fintech

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…

‘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…

Standard Bank leads $4m investment round in SA fintech Nomanini [Updated]

UPDATE (27 August 2019): We neglected to mention in the initial version of this story that Dutch impact investor Goodwell Investments also participated in the…

Fincheck has landed R4.4m from investors reveals founder

SA startup Fincheck has netted R4.4-million in investment from two investors, Benatar Capital and Parktown Capital, the startup’s founder Michael Bowren revealed yesterday. Fincheck allows consumers to…

Fincheck acquires stake in FundingHub, takes over management of platform

Fincheck — a SA startup that allows consumers to compare financial services products — has taken an undisclosed minority stake in FundingHub and has also assumed full…

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…

Innotribe Startup Challenge expects cryptocurrency, payments to be big

Sub-Saharan Africa’s fintech scene is really exciting. From innovative lending solutions like peer-to-peer services like RainFin and Lendico to interesting payments companies like Nomanini…

Innotribe Startup Challenge seeking Africa’s top fintech talent

Africa has a knack for financial startups. Now, to captalise and promote this growing sector, renowned global financial tech conference Innotribe Startup Challenge 2015…

SA’s mobile budget app Bsavi launches at Web Summit, set to take on the world

A new personal finance startup, Bsavi, founded by a group of South Africans has finally launched at Web Summit. While it’s currently open as…

11 crafty fintech startups changing the way South Africans spend money

For startups, the fintech space is a good industry to be in. People are always looking for ways they can make the most out…

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