The companies launch Money Message, a payment platform that lets small and micro businesses receive in-chat payments from customers via WhatsApp.
During the initial stages of lockdown, SMMEs found it harder than ever to continue to do business, with a high percentage closing their doors. At the same time, the country’s unemployment rate skyrocketed.
Livestock Wealth’s Ntuthuko Shezi, Assupol’s Nomthi Nelwamondo and Wits University's Stanley Mpofu scooped the top accolades at the 2020 IITPSA President's Awards.
The venture capital firm says with the ongoing cyber threats to businesses, a safer and more secure e-mail ecosystem has been forged with the security start-up.
ITWeb TV: Does SA have what it takes to produce a billion-dollar unicorn? | Episode #98
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.
Crossfin invests an undisclosed amount in Troygold, a company that enables gold owners to digitise physical gold and use it for day-to-day transactions.
Cape Town-based early-stage investment vehicle HAVAÍC backs start-up Tanda’s regional expansion, investing an undisclosed amount of funding.
The start-up will also provide users with learning analytics that it says will be used for academic research in the future.
The operator forges new partnerships in response to the recent disruption to its banking channels which rendered airtime and other services temporarily unavailable.
TonnUp, an online commodities trading platform, gives power back to farmers to better manage the pricing and sale of their own products.
The regional finalists for the Online Seedstars World Competition have been announced
Amazon Web Services SA invites black-owned small IT firms to apply for its acceleration programme, which seeks to empower entrepreneurs with digital tools.