innotribe Startup Challenge looks to Africa, Latin America for fintech innovation

Global provider of secure financial messaging, SWIFT has announced that its innovation arm, Innotribe Startup Challenge, will be expanding its focus to include emerging fintech…

Entersekt: SA’s fintech gem making it safe for millions to bank, shop online

Being based in the Winelands student town of Stellenbosch has been one of Entersekt’s key ingredients to success Company also has offices in Atlanta,…

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…

AlphaCode, Merrill Lynch South Africa award 6 financial innovators R4m

Six startups were awarded a total of R4-million during a BEE pitching event at the recently launched fintech hub, AlphaCode, in collaboration with Merrill…

Decentralised ledger platform Hyperledger wins SWIFT’s Innotribe Startup Challenge 2015

SWIFT’s Innotribe Startup Challenge 2015, which seeks to recognise some of the world’s top businesses in fintech, has finally concluded with a winner. US-based…

Sw7, AlphaCode debut fintech accelerator for high-growth businesses

Start with Seven (Sw7) has partnered with Rand Marchant Insurance Holdings‘ (RMI) AlphaCode to launch a dedicated fintech accelerator in the region. The event…

Why deep dives into SA’s townships could change fintech innovation

The marked increase in activity around the disruption of digital currency and fintech in South Africa is partly due to two factors: firstly, large…

20 fintech companies gear up for Singapore pitching competition

Twenty fintech businesses from around the world — 12 early-stage and eight growth-stage companies — have been chosen to pitch for US$50 000 at…

7 reasons you should care about fintech even if you don’t work in finance

Once the realm of stodgy bankers, the financial services industry is changing rapidly as young software engineers breathe new life into the sector. That’s…

4 tech startups chosen for Savannah Fund’s latest accelerator class

The Kenyan-based VC firm, Savannah Fund, has lifted the curtains on its latest class of accelerated startups from the African continent. From Bitcoin to…

Here are Africa’s 5 Innotribe Startup Challenge finalists

Fifteen fintech startups from all over Africa just competed for a chance to travel to Singapore later this year where some of them will…

Here’s why fintech startups are paving the way to gold

Fintech is on fire. Better, it’s white hot. According to an oft-cited study released by Accenture, global investment in financial technology ventures tripled from…

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