An Interview with Phiwa Nkambule, Co-Founder & CEO of IPOXCAP
An Interview with Phiwa Nkambule, Co-Founder & CEO of IPOXCAP Staff Reporter August 30, 2022 IPOXCap is a fintech company based in South Africa. It is focused on making investment banking and financial advisory services accessible to startups. The company is reducing friction by leveraging data to automate the provision of these services. IPOXCap is […]
How Kenya’s LipaSafe Will Reduce Fraudulent Online Transactions
How Kenya’s LipaSafe Will Reduce Fraudulent Online Transactions Staff Reporter February 21, 2018 LipaSafe is a platform that allows sellers and buyers to make successful transactions by reducing chances of online fraud. The system is designed to guarantee a buyer the value of his or her money since payments are completed only after delivery. The […]
Free online academic institution launched
Free online academic institution launched Staff Reporter July 31, 2017 Riovic has launched Anzani Institute, a complete online academic institution where users can take advantage of various learning materials in a virtual classroom. The platform will distribute content focusing on topics that threaten jobs, such as artificial intelligence and cultivate innovative thinking in the South […]
Swaziland-born entrepreneur introduces crowdfunded insurance
Swaziland-born entrepreneur introduces crowdfunded insurance Staff Reporter July 1, 2016 In South Africa, insurance is often considered a luxury and many South Africans remain uninsured. For example, PwC estimates that 65% of the country’s vehicles are not insured. Part of the challenge is the high cost of premiums that remain unaffordable to many. However, one […]
The Uber of finance
The Uber of finance Staff Reporter April 1, 2016 A fintech version of a Lloyd’s syndicate, Riovic has reached just over R500,000 worth of risk to facilitate underwriting on its peer platform. “There are numerous middlemen in the underwriting process, who come with fees which inflate insurance costs” says chief business developer, Siyanda Shozi. Riovic […]
Crowdfunding to aid #FeesMustFall campaign
Crowdfunding to aid #FeesMustFall campaign Staff Reporter October 28, 2015 In the wake of student protests over the high price of university fees, a Gauteng software start-up company, Cybatar, has responded by launching crowdfunding scholarship platform, EduFund. EduFund is a crowdfunding Web app for university scholarships, bursaries, and grants. It is available free for all […]
International award in sight for SA app that brings you petrol
International award in sight for SA app that brings you petrol Staff Reporter October 14, 2015 You may recall a story we ran last week about a new app called Cybatar FillApp, that will deliver fuel to you no matter where you are. As a result of their work on the app, the developers responsible for […]
Cybatar FillApp to eliminate the need to go to a filling station
Cybatar FillApp to eliminate the need to go to a filling station Staff Reporter October 6, 2015 Cybatar has revealed that it has now released FillApp for Android and iPhone devices. FillApp, which is essentially an online fuel delivery service for Africa, is expecting to change the South African fuel retail industry forever. According to […]
