| Date | Title | Description |
| 12.06.2026 | How a tiny SA team is using AI to challenge accounting’s big boys | Tayla Dandridge, co-founder of stub
Tayla Dandridge says there are nights she would rather not fall asleep, for fear of missing out.
“You almost feel like you don’t want to go to sleep because something’s going to drop,” she says of the pac... |
| 11.05.2026 | Apis Partners Secures $1.23 Billion For Global Digital Finance Investments | Apis Partners announced the final close of its third private equity fund, securing an impressive $1.23 billion. This achievement surpassed its target by 23%, effectively doubling the size of its predecessor fund. The substantial capital tar... |
| 08.05.2026 | London-based Apis Partners closes Growth Markets Fund III at $1.23b | UK private equity firm Apis Partners has announced the final close of Apis Global Growth Fund III and Apis Growth Markets Fund III with combined commitments of $1.23 billion, 23% above target.
The proceeds raised in the new fund are more th... |
| 08.05.2026 | Apis Partners: $1.23 Billion Raised For Fund III | Apis Partners announced the final close of Apis Global Growth Fund III and Apis Growth Markets Fund III with combined commitments totaling $1.23 billion, excluding co-investments, more than doubling the size of its predecessor fund, which c... |
| 07.05.2026 | Apis Partners collects $1.23 bn for new private equity fund, exceeds target | Matteo Stefanel (left) and Udayan Goyal, managing partners, Apis
Apis Partners, a London-headquartered private equity firm that counts edtech startup Leap, insure-tech company RenewBuy and non-bank lender Hero Fincorp in its India portfolio... |
| 07.05.2026 | Apis Partners Announces Final Close of $1.23 Billion Fund III, Double its Predecessor | Apis Partners Group (UK) Limited (“Apis”), a private equity firm investing in tech-enabled businesses in financial infrastructure and services, today announced the final close of Apis Global Growth Fund III and Apis Growth Markets Fund III ... |
| 09.04.2026 | The open banking divide in South Africa | Standard Bank Group’s Simon Just
Standard Bank has come out in defence of a market-led approach to open banking in South Africa that the Reserve Bank recently criticised, while the fintech industry is calling for more regulation.
In March, ... |
| 19.09.2025 | Street Wallet joins South Africa’s fintech consolidation wave with Digitip acquisiton | Street Wallet, a South African fintech known for its mobile payment solutions tailored to informal traders and service providers, has acquired Digitip, a local startup enabling digital tipping for informal workers, for an undisclosed amount... |
| 17.09.2025 | Yoco CEO Katlego Maphai to step down after 10 years | Yoco co-founder and outgoing CEO Katlego Maphai
Katlego Maphai, co-founder and long-serving CEO of South African fintech company Yoco, has announced he will step down from the role after more than 10 years at the helm.
Maphai revealed the d... |
| 22.08.2025 | TCS | The story behind Nedbank’s R1.65-billion iKhokha deal | Nedbank announced last week that it was acquiring Durban-based fintech iKhokha in a R1.65-billion deal that could signal the start of further consolidation in the payments industry in South Africa.
Nedbank described the deal as a “significa... |
| 19.08.2025 | Nedbank Acquires iKhokha to Accelerate SME Customer Growth | Share this:
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| 18.08.2025 | Big Move in African Fintech: Nedbank Acquires South Africa’s iKhokha for $94M | In a significant development in the African fintech landscape, Nedbank Group has announced the acquisition of iKhokha, a leading South African payments fintech, in an all-cash deal valued at ZAR 1.65 billion (approximately $94 million).
Fou... |
| 13.08.2025 | Nedbank buying iKhokha in R1.65-billion deal | Nedbank has acquired Durban-based payments fintech iKhokha for R1.65-billion in an all-cash deal.
According to Nedbank, the acquisition marks a “significant milestone” in the bank’s strategy to deepen its support for small and medium-sized ... |
| 29.01.2025 | Payment companies form new industry body in South Africa | Asapp founding members represented by Ali Mazanderani, Lesaka Technologies; Peter Berry, Shop2Shop; Rahul Jain, Peach Payment Services; Lincoln Mali, Lesaka Technologies; Moosa Manjra, Hello Group; Matt Puttman, iKhokha; Mpho Sadiki, Networ... |
| 03.09.2024 | Mastercard and Smile ID collaborate to accelerate merchant onboarding in Africa. | Collaboration to streamline and digitise the merchant onboarding process, enabling acquiring partners to automatically onboard merchants in over 50 African countries in three minutes or less.
Mastercard has teamed up with Smile ID, a leadin... |
| 10.11.2023 | Health start-up Kena takes top honours at MTN app awards | All the winners of the 2023 awards
The 12th annual MTN Business App of the Year awards were held at gala event in Sandton on Thursday evening and health start-up Kena Health took the night’s top honours.
“We are incredibly honoured to be re... |
| 18.04.2023 | Bank Zero, iKhokha partner to roll out payment terminals | Michael Jordaan
Bank Zero has announced a partnership with another fintech player, iKhokha, to provide business customers with a card machine solution with zero monthly rental fees that integrates with the bank’s zero-fee accounts.
“Busines... |
| 28.10.2022 | iKhokha wins international innovation award | iKhokha CEO Matt Putman and Chief Growth Officer Graeme Cumming
Durban-based fintech company iKhokha has been awarded top honours at Mastercard's EMEA EDGE Conference in Dubai.
The Mastercard EDGE Conference brought together payment technol... |
| 23.09.2022 | iKhokha smart card machine enters SME card payment space | Over the last decade, iKhokha has developed digital payment solutions that make it easier for small businesses to start and scale. In the last year alone, they have launched multiple payment methods across the online and physical business l... |
| 20.06.2022 | Five tech solutions for growing businesses | Running a business isn’t easy. Fortunately, tech companies are making it easier for all business owners to run and grow their businesses.
And if you’re expecting a Silicon Valley tech company with worthwhile yet dollar-based solutions, you’... |
| 15.03.2022 | How consumers are driving SA’s online shopping growth | Research done by McKinsey and Company reveals SMEs make up 98% of businesses in South Africa and employ between 50-60% of the workforce.
Now almost two years into a pandemic that swept the country into an economic crisis, we’re witnessing a... |
| 28.01.2022 | iKhokha appoints ex-MultiChoice Head of Product as Chief Growth Officer | Graeme Cumming, Chief Growth Officer.
Mobile payment provider iKhokha recently announced the appointment of Graeme Cumming as Chief Growth Officer.
The former Head of Product at MultiChoice, Cumming was integral in launching Africa's most p... |
| 15.05.2020 | The New Normal: Opportunity for fintechs to help transform financial sector [Opinion] | The New Normal is a new regular column Ventureburn will run, featuring business leaders and how Covid-19 is reshaping the tech world.
The coronavirus pandemic has forced the global economy to take pause. There is a growing realisation that... |
| 15.05.2020 | The New Normal: Opportunity for fintechs to help transform financial sector [Opinion] | The New Normal is a new regular column Ventureburn will run, featuring business leaders and how Covid-19 is reshaping the tech world.
The coronavirus pandemic has forced the global economy to take pause. There is a growing realisation that ... |
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| 06.11.2019 | One of SA’s Fast-growing FinTechs is Hiring but can’t Find Skills | Fintech (financial technology) on smart phone concept. Jirsak / Shutterstock.com
“Disruptive digital and e-commerce businesses, from scale-ups through to big giants like Amazon or Google, are growing at such unprecedented rates that the gap... |
| 06.11.2019 | One of SA’s Fast-growing FinTechs is Hiring but can’t Find Skills | Fintech (financial technology) on smart phone concept. Jirsak / Shutterstock.com |
| 30.04.2019 | SA insurtech Nobuntu to use Blue Garnet Ventures investment to develop, launch flagship product | Cape Town based insurtech startup Nobuntu will use an investment it raised from Blue Garnet Ventures to develop and launch its flagship savings product, the People’s Fund, CEO Tyron Fouche revealed today (30 April).
It follows a statement ... |
| 30.04.2019 | SA insurtech Nobuntu to use Blue Garnet Ventures investment to develop, launch flagship product | Cape Town based insurtech startup Nobuntu will use an investment it raised from Blue Garnet Ventures to develop and launch its flagship savings product, the People’s Fund, CEO Tyron Fouche revealed today (30 April).
It follows a statement e... |
| 12.03.2019 | Silicon Durbs aims to turn beach city into country’s next tech hub | While Cape Town has long been held as SA’s startup capital and Gauteng has recently emerged as a strong contender, a Durban-based organisation is now looking to turn the beach city into the country’s next tech hub.
But Lindani Mkhize, (pict... |
| 12.03.2019 | Silicon Durbs aims to turn beach city into country’s next tech hub | While Cape Town has long been held as SA’s startup capital and Gauteng has recently emerged as a strong contender, a Durban-based organisation is now looking to turn the beach city into the country’s next tech hub.
But Lindani Mkhize, (pic... |
| 17.02.2017 | 17 South African startups to watch out for in 2017 [Digital All Stars] [update] | Digital All Stars is a series of articles which aims to celebrate the best of South African digital. The articles, which will appear on Memeburn and Ventureburn, recognise and celebrate South Africa’s best digital entrepreneurs, business pe... |
| 17.02.2017 | 17 South African startups to watch out for in 2017 [Digital All Stars] [update] | Digital All Stars is a series of articles which aims to celebrate the best of South African digital. The articles, which will appear on Memeburn and Ventureburn, recognise and celebrate South Africa’s best digital entrepreneurs, business pe... |
| 19.09.2016 | iKhokha and Mastercard partner up to roll out 700 POS terminals | With the aim of rolling out 700 POS terminals, the partnership between Mastercard SA and iKhokha will seek to bring digital payment services to informal settlements.
iKhokha, a digital payment service which specialises in the manufacturing ... |
| 19.09.2016 | iKhokha and Mastercard partner up to roll out 700 POS terminals | With the aim of rolling out 700 POS terminals, the partnership between Mastercard SA and iKhokha will seek to bring digital payment services to informal settlements.
iKhokha, a digital payment service which specialises in the manufacturing... |
| 20.06.2016 | iKhokha merchants can now get cash advances | Mobile app and card-reader startup iKhokha on Monday announced that merchants using its devices and platforms can now get cash advances to help grow their businesses.
According to a press release sent to Ventureburn, the new feature is des... |
| 20.06.2016 | iKhokha merchants can now get cash advances | Mobile app and card-reader startup iKhokha on Monday announced that merchants using its devices and platforms can now get cash advances to help grow their businesses.
According to a press release sent to Ventureburn, the new feature is desi... |
| 12.05.2016 | 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 on Memeburn and Ventureburn, recognise and celebrate South Africa’s best digital entrepreneurs, business... |
| 12.05.2016 | 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 on Memeburn and Ventureburn, recognise and celebrate South Africa’s best digital entrepreneurs, business... |
| 03.03.2016 | iKhokha retailers now accept MasterPass | - |
