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SA fintech increases SMME funding limit to R2-million

Lulalend, one of the country’s leading B2B digital SMME lenders has, increased the amount of funding it is able to offer to R2-million. Lulalend…

Two SA fintechs win prestigious global inclusive fintech award

Lulalend, one of the country’s leading B2B digital lenders, and Paycode, a SA fintech that provides biometric digital identity and low-cost access to basic…

New payment tool launches for local SMEs

Lulapay enables SME businesses to have their invoices paid faster allowing business owners to manage their cash flow more effectively. Lulapay’s platform ensures that…

Covid-19 and African tech startups roundup [30/04/2020]

SA employers are angry and frustrated with having to put up with the Unemployment Insurance Fund’s (UIF) ever changing directives to claim under its…

SA tech startups put in place measures to tackle coronavirus

SA’s tech startups are responding to the threat of the coronavirus by putting in place austerity measures and devising new innovative solutions for customers,…

Quona Capital achieves final close of $203m for financial inclusion fund

US based investment fund Quona Capital has raised $203-million for its Accion Quona Inclusion Fund, to invest in tech startups that focus on financial…

Top African startups are upbeat over plans for 2020 – here’s why

It might still be early days, but 2020 seems set to be a good year for African tech startups. This is the general sentiment…

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…

LulaLend looking to access R500m in debt funding following latest raise [Q&A]

SA fintech startup Lulalend has had access to over R150-million in debt funding since launching in 2014 and is on track to access another R500-million off…

SA fintech LulaLend raises $6.5m from the IFC, Quona Capital

Cape Town based fintech startup Lulalend has closed a $6.5-million (R92-million) Series-A round led by the World Bank’s IFC and Quona Capital. The startup, which was…

SME failure rate set to spike unless funding is addressed – LulaLend survey

The South African SME sector is set for a major crisis unless access to adequate business funding can be ensured as a matter of…

New approach needed for SME finance that looks at data not outdated processes

Small business growth is being hindered by a lack of access to finance as entrepreneurs struggle with antiquated bank assessments that rely too heavily…

Innovation awards finalists announced

FNB Business in association with Endeavor South Africa has announced 12 startups shortlisted for the FNB Business Innovation Awards. The awards are aimed at businesses that…

LulaLend raises new round of funding from Accion Venture Lab

Online lending platform LulaLend has raised a new round of funding from Accion Venture Lab, a division of Accion. The round also included participation from Newid Capital…

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…

A Day in the Life of: LulaLend startup CEO Trevor Gosling [Native Article]

A Day in the Life of… Being an entrepreneur is as tough as it is rewarding. Your career is filled with risks, but also…

LulaLend is a true fintech company mixing tech and finance

Fintech is a buzzword that tends to be applied to any financial company doing anything with tech in some way or another. LulaLend is…

Innotribe Startup Challenge announces Africa’s 14 fintech semi-finalists

The Innotribe Startup Challenge for 2015 has revealed its semi-finalists for this year. Sixty fintech startups from across the globe — 14 hailing from…

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