Mar 8, 2022
Acumen Software, the asset and resource management firm that created the My Smart City platform, has acquired 25% of the commerce platform provider, Kinektek. Acumen Software plans to integrate Kinektek into My Smart City as it accelerates the rollout of the service...
Mar 8, 2022
Absa Group has signed agreements with the Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology (MEST) in Ghana, the Cape Innovation and Technology Initiative (CiTi) and Grindstone in South Africa to support and collaborate in initiatives that are aimed at growing emerging...
Mar 4, 2022
JSE-listed Metrofile has expanded its suite of digital services – backup, disaster recovery, cybersecurity and specialised virtual private server (VPS) hosting – through its acquisition of IronTree. While paper-based document management remains a central...
Mar 4, 2022
South African FinTech Group, Capital Appreciation, has expanded its portfolio of technology companies. Capital Appreciation has acquired the Responsive Technology group for the purchase price of about R48,68-million. The acquisition includes three South African...
Mar 2, 2022
Ukheshe Technologies, has appointed Darryn Botha as its CIO. Botha’s role will include overseeing data security, maintaining a stable IT infrastructure, while enabling Ukheshe’s business strategy and improving its ability to engage and collaborate with...
Mar 2, 2022
VALR.com, a cryptocurrency exchange headquartered in South Africa, has raised $50-million (over R750-million) in Africa’s largest ever crypto funding round. This values the company at $240-million (R3,7-billion). VALR’s oversubscribed Series B equity...
