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[Opinion] SMEs should not waste the lessons of Covid-19

Two and a bit years later, the idea of “normal” remains a bit of a grey area for many SMEs, argues Ryan Cohen from…

Payflex and Merchant Capital partner to help small retailers unlock BNPL

South African fintechs alternative lender Merchant Capital and buy-now-pay-later (BNPL) specialist Payflex, have launched a cash advance solution that will address some of the issues…

New funding mechanism launches for SA medical sector

Merchant Capital, an alternative lender has partnered with Altron HealthTech, a medical billing software startup, to create tailor-made financing solutions for local medical professionals…

When is the best time to borrow money for your small business?

Small businesses face many challenges: Access to working capital is one of them. There is the perception out there that borrowing money is the…

Four ways to make startup and corporate relationships work [Opinion]

Many startups or early-stage small businesses think that all they need to become the next billion-dollar unicorn is to have an idea and then…

SA’s best Small Business Funder announced

Merchant Capital has been awarded Best Small Business Funding Solution in South Africa in the UK-based Wealth & Finance magazine’s 2020 FinTech Awards. Merchant Capital named SA’s best…

Covid-19 and African tech startups roundup [24/06/2020]

South Africa’s unemployment rate for the first quarter increased to 30.1%, the highest rate in the past decade. The rate is expected to rise…

Covid-19 and African tech startups roundup [22/05/2020]

A host of sector-specific funding options have been launched in South Africa. Law firms, advertising agencies and restaurants can all get financial support from…

Endeavor SA’s 26 companies created over 4600 jobs in two years

*Correction (16 March 2020): In its initial press statement Endeavor SA said the 4600 jobs were created between 2017 and 2019. To be precise…

10 ways Africa’s fintech sector boomed in 2019

Fintech remains one of the hottest tech verticals in Africa. This year saw African fintech startups based on the continent raise over $53-million in…

How Endeavor plans to make social impact by backing high-growth entrepreneurs [Q&A]

Endeavor is more than simply a networking club for the business elite, but an organisation that aims to make a sustained social impact by…

Here are eight SA fintechs that local banks are working with [Updated]

SA fintech startups are offering banks new ways to accept and make payments, lend out loans and offer financial services to the previously under…

It’s like Standard Bank has almost outsourced SME credit book to us – Merchant Capital founder [Updated]

UPDATE (5 September 2019): For accuracy’s sake, following a call from Merchant Capital CEO and founder Dov Girnun, we have updated the headline of this…

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…

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