Aug 28, 2019
The US was home to majority of the global top 10 venture capital (VC) investors in the Internet of Things (IoT) tech space in 2018, according to GlobalData. The top 10 VC investors (Baidu, Amazon Alexa Fund, Intel Capital, Robert Bosch, Northern Light Venture Capital,...
Aug 28, 2019
Nomanini, the fintech platform for the informal retail ecosystem, has today announced a $4-million funding round led by Standard Bank, and completed by Goodwell Investments, an Amsterdam-based investment firm focused on fintech and financial inclusion. Through the...
Aug 27, 2019
Tarsus Technology Group has received Level 1 BBBEE (broad-based black economic empowerment) certification. The group’s BBBEE score has moved up two levels since its last certificate in 2018. The certification means that Tarsus Technology Group and its subsidiary...
Aug 26, 2019
JSE Limited, the operator of the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE), has agreed to acquire Link Market Services South Africa (Link SA), the second largest share registry business in South Africa (with six of the top 40 listed companies as clients), subject to all...
Aug 26, 2019
Fincheck.co.za, which began in 2016 so consumers could compare financial services products, has taken over the full management and equity in FundingHub. This makes Fincheck the country’s biggest financial comparison site as well as the biggest lead aggregator...
Aug 21, 2019
Independent management consulting firm IQbusiness has acquired Genex Insights, the South African-based insights and market research company, as it ramps up an ambitious M&A strategy to compound its organic growth. The acquisition is effective from March this year,...