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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…

12 SA tech entrepreneurs who made headlines in 2019

This year, you could say, was full of drama for SA tech startups. From a public spat between well-known SA businessmen, a SA doctor…

wiGroup grows 25% in year after financial management almost shut SA company

A year after having uncovered financial management which almost forced SA fintech wiGroup to shut down, the company has turned things around, having grown at…

Top startup events in South Africa, Africa you should know about this week [14/7/2019]

In Cape Town this week, come hear Bevan Ducasse who founded wiGroup at the age of 23 and then built the SA fintech into…

Eight SA tech entrepreneurs who made headlines in Ventureburn in 2018

A local startup founder accused in the US of stealing $600 000 from investors by faking details of his startup, a mysterious angel investor and an…

‘I never saw it coming’ – wiGroup founder on financial mismanagement

The founder and CEO of SA fintech wiGroup says he never saw any warning signs of the financial mismanagement the firm uncovered just months…

PwC probe into financial mismanagement at wiGroup: CFO confirms he resigned

The chief financial officer (CFO) of Cape Town based fintech company wiGroup confirmed today that he has resigned from the company. It comes as wiGroup revealed…

Advice from four SA tech entrepreneurs behind biggest deals of 2018 so far [Digital All Stars]

We’re nearly six months into 2018 and already South Africa has seen some big deals and acquisitions in the tech sector. It’s not just Uber Eats’…

How wiGroup founder switched gears to build growth company around people

Even before a recent shared dinner, wiGroup founder Bevan Ducasse has sought to follow entrepreneur Richard Branson’s advice on creating a company where staff can thrive. Ducasse…

SA fintech wiGroup secures funding from Virgin, Smollan to boost global expansion

Cape Town based mobile software firm wiGroup has secured investment from the Virgin Group and retail solutions provider Smollan to fast-track its entry into emerging and developed…

FNB crowns WiGroup CEO as winner of 2016 Innovation Awards

SA banking institution FNB named WiGroup founder and CEO, Bevan Ducasse, as the winner of its FNB Business Innovation Awards for 2016. As Ducasse’s prize,…

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…

10 defining moments that shaped SA’s startup ecosystem in 2015

2015 was a year of grinding it out and building momentum… More and more investors, business accelerators and corporate venturers are embracing South African…

WiGroup to catalyse transacting with free open mobile payments

South Africa “fintech startup-turned-empire” WiGroup wants to become the catalyst in growing mobile transactions. This comes after it announced that it will no longer…

From startup to fintech empire: WiGroup sells stake to Investec for ‘R400m’

It’s not often in the entrepreneur world that you hear of investments from banks, but here is one such story involving a very successful…

PwC Vision to Reality Awards dubs WiGroup SA’s top startup of 2014

Corporate, meet entrepreneurship. Entrepreneurship, meet corporate. In a grand effort to celebrate small innovative companies in South Africa, PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) recently announced the winners…

These are SA’s top four ‘U-Startups’ heading to Milan

The South African leg of the U-Start startup conference has come to an end with four impressive contenders awarded the opportunity to present their…

Pilot POS partners with wiGroup to simplify mobile payments in SA

With a 70% mobile penetration in Africa, mobile money transfer service is eagerly waiting to take off. To further implement this concept, Pilot Software,…

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