| Date | Title | Description |
| 05.11.2025 | Romeo Kumalo, Gil Oved to set up R3.5-billion tech fund | From left, Romeo Kumalo and Gil Oved
LLH Capital, a private equity firm led by Romeo Kumalo and Gil Oved, sold down a significant portion of its stake in Optasia during the latter’s JSE listing on Tuesday and now plans to use the funds to i... |
| 10.09.2025 | TymeBank rolls out PayShap Request for merchant partners | Digital challenger bank TymeBank has introduced a PayShap Request payment option that third-party payment service providers can offer to merchants to use with their clients.
According to a statement by the bank on Wednesday, the functionali... |
| 29.01.2025 | Casinoble South Africa Highlights Instant EFT as the Best Payment Method for Online Casino Players | Casinoble South Africa Highlights Instant EFT as the Best Payment Method for Online Casino Players
Wed, Jan 29, 2025 16:08 CET Report this content
Cape Town, South Africa – January 29, 2025:
South African online casino players are increasin... |
| 27.12.2024 | To increase access to SME financing, SA fintech Sourcefin secured $8.2 M funding from Futuregrowth | Futuregrowth Asset Management has contributed ZAR150 million (US $8.2 million) to Sourcefin, a fintech and alternative funding provider based in South Africa that offers small and medium-sized businesses (SMMEs) access to financing and spec... |
| 30.05.2023 | Global CFD Broker RaiseFX Announces The Addition of OZOW, powered by Rapid Payments in South Africa | RaiseFX Global CFD Broker
CAPETOWN, SOUTH AFRICA, May 30, 2023/EINPresswire.com/ -- RaiseFX, a leading multi-regulated CFD broker, is pleased to announce the addition of Ozow, powered by Rapid Payments (https://ozow.com/) to its list of par... |
| 26.04.2023 | S Africans still clinging to cash, but that may soon change | The message from South Africa’s fintech sector is clear: cash should no longer be king in South Africa and a move to digital open banking is imperative.
Speaker after speaker at a conference hosted by Ozow held in Cape Town on Tuesday stres... |
| 07.02.2023 | Startups in the billing space you need to know | They include Chargebee, Zentoni, DeferIt, SplitWise, and Monetize360
Like nearly eveything else, digitization has changed the way we pay for things. I'm not only talking about electonic payment consumer apps like Zelle and Venmo, but even t... |
| 24.11.2021 | South African e-payments platform Ozow lands $48m in Series B funding | South African e-payments service Ozow has raised $48 million in a Series B funding round led by Chinese tech giant Tencent.
Ozow claims over $100m in monthly transaction volume
The Series B also saw participation from Endeavor Harvest Fund ... |
| 21.11.2021 | Ozow, a South African fintech company, has secured a $48 million Series B round of funding | Fintech startup Ozow has secured a US$48 million Series B round of funding to help it grow its product line and enter new markets in South Africa.
China’s Tencent is the lead investor in Ozow’s US$48 million Series B investment, which also ... |
| 18.11.2021 | South Africa's Ozow secures $48M | Fintech startup Ozow has raised $48 million in Series B funding led by Tencent, with participation from Endeavor Catalyst and Endeavor Harvest Fund. The Johannesburg-based company (formerly i-Pay) provides a digital payments gateway to impr... |
| 17.11.2021 | South African payments gateway Ozow raises $48M Series B led by Tencent | According to a 2019 report by Deloitte, about 80% of South Africans have a bank account but only 24% of them make more than three transactions monthly.
Unlike other African countries, South Africa also has a functioning credit system with t... |
| 17.11.2021 | Tencent leads $48m Ozow Series B funding round | Storied South African fintech company Ozow attracted TenCent, Endeavor Catalyst and Endeavor Harvest Fund in a series B funding round that totaled $48 million. The Endeavor Catalyst committee approval was chaired by co-founder and former ex... |
| 17.11.2021 | Tencent leads $48m Ozow Series B funding round | Storied South African fintech company Ozow attracted TenCent, Endeavor Catalyst and Endeavor Harvest Fund in a series B funding round that totaled $48 million. The Endeavor Catalyst committee approval was chaired by co-founder and former ex... |
| 23.08.2021 | Shoprite’s Money Market Account Launches Instant EFT Payments | Shoprite |
| 23.08.2021 | Shoprite’s Money Market Account Launches Instant EFT Payments | Shoprite
Shoprite is the first South African retailer to launch an instant electronic funds transfer (EFT) service.
The EFT service enables customers to instantly send vouchers to another person in just three simple steps. Senders only need... |
| 03.12.2020 | SA fintech Ozow breaks R1-billion record in November | Ozow, a digital payment fintech, announced that it has processed R1-billion in transactions for the first time in November with Black Friday 2020 sales significantly contributing.
Black Friday contributes to SA fintech reaching R1-billion p... |
| 03.12.2020 | SA fintech Ozow breaks R1-billion record in November | Ozow, a digital payment fintech, announced that it has processed R1-billion in transactions for the first time in November with Black Friday 2020 sales significantly contributing.
Black Friday contributes to SA fintech reaching R1-billion ... |
| 02.12.2020 | SA FinTech Ozow Processed R1 Billion In Transactions Boosted By Black Friday | wp_booster error:
td_api_base::get_key : a component with the ID: single_template_2 Key: show_featured_image_on_all_pages is not set.
/home/r8qkakm4wchc/public_html/wp-content/plugins/td-composer/legacy/common/wp_booster/td_api.php (rara-er... |
| 02.12.2020 | SA FinTech Ozow Processed R1 Billion In Transactions Boosted By Black Friday | wp_booster error:
td_api_base::get_key : a component with the ID: single_template_2 Key: show_featured_image_on_all_pages is not set.
/var/web/site/public_html/wp-content/plugins/td-composer/legacy/common/wp_booster/td_api.php (rara-error) ... |
| 02.12.2020 | SA FinTech Ozow Processed R1 Billion In Transactions Boosted By Black Friday | wp_booster error:
td_api_base::get_key : a component with the ID: single_template_2 Key: show_featured_image_on_all_pages is not set.
/home/r8qkakm4wchc/public_html/wp-content/plugins/td-composer/legacy/common/wp_booster/td_api.php (rara-er... |
| 19.10.2020 | Enter fintech innovation hackathon to win R100 000 in cash | Ozow, a South African digital payment tech startup has partnered with AfricaArena to host a digital hackathon. The hackathon is aimed at encouraging tech startups to help deliver a new wave of fintech innovation leveraging the new Ozow API.... |
| 19.10.2020 | Enter fintech innovation hackathon to win R100 000 in cash | Ozow, a South African digital payment tech startup has partnered with AfricaArena to host a digital hackathon. The hackathon is aimed at encouraging tech startups to help deliver a new wave of fintech innovation leveraging the new Ozow API.... |
| 08.10.2020 | SA tech startup partners with FlySafair | Ozow, a South African digital payment tech startup has partnered with one of the country’s leading airlines, FlySafair.
The new partnership will allow locals to purchase tickets to travel via FlySafair via an EFT transaction
The partnersh... |
| 08.10.2020 | SA tech startup partners with FlySafair | Ozow, a South African digital payment tech startup has partnered with one of the country’s leading airlines, FlySafair.
The new partnership will allow locals to purchase tickets to travel via FlySafair via an EFT transaction
The partnership... |
| 15.09.2020 | OZOW launches two new payments platform in South Africa | South African fintech startup Ozow has launched what it is calling the “Ozow Revolution”, rolling out two new payments platforms and zero-rating data costs to ensure all South Africans can access digital payments.
Ozow, which rebranded from... |
| 09.09.2020 | Ozow Zero-Rates Data Costs to Ensure South Africans Can Access Digital Payments | wp_booster error:
td_api_base::get_key : a component with the ID: single_template_2 Key: show_featured_image_on_all_pages is not set.
/var/web/site/public_html/wp-content/plugins/td-composer/legacy/common/wp_booster/td_api.php (rara-error) ... |
| 09.09.2020 | Ozow Zero-Rates Data Costs to Ensure South Africans Can Access Digital Payments | wp_booster error:
td_api_base::get_key : a component with the ID: single_template_2 Key: show_featured_image_on_all_pages is not set.
/home/r8qkakm4wchc/public_html/wp-content/plugins/td-composer/legacy/common/wp_booster/td_api.php (rara-er... |
| 09.09.2020 | Ozow Zero-Rates Data Costs to Ensure South Africans Can Access Digital Payments | wp_booster error:
td_api_base::get_key : a component with the ID: single_template_2 Key: show_featured_image_on_all_pages is not set.
/home/r8qkakm4wchc/public_html/wp-content/plugins/td-composer/legacy/common/wp_booster/td_api.php (rara-er... |
| 25.08.2020 | Startup success stories enabled by section 12J | As Ventureburn will be hosting our first-ever webinar series focusing on Section 12J, we have decided to unpack several success stories of investee companies of Kalon Venture Partners.
Ventureburn will be hosting our first webinar on 1 Sep... |
| 25.08.2020 | Standard Bank acquires 35% stake in South African fintech, TradeSafe | Share this:
Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window)Click to share on Skype (Opens in new... |
| 25.08.2020 | Startup success stories enabled by section 12J | As Ventureburn will be hosting our first-ever webinar series focusing on Section 12J, we have decided to unpack several success stories of investee companies of Kalon Venture Partners.
Ventureburn will be hosting our first webinar on 1 Sept... |
| 08.04.2020 | The Presidency’s Solidarity Response Fund Raises R500-m in its First Week | Photo by CDC on Unsplash |
| 08.04.2020 | The Presidency’s Solidarity Response Fund Raises R500-m in its First Week | Photo by CDC on Unsplash
The Presidency’s Solidarity Response Fund has already raised R500-million in its first week to help South Africans affected by the coronavirus outbreak – and now it’s become even easier for individuals and businesse... |
| 23.03.2020 | Covid-19 fears drive spike in orders at alcohol, grocery delivery startups in SA | SA ecommerce startups that retail and deliver items such as groceries and alcohol, have seen online orders hit the roof, following the onset of the coronavirus (Covid-19).
Orders for items such as food and alcohol, as well as requests for f... |
| 23.03.2020 | Covid-19 fears drive spike in orders at alcohol, grocery delivery startups in SA | SA ecommerce startups that retail and deliver items such as groceries and alcohol, have seen online orders hit the roof, following the onset of the coronavirus (Covid-19).
Orders for items such as food and alcohol, as well as requests for ... |
| 21.01.2020 | Kalon Venture Partners tops up three portfolio investments, makes new deal | SA venture capital (VC) company Kalon Venture Partners last year committed fresh investments in three of its current portfolio companies and last month invested in an email protection startup, Sendmarc, the VC’s CEO Clive Butkow revealed th... |
| 21.01.2020 | Kalon Venture Partners tops up three portfolio investments, makes new deal | SA venture capital (VC) company Kalon Venture Partners last year committed fresh investments in three of its current portfolio companies and last month invested in an email protection startup, Sendmarc, the VC’s CEO Clive Butkow revealed th... |
| 11.10.2019 | 2019 Savca Industry Awards finalists announced | The Southern African Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (Savca), in collaboration with Investec and Sanlam Investments, has announced the finalists of the 2019 Savca Industry Awards.
Savca CEO Tanya van Lill said in a statement... |
| 11.10.2019 | 2019 Savca Industry Awards finalists announced | The Southern African Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (Savca), in collaboration with Investec and Sanlam Investments, has announced the finalists of the 2019 Savca Industry Awards.
Savca CEO Tanya van Lill said in a statement ... |
| 23.08.2019 | Are these six, SA’s most important venture capitalists? | Who would you turn to if you were a SA tech startup looking for venture capital (VC)?
South Africa’s VC sector has grown substantially in recent years, with over R1-billion invested in startups and early-stage companies in 2017, according t... |
| 23.08.2019 | Are these six, SA’s most important venture capitalists? | Who would you turn to if you were a SA tech startup looking for venture capital (VC)?
South Africa’s VC sector has grown substantially in recent years, with over R1-billion invested in startups and early-stage companies in 2017, according ... |
| 25.06.2019 | Ozow nets follow-on funding from Kalon Venture Partners for Series-A round | Kalon Venture Partners announced yesterday that it had made a follow-on investment in Ozow (formerly i-Pay) of an undisclosed amount.
Ozow, which was founded as i-Pay in 2014 by Mitchan Adams, Thomas Pays and Lyle Eckstein (pictured above,... |
| 25.06.2019 | Ozow nets follow-on funding from Kalon Venture Partners for Series-A round | Kalon Venture Partners announced yesterday that it had made a follow-on investment in Ozow (formerly i-Pay) of an undisclosed amount.
Ozow, which was founded as i-Pay in 2014 by Mitchan Adams, Thomas Pays and Lyle Eckstein (pictured above, ... |
| - | Kalon’s Section 12J 2020-2021 raise exceeds all expectations | |
| - | South African payments gateway Ozow raises $48M Series B led by Tencent | |
| - | Ozow, a South African fintech company, has secured a $48 million Series B round of funding | Fintech startup Ozow has secured a US$48 million Series B round of funding to help it grow its product line and enter new markets in South Africa.
China’s Tencent is the lead investor in Ozow’s US$48 million Series B investment, which also ... |
| - | Are These Six, SA’s Most Important Venture Capitalists? | |