The New Standard for
Community Wealth.

Riovic Financial Group provides the financial rails for collective economic growth, from formalizing traditional Stokvels to powering global digital payments.

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CRG Bnk

Transforming informal group savings into a high-end banking experience. We provide the infrastructure for Stokvels and Cooperatives to achieve member transparency and collective growth.

Stokvel Monitoring Group Accounts Transparency Rails
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CRG Pay Est. 2015

Formerly RiovicPay, this is our complete digital ecosystem. A ready-to-launch payment system supporting QR codes, remittances, and multi-currency virtual cards.

QR Payments Remittances Merchant APIs
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Enterprise Security

Every transaction across the CRG ecosystem is secured by 2FA, KYC compliance, and real-time threat neutralization powered by Cybatar.

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Decade of Innovation

From a garage startup in Pretoria to a global infrastructure provider, Riovic has consistently pioneered the "Uber of Finance."

2015

The Launch of RiovicPay

As reported by ITNews Africa and Finweek, Riovic launched its first digital payment solution, RiovicPay, focused on real-time cross-border money remittance and email-based payments.

2016

Pioneering P2P Insurance

Riovic made headlines in Ventureburn and HTXT for launching South Africa's first Peer-to-Peer (P2P) insurance and crowdfunded reinsurance platform, eventually becoming a finalist in the Seedstars World competition.

2018

Forbes Africa 30 Under 30

Founder Phiwa Nkambule was recognized by Forbes Africa as one of the continent's most promising technology entrepreneurs, cementing Riovic's place as a leader in the South African fintech ecosystem.

2022

IPOXCap AI & Data Residency

Expanding into automated investment banking, Riovic-backed IPOXCap became the first African startup to join the FinTech Sandbox Data Access Residency, as featured in global fintech publications.

2023

FinanceGPT & Large Quantitative Models

The release of the Large Quantitative Model (LQM) whitepaper established FinanceGPT Labs as a leader in generative AI for finance, earning a spot in the TechCrunch Startup Battlefield 200.

2026

CRG Ecosystem: Bnk & Pay

Riovic evolves into the Cybatar Riovic Group (CRG), centering its mission around CRG Bnk and CRG Pay—the next generation of communal banking and digital payment infrastructure.