#collaboration

Feb 23, 2022
2 min

Ukheshe - partnering beyond borders to drive financial innovation

Emerging markets in Africa are fertile ground for financial innovation, offering opportunities to address the decades-long challenge of financial inclusion. With these opportunities come challenges. A business breaking into a home market is difficult enough, but a foreign market means unfamiliarity with the local economy, politics, culture, social habits and consumer preferences. The solution to this is collaboration with domestic partners, who can help provide businesses wit

Jul 1, 2021
2 min

Ukheshe Technologies announces boostXB joint venture with ForexPeople

Fast, convenient cross-border end-to-end digital remittances from SA into Africa Leading fintech enablement partner, Ukheshe Technologies has confirmed the establishment of a new joint venture with ForexPeople, one of South Africa’s most trusted names in forex with over 20 years of experience, to seamlessly facilitate cross border payments from South Africa into Africa. The service will extend from South Africa to more than 40 countries across Africa, including Africa’s large

Jan 27, 2021
2 min

Walking the talk and living the Ukheshe values

2 min read. Our company values are more than aspirations, we see them as a carefully considered set of principles that guide our actions, keep us all on the right track, and inspire our success. What we value not only shows the world what we’re about and what we stand for, it functions as a compass for finding our true north and serves as a foundation of our long-term vision and strategy. As we continue to grow and build on our many successes, our values become even more impo

Jan 20, 2021
1 min

Interview: Ukheshe CEO Clayton Hayward on the Oltio acquisition

2 min read. In this episode of the podcast, TechCentral’s Duncan McLeod interviews Clayton Hayward, CEO of fintech platform provider Ukheshe Technologies, about its acquisition from Mastercard of Oltio. The deal, announced late last year, sees Ukheshe buying a company that developed the digital payments platform that supports Masterpass, Mastercard’s QR payment service. Masterpass allows consumers to pay with their bank card by scanning a QR code with their mobile phone. In t

Dec 15, 2020
2 min

Closing the Digital Divide Reaches Urgent Levels as Covid-19 Leaves Devastation in its Wake

2 min read. There is a growing appreciation of financial inclusion and its role in economic development. Tied closely to this is the role of mobile money and its contribution to promoting financial inclusion and development. According to Clayton Hayward, CEO and co-founder of Ukheshe, an SMME digital banking platform provider, South Africa remains highly regulated with licensed banks being the only institutions that can offer e-money services. This creates a major hurdle, lim

Dec 15, 2020
2 min

Ukheshe’s year in review: growth, achievements and more to come.

2 min read. While 2020 will be remembered for its many challenges, Ukheshe celebrated some significant milestones and achievements. At a crucial time when South Africa is dealing with high employment and low economic growth, we are extremely proud to have expanded our staff complement while being actively committed to promoting financial inclusion for the growth of economies and communities both here at home and across the African continent. Here are just some of our top 2020

Nov 25, 2020
1 min

Staying ahead of the credit card transformation curve

2 min read. Since their debut in the 1950s, credit cards have permanently changed consumer spending across the globe. Now another exciting shift is underway as credit cards evolve into daily money management tools. From humble beginnings as a simple payment instrument, credit cards are now an effective means of keeping track of the ‘what’ and ‘where’ of spending, all while being a conduit to a host of immediate online card benefits. Embracing this digital-first approach is no

Nov 20, 2020
1 min

South African fintech Ukheshe to acquire Masterpass developer Oltio

2 min read. South African fintech player Ukheshe has agreed to buy Oltio from Mastercard, the company that developed the digital payments platform for Masterpass, Mastercard’s QR code payments service. The deal value hasn’t been disclosed, but TechCentral understands it runs into multiple millions of US dollars. Ukheshe has an established partnership with Mastercard and is a participant in the payment giant’s Accelerate programme. The programme allows it to tap into Mastercar