Meta has announced the launch of Meta AI in South Africa with built-in Llama 3 on WhatsApp. This is a leapfrog step for…
‘Egypt’s central bank to launch over $50m fintech fund’
The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) is reportedly planning to launch a $50-million to $100-million fintech fund by early next year. So, says Egypt’s…
Five SA fintechs that service the growing market of SME lending [Updated]
An increasing number of fintech startups are looking to fund small businesses in South Africa using online platforms and apps to service the massive…
AlphaCode awards R16m in grants, support services to eight black-owned SA fintechs
Eight black-owned fintech startups have won business support and funding totalling R16-million from Rand Merchant Investment Holdings’ (RMI) fintech incubator AlphaCode. The AlphaCode Incubate initiative, in partnership…
SA fintech uKheshe nets over R7m from investors on R100m valuation
Joburg-based fintech startup uKheshe has raised $500 000 (over R7.6-million at the current exchange rate) in seed funding on a valuation of R100-million, from FiTech Ventures…