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| Jan 26, 2021 | MTN, Vodacom Could Partner With FinTechs To Pursue Mobile Payments in 2021 | Fintech (financial technology) on smart phone concept. Jirsak / Shutterstock.com
For the past two years, we published AlphaCode, South Africa’s leading FinTech thinkers, predictions about the financial technology (FinTech) landscape. We bel... |
| Jan 26, 2021 | MTN, Vodacom Could Partner With FinTechs To Pursue Mobile Payments in 2021 | Fintech (financial technology) on smart phone concept. Jirsak / Shutterstock.com |
| Jan 25, 2021 | Fintech 2021 predictions [Opinion] | Each year, at AlphaCode, we use our vantage point of the fintech landscape to share what we expect this year.
We had no idea last January that a whole new world awaited. One that would include global lockdowns, Zoombombing, covidiots, close... |
| Jan 25, 2021 | Fintech 2021 predictions [Opinion] | Each year, at AlphaCode, we use our vantage point of the fintech landscape to share what we expect this year.
We had no idea last January that a whole new world awaited. One that would include global lockdowns, Zoombombing, covidiots, clos... |
| Jun 4, 2020 | Covid-19 and African tech startups roundup [04/06/2020] | Droppa, a Johannesburg based on-demand platform for trucks and bakkies, announced yesterday that it had expanded its recently launched Droppa Express service beyond a 25km delivery radius.
This as Joburg-based fintech startup uKheshe has la... |
| Jun 4, 2020 | Covid-19 and African tech startups roundup [04/06/2020] | Droppa, a Johannesburg based on-demand platform for trucks and bakkies, announced yesterday that it had expanded its recently launched Droppa Express service beyond a 25km delivery radius.
This as Joburg-based fintech startup uKheshe has l... |
| Mar 24, 2020 | Kenyan fintech Pezesha wins Best Catapulter Award at LHoFT | Kenyan fintech startup Pezesha earlier this month took home the Best Catapulter Award at the conclusion of the Catapult: Inclusion Africa fintech bootcamp hosted by The Luxembourg House of Financial Technology (LHoFT).
Pezesha, a micro lend... |
| Mar 24, 2020 | Kenyan fintech Pezesha wins Best Catapulter Award at LHoFT | Kenyan fintech startup Pezesha earlier this month took home the Best Catapulter Award at the conclusion of the Catapult: Inclusion Africa fintech bootcamp hosted by The Luxembourg House of Financial Technology (LHoFT).
Pezesha, a micro len... |
| Feb 18, 2020 | Here are the 13 African fintechs selected for LHoFT’s bootcamp in Luxembourg [Updated] | UPDATE (23 March 2020): Subsequent to the publication of this article, the Luxembourg House of Financial Technology (LHoFT) added Nigerian startup SmartTeller and Ghanian and US based startup Ozé to the bootcamp as well. The story has been ... |
| Feb 18, 2020 | Here are the 13 African fintechs selected for LHoFT’s bootcamp in Luxembourg [Updated] | UPDATE (23 March 2020): Subsequent to the publication of this article, the Luxembourg House of Financial Technology (LHoFT) added Nigerian startup SmartTeller and Ghanian and US based startup Ozé to the bootcamp as well. The story has been ... |
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| Dec 24, 2019 | Are these the 10 biggest deals by African tech startups in 2019? | Big money. That’s what African 86 tech startups raised this year.
While not every startup wanted to disclose how much they raised, those that did made a ton of it — almost $290-million going on data from 88 venture capital (VC) disclosed de... |
| Dec 24, 2019 | Are these the 10 biggest deals by African tech startups in 2019? | Big money. That’s what African 86 tech startups raised this year.
While not every startup wanted to disclose how much they raised, those that did made a ton of it — almost $290-million going on data from 88 venture capital (VC) disclosed d... |
| Dec 23, 2019 | African tech startups netted over $6m in collective prize money in 2019 [List] | African tech startups this year tapped millions of dollars by taking part in and winning startup competitions — at least over $6-million collectively, by Ventureburn’s calculations.
The biggest cash prize went to South African insurtech st... |
| Dec 23, 2019 | African tech startups netted over $6m in collective prize money in 2019 [List] | African tech startups this year tapped millions of dollars by taking part in and winning startup competitions — at least over $6-million collectively, by Ventureburn’s calculations.
The biggest cash prize went to South African insurtech sta... |
| Dec 20, 2019 | Are these SA’s 11 biggest disclosed VC deals in 2019? [Updated] | UPDATE (20 and 23 December): This article was updated to correctly state that SweepSouth’s R30-million raise from Naspers Foundry was part of a R60-million round closed in October. We have also removed the R500k Vollar deal which was actual... |
| Dec 20, 2019 | Are these SA’s 11 biggest disclosed VC deals in 2019? [Updated] | UPDATE (20 and 23 December): This article was updated to correctly state that SweepSouth’s R30-million raise from Naspers Foundry was part of a R60-million round closed in October. We have also removed the R500k Vollar deal which was actual... |
| Dec 5, 2019 | Jobs Fund renews partnership with tech firm A2Pay, committing R161m for project | SA tech company A2Pay has landed R161-million from The Jobs Fund, a R9-billion fund which is managed by The National Treasury. The debt funding will help the company to roll out its end-to-end technology solutions to informal market traders... |
| Dec 5, 2019 | Jobs Fund renews partnership with tech firm A2Pay, committing R161m for project | SA tech company A2Pay has landed R161-million from The Jobs Fund, a R9-billion fund which is managed by The National Treasury. The debt funding will help the company to roll out its end-to-end technology solutions to informal market traders... |
| Oct 30, 2019 | 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 competition.
The global fintech hackcelerator, which is sponsored by KPMG Matchi, is... |
| Oct 30, 2019 | 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 competition.
The global fintech hackcelerator, which is sponsored by KPMG Matchi, is ... |
| Oct 7, 2019 | Reserve Bank, KPMG Matchi name 12 finalists of fintech hackcelerator | The SA Reserve Bank (Sarb) and technology matchmaking platform KPMG Matchi have named the 12 finalists of the Global Fintech Hackcelerator @ Southern Africa.
The hackathon and accelerator programme aims to create a platform for fintech firm... |
| Oct 7, 2019 | Reserve Bank, KPMG Matchi name 12 finalists of fintech hackcelerator | The SA Reserve Bank (Sarb) and technology matchmaking platform KPMG Matchi have named the 12 finalists of the Global Fintech Hackcelerator @ Southern Africa.
The hackathon and accelerator programme aims to create a platform for fintech fir... |
| Aug 15, 2019 | SA fintech uKheshe nets over R7m from investors on R100m valuation | Joburg-based fintech startup uKheshe has raised $500 000 (over R7.6-million at the current exchange rate) in seed funding on a valuation of R100-million, from FiTech Ventures and Ocean on 76.
Ukheshe’s app, which was launched 10 months ago... |
| Aug 15, 2019 | SA fintech uKheshe nets over R7m from investors on R100m valuation | Joburg-based fintech startup uKheshe has raised $500 000 (over R7.6-million at the current exchange rate) in seed funding on a valuation of R100-million, from FiTech Ventures and Ocean on 76.
Ukheshe’s app, which was launched 10 months ago,... |
| Aug 13, 2019 | The Rise of Sub-Saharan Africa as a FinTech Hub | Fintech. Wright Studio / Shutterstock.com |
| Aug 13, 2019 | The Rise of Sub-Saharan Africa as a FinTech Hub | Fintech. Wright Studio / Shutterstock.com
Sub-Saharan Africa is one of the fastest-growing investment zones for financial technology companies according to new research says Forbes.
The GSM Association says in its Mobile Economy, Sub-Sahara... |
| Jul 2, 2019 | uKheshe Introduces Affordable Emergency Hospital Insurance Cover | Health card - Individual |
| Jul 2, 2019 | uKheshe Introduces Affordable Emergency Hospital Insurance Cover | Health card - Individual
uKheshe, South Africa’s economic and convenient QR cash card, on Tuesday announced the launch of the uKheshe Health Benefits card, an innovative and affordable medical aid solution for as little as R99 per month.
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