Startups as we know them today are the great disruptors of society, rooted in innovation and intent on solving deficiencies in existing systems, or creating entirely new ones. Their goal is to change the world for the better, and they want to do it at scale. Finding yourself in a startup environment can be a challenging, but enlightening experience, as it doesn’t run like a fully fledged corporation, but is expected to. Due to their disruptive nature, processes can be messy a

Ukheshe Technologies achieves Level One B-BBEE Contributor certification.

The fintech industry is in a period of hyper-accelerated growth, with venture capitalist investment in young fintech companies having reached record-breaking levels in 2021. A report by KPMG shows that global investment in fintech reached a record-breaking $52.3 billion in the first half of 2021, more than doubling the $22.5 billion seen in the second half of 2020. Ukheshe is riding this wave of growth and driving it further into Africa. The market leading fintech enablement

While 2021 was challenging for many businesses and characterised by an economy struggling to get back on its feet after months of lockdown, the digital payments sector experienced a boom. There was a huge need to go digital, payments went contactless and large financial institutions needed digital mobile money propositions, and they needed them fast. Ukheshe was able to meet these needs with innovative product offerings and has in fact grown fourfold during this uncertain yea

Rapid transformation in the digital payments sector - the growth of e-commerce and digital payments in South Africa.

The local banking and payment sector is on the cusp of a major leap forward through the introduction of South Africa’s very own Rapid Payment Programme (RPP). Led by BankServAfrica in collaboration with the Payments Association of South Africa (PASA), RPP is intended to create a simpler, safer and cheaper instant payment environment. With the support of the SA Reserve Bank, 11 major banks and the broader fintech industry, RPP will allow people to make real-time bank account-t