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| Aug 5, 2025 | Capitec targets migrant wallets with cross-border transfers | Capitec, South Africa’s largest bank by customers, is muscling in on the remittance market through a partnership with the fintech and remittance specialist Mama Money.
In a joint statement on Tuesday, Capitec said the partnership will help ... |
| Nov 19, 2024 | WhatsApp-powered bank card launched in South Africa | A South African fintech specialising in cross-border money transfer has launched a new bank card that allows card holders to manage their account and money through WhatsApp.
Mama Money Financial Services has launched the bank card in collab... |
| May 4, 2022 | Nicolas Vonthron named CEO of Mama Money | Mama Money co-founders Mathieu Coquillon and Raphael Grojnowski.
Cape Town-based fintech firm Mama Money has appointed Nicolas Vonthron as CEO. This, as the start-up has set its sights on expanding its global footprint, which now reaches ov... |
| Feb 16, 2021 | SA fintech Mama Money grows 500% during the pandemic | Mama Money, a South African founded digital money transfer operator reportedly grew by 500% during 2020.
Mama Money grows 500% during the pandemic
According to reports, the fintech startup currently has more than a million users who pay f... |
| Feb 16, 2021 | SA fintech Mama Money grows 500% during the pandemic | Mama Money, a South African founded digital money transfer operator reportedly grew by 500% during 2020.
Mama Money grows 500% during the pandemic
According to reports, the fintech startup currently has more than a million users who pay fee... |
| Feb 16, 2021 | Mama Money prevails as growth surges in tough climate | Mama Money co-founders Mathieu Coquillon and Raphael Grojnowski.
Despite the tough economic conditions as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, local fintech start-upMama Money says it saw growth in international money transfers of ove... |
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| Jul 6, 2020 | Mama Money Announces Western Union Partnership to Launch International Money Transfers | Mama Money, a based-in-South Africa mobile money fintech has announced a partnership with Western Union. Mama Money will now use Western Union’s Global Network to enable customers to transfer funds to their loved ones from outside the count... |
| Jul 2, 2020 | SA Fintech Mama Money expands globally | Mama Money, a South African founded digital money transfer operator that is taking the world by storm has announced their recent partnership with Western Union.
Joining forces will allow Mama Money customers to transfer funds to their love... |
| Jul 2, 2020 | SA Fintech Mama Money expands globally | Mama Money, a South African founded digital money transfer operator that is taking the world by storm has announced their recent partnership with Western Union.
Joining forces will allow Mama Money customers to transfer funds to their loved... |
| Jun 30, 2020 | SA FinTech Player Mama Money Expands Globally With Western Union | Mama Money |
| Jun 30, 2020 | SA FinTech Player Mama Money Expands Globally With Western Union | Mama Money
South Africa’s Mama Money has joined forces with Western Union, the world leader in cross-border, cross-currency money movement and payments. The partnership enables Mama Money customers to send money to their loved ones around t... |
| May 5, 2020 | Covid-19 and African tech startups roundup [05/05/2020] | SA money transfer fintech Mama Money has raised R250 000 in an internal fund for its field agents
This, while LinkdPro, a SA digital platform that connects leading companies and brands to freelance talent, has reported a “massive” uptake i... |
| May 5, 2020 | Covid-19 and African tech startups roundup [05/05/2020] | SA money transfer fintech Mama Money has raised R250 000 in an internal fund for its field agents
This, while LinkdPro, a SA digital platform that connects leading companies and brands to freelance talent, has reported a “massive” uptake in... |
| Dec 6, 2019 | Here are the five companies selected as SA’s Top 5 Most Exciting Startups | The Heavy Chef Foundation last night announced the names of SA’s Top 5 Most Exciting Startups at an awards ceremony at Workshop 17, as part of Cape Town Startup Week 2019.
It follows the announcement last week by the foundation, which is t... |
| Dec 6, 2019 | Here are the five companies selected as SA’s Top 5 Most Exciting Startups | The Heavy Chef Foundation last night announced the names of SA’s Top 5 Most Exciting Startups at an awards ceremony at Workshop 17, as part of Cape Town Startup Week 2019.
It follows the announcement last week by the foundation, which is th... |
| Dec 2, 2019 | SA wins over half of the prize categories at Southern Africa Startup Awards finals | SA companies and entrepreneurs have won 11 of the 19 categories at the finals of this year’s Southern Africa Startup Awards (SASAwards).
The winners of this year’s edition of the SASAwards finals were announced at an event held in Johannes... |
| Dec 2, 2019 | Heavy Chef announces finalists of SA’s Five Most Exciting Startups list | The Heavy Chef Foundation has announced the 12 finalists of its SA’s Top 5 Most Exciting Startups initiative ahead of an award ceremony that will take place this Thursday (5 December) as part of Cape Town Startup Week 2019.
The foundation,... |
| Dec 2, 2019 | SA wins over half of the prize categories at Southern Africa Startup Awards finals | SA companies and entrepreneurs have won 11 of the 19 categories at the finals of this year’s Southern Africa Startup Awards (SASAwards).
The winners of this year’s edition of the SASAwards finals were announced at an event held in Johannesb... |
| Dec 2, 2019 | Heavy Chef announces finalists of SA’s Five Most Exciting Startups list | The Heavy Chef Foundation has announced the 12 finalists of its SA’s Top 5 Most Exciting Startups initiative ahead of an award ceremony that will take place this Thursday (5 December) as part of Cape Town Startup Week 2019.
The foundation, ... |
| Oct 30, 2019 | Here are the 2019 Southern Africa Startup Awards regional finalists | The 2019 Southern Africa Startup Awards (SASAwards) regional finalists have been announced.
The awards form part of the annual Global Startup Awards which aim to spotlight tech startups from around the world.
In a statement last Friday (25 ... |
| Oct 30, 2019 | Here are the 2019 Southern Africa Startup Awards regional finalists | The 2019 Southern Africa Startup Awards (SASAwards) regional finalists have been announced.
The awards form part of the annual Global Startup Awards which aim to spotlight tech startups from around the world.
In a statement last Friday (2... |
| Sep 20, 2019 | Here are the 2019 Southern Africa Startup Awards SA chapter winners | The South African winners of the 2019 Southern Africa Startup Awards (SASAwards) have been announced.
The awards form part of the annual Global Startup Awards which aim to spotlight tech startups from around the world.
SASAwards said in a... |
| Sep 20, 2019 | Here are the 2019 Southern Africa Startup Awards SA chapter winners | The South African winners of the 2019 Southern Africa Startup Awards (SASAwards) have been announced.
The awards form part of the annual Global Startup Awards which aim to spotlight tech startups from around the world.
SASAwards said in a s... |
| May 27, 2019 | Investec showcases three SA startups at Tech4Good event that tackle financial inclusion | Last week banking and asset management group Investec showcased three SA startups that it believes are addressing financial inclusion in the country.
Investec presented the startups to stakeholders and Investec clients at an event held las... |
| May 27, 2019 | Investec showcases three SA startups at Tech4Good event that tackle financial inclusion | Last week banking and asset management group Investec showcased three SA startups that it believes are addressing financial inclusion in the country.
Investec presented the startups to stakeholders and Investec clients at an event held last... |
| Aug 9, 2018 | Online platforms that enable instant money transfer to Africa from overseas | Share this article:
According to the World Bank, remittance to Sub-Saharan Africa is expected to hit $39.2 billion by the end of 2018 (PDF).
Before now, remittance to Africa from overseas required a visit to an agent and transfers usually t... |
| Sep 6, 2017 | MAMA MONEY IS QUICKLY SPREADING ACROSS AFRICA & ASIA | Mama Money is the first purely grown South African startup to be licensed as an authorized dealer with limited authority by the South African reserve Bank.
The startup was founded back in 2013, but it officially launched to the public in Ja... |
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| Mar 7, 2017 | SA’s Fintech start-up Mama Money expands into Nigeria, Ghana and Tanzania | wp_booster error:
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| Mar 7, 2017 | Mama Money expands to three more African countries | Fintech remittance startup Mama Money, has announced aggressive expansion plans into Mozambique, Malawi, and Kenya by April. It has already expanded into Nigeria, Ghana, and Tanzania.
The company started off as a money transfer service from... |
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| Mar 7, 2017 | Mama Money expands to three more African countries | Fintech remittance startup Mama Money, has announced aggressive expansion plans into Mozambique, Malawi, and Kenya by April. It has already expanded into Nigeria, Ghana, and Tanzania.
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| Jan 22, 2015 | Meet Mama Money, the mobile social startup looking to break open the African remittance market | Remittances, or the transfer of money by a foreign workers to an individuals in their home countries, are huge, especially in countries with large migrant and immigrant populations. How big? Well, US$440-billion in 2010, of which US$325-bil... |
| Jan 22, 2015 | Mama Money Launches To Reduce Cost Of Money Transfer In South Africa | Mama Money, an homegrown South African startup launched today hoping to save immigrants and refugees living in South Africa up to 270 percent on their remittance when sending money
to their countries.
Mama Money claims to be the world’s fir... |
| Jan 22, 2015 | Meet Mama Money, the mobile social startup looking to break open the African remittance market | Remittances, or the transfer of money by a foreign workers to an individuals in their home countries, are huge, especially in countries with large migrant and immigrant populations. How big? Well, US$440-billion in 2010, of which US$325-bil... |
| MAMA MONEY IS QUICKLY SPREADING ACROSS AFRICA & ASIA | Mama Money is the first purely grown South African startup to be licensed as an authorized dealer with limited authority by the South African reserve Bank.
The startup was founded back in 2013, but it officially launched to the public in Ja... |
| Mama Money Announces Western Union Partnership to Launch International Money Transfers | Mama Money, a based-in-South Africa mobile money fintech has announced a partnership with Western Union. Mama Money will now use Western Union’s Global Network to enable customers to transfer funds to their loved ones from outside the count... |
