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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…

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…

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…

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…

Green machine closes VC deal after pivot from vending solution to tech platform

After a year of running their vending machine business Gideon Greaves and Chad Knezovich were at a loss at what to do. Greaves had sold…

Founders Factory Africa, Netcare to help 35 healthtech startups scale across Africa

Venture builder and accelerator Founders Factory Africa and SA healthcare provider Netcare have partnered to provide a platform for entrepreneurs to build and scale 35 healthcare…

Startups misjudge complexity of dealing with corporate says Standard Bank head

Startups should understand the complexity of dealing with large corporations. Failing to do so could put a strain on their resources, cautions Jayshree Naidoo, the head…

EMGuidance is set to represent South Africa at the Seedstars World finals

The South African leg of the Seedstars World competition came to a close this week with EMGuidance being chosen to represent SA in the…

Singularity University’s international summit heading to Africa for first time

Singularity University (SU) is finally coming to Johannesburg. The Silicon Valley think tank is expected to host its first international conference, SingularityU Summit, in the city on 23…

Mozambique’s Móvelcare selected for Seedstars global summit

Insurance startup Móvelcare has been selected to represent Mozambique at global entrepreneurial competition Seedstars World’s summit in Switzerland next year. The Mozambican leg of Seedstars…

Here are the 11 startups that will pitch at Seedstars World Cape Town

Eleven startups will this Thursday (8 June) compete for a place in Seedstars World‘s regional final when the global pitching competition kicks off its Cape Town pitching competition at…

Seedstars World announces final call for startups in Cape Town

Following its announcement earlier this week of the 12 startups that will pitch at Seedstars World Johannesburg today, the major early-stage business competition heads to…

SA startups get ready: Seedstars World applications to open later this month

Applications to global competition for emerging markets Seedstars World will open to SA startups again when the initiative returns to South Africa later this month. Seedstars World will…

Fintech startup My Treasury helps users with savings rates

Having launched at the end of September, My Treasury, is a free-to-use startup service which provides financial savings solutions based on a few questions….

Sw7 partners with UKTI to take SA entrepreneurs to London

South Africa-based tech accelerator Sw7 has partnered with UK Trade & Investment (UKTI) to put together a South African trade mission to London. The…

Startup competition Seedstars World partners with SA’s Standard Bank

Global startup competition Seedstars World has announced a strategic partnership with Standard Bank in South Africa. A third time in South Africa, Seedstars World…

Are seesaws and bean bags really Standard Bank’s answer to innovation?

South Africa sits with a unique ecosystem when it comes to its innovation, where the major banks are often referred to as the country’s…

Standard Bank highlights US investment opportunities in Africa [Infographic]

According to recent research done by Standard Bank in South Africa, the greater continent offers US multinationals a compelling trade and investment opportunity thanks…

New virtual prepaid card looks to bring online shopping to the masses

There was a time when you needed a credit card to shop online. Then a few pioneers engaged in some technical wizardry and brought…

MTN Mobile Money launches debit card-based online shopping solution

eCommerce service provider, MTN Mobile Money, has launched a mobile payment mechanism, which will enable users to purchase products online using a debit card….

5 ways startups can cash in on the emerging markets wave

Africa is the final frontier. The subject rose quickly on CNBC after the Wall Street downturn. It has also been a major topic on…

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