10 South African Entrepreneurs Advancing Financial Technology
10 South African Entrepreneurs Advancing Financial Technology. The South African financial landscape has transformed into a system that seeks to be inclusive of everyone. This is because of the innovative entrepreneurs that have used technology to come up with solutions that will not only benefit a few but aim to cater to everyone. These entrepreneurs are leveraging technology to create innovative financial solutions, improve accessibility to financial services, and promote financial inclusion across South Africa.
Thulani Masebenza
Thulani Masebenza is the founder of Bloo Money (formerly Moya Money). It is a Web App for businesses that streamlines invoices and payouts to freelancers. Features include managing invoices, contracts and payments all in one place and at scale. On a mission to make self-employment sustainable in Africa.
Michael Jordaan
Michael Jordaan is the co-founder of Bank Zero, a digital bank that offers low-cost banking services. Bank Zero leverages innovative technology to provide a unique banking experience without physical branches.
Idan Jaan
Idan Jaan is the founder and CEO of Fundrr. Fundrr is a financial technology company that uses intelligent algorithms to assess businesses and business owners holistically and therefore are able to provide quick and easy Biz Funding to assist SMEs in South Africa.
Ntuthuko Shezi
Ntuthuko Shezi founded Livestock Wealth, an innovative investment platform that allows people to invest in cattle. The platform leverages technology to manage and track investments in livestock.
Charles Savage
Charles Savage is the CEO of EasyEquities, a platform that democratizes stock market investing by making it accessible and affordable for the average person. The platform offers fractional share investing and educational resources.
Matt Putman
Having co-founded iKhokha, one of the first #Fintech companies in Africa, Matt Putman has had the privilege of working with and leading an ambitious team of 100+ people who are committed to disrupting the financial services space in South Africa. Over the past 7 years, iKhokha has become one of the fastest growing companies within the SME space locally and it is constantly striving to service fellow entrepreneurs with the platform and tools they need to take their businesses to new heights.
Katlego Maphai
Katlego Maphai is the co-founder and CEO of Yoco, a company that provides point-of-sale (POS) systems and card readers to small businesses. Yoco aims to empower entrepreneurs by offering tools to manage and grow their businesses.
Riaan van Heerden
Riaan van Heerden is the co-founder of Valeo Capital, a boutique advisory firm, providing independent expert advice on the full spectrum of corporate finance services, including mergers and acquisitions, disposals, valuations, BEE ownership transactions, listings, JSE and TRP regulatory advice, capital raisings and secondary placings.
Tshepo Moloi
Tshepo Moloi is the founder of StokFella, StokFella is a social FinTech company that provides financial products & services to stokvels to help them achieve inclusive growth. The company believes that through shared ownership and community capital, stokvels have the ability to build small businesses, pay for education and help South African’s achieve financial freedom.
Tom David
With over five years of experience in fintech and social entrepreneurship, Tom David co-founded abela.app, a QR enabled payment platform that empowers millions of South Africans to earn, spend, and save their money, how they like.
