With the investment in Branch, Visa wants to bring financial access to billions of people still unreached by banks.
The US-based networking company opens a smart building, aiming to develop SMEs and speed up their entry into the digital marketplace.
Fintech firm i-Pay becomes Ozow, and will for one year offer zero merchant fees to emerging businesses that process under R1 million in monthly transactions.
The design thinking facility offers a setting to innovate and drive a deeper understanding of customers.
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Innovation Hub CEO Bangani Mpangalasane discusses Gauteng's budding start-up ecosystem, why SA has yet to produce a unicorn company, and innovation that can be a catalyst for economic development and resolve societal challenges.
Standard Bank taps Founders Factory Africa to help establish tech-enabled businesses over the next five years.
The companies target South African start-up companies before Amazon Web Services launches its data centres next year.
An online portal is now available to link registered small businesses to a network of large South African corporations.
The event will help tech startups grow, by giving them access to a variety of resources, says Microsoft.
After becoming the first African start-up unicorn in 2016, achieving a $1 billion valuation, Nigeria-based Jumia has set its sights on listing in New York.
The Arizona-headquartered company officially launches in SA, and will take on the likes of Afrihost and MWeb.
SA's Snode Technologies, a platform that provides real-time cyber security for individuals and businesses, has been named as one of the finalists.