| Date | Title | Description |
| 01.02.2021 | New funding mechanism launches for SA medical sector | Merchant Capital, an alternative lender has partnered with Altron HealthTech, a medical billing software startup, to create tailor-made financing solutions for local medical professionals to both grow their business and tackle the financial... |
| 01.02.2021 | New funding mechanism launches for SA medical sector | Merchant Capital, an alternative lender has partnered with Altron HealthTech, a medical billing software startup, to create tailor-made financing solutions for local medical professionals to both grow their business and tackle the financial... |
| 08.01.2021 | When is the best time to borrow money for your small business? | Small businesses face many challenges: Access to working capital is one of them. There is the perception out there that borrowing money is the last resort, but lending can actually be a very strategic move that can build your business in th... |
| 08.01.2021 | When is the best time to borrow money for your small business? | Small businesses face many challenges: Access to working capital is one of them. There is the perception out there that borrowing money is the last resort, but lending can actually be a very strategic move that can build your business in th... |
| 18.11.2020 | Four ways to make startup and corporate relationships work [Opinion] | Many startups or early-stage small businesses think that all they need to become the next billion-dollar unicorn is to have an idea and then sell it to one big corporate.
The truth is somewhat more sobering. Most startups don’t make it pas... |
| 18.11.2020 | Four ways to make startup and corporate relationships work [Opinion] | Many startups or early-stage small businesses think that all they need to become the next billion-dollar unicorn is to have an idea and then sell it to one big corporate.
The truth is somewhat more sobering. Most startups don’t make it past... |
| 13.08.2020 | SA’s best Small Business Funder announced | Merchant Capital has been awarded Best Small Business Funding Solution in South Africa in the UK-based Wealth & Finance magazine’s 2020 FinTech Awards.
Merchant Capital named SA’s best Small Business Funder in international fintech awar... |
| 13.08.2020 | SA’s best Small Business Funder announced | Merchant Capital has been awarded Best Small Business Funding Solution in South Africa in the UK-based Wealth & Finance magazine’s 2020 FinTech Awards.
Merchant Capital named SA’s best Small Business Funder in international fintech awa... |
| 06.07.2020 | Tech startups share their lockdown experiences | Several of South Africa’s startups, associated with AlphaCode, share how the country’s extended lockdown has provided some with growth opportunities as some individuals adapt to how they engage with their finances while a few other fintechs... |
| 06.07.2020 | Tech startups share their lockdown experiences | Several of South Africa’s startups, associated with AlphaCode, share how the country’s extended lockdown has provided some with growth opportunities as some individuals adapt to how they engage with their finances while a few other fintechs... |
| 02.07.2020 | South Africa’s Tech Startups Share Their Lockdown Experiences | Andile Maseko, head of ecosystem development, AlphaCode
South Africa’s FinTech startups, associated with AlphaCode, share how the country’s extended lockdown has provided some with growth opportunities as people adapt how they engage with t... |
| 02.07.2020 | South Africa’s Tech Startups Share Their Lockdown Experiences | Andile Maseko, head of ecosystem development, AlphaCode |
| 24.06.2020 | Covid-19 and African tech startups roundup [24/06/2020] | South Africa’s unemployment rate for the first quarter increased to 30.1%, the highest rate in the past decade. The rate is expected to rise further in the second quarter.
This, while fintech lender Merchant Capital on Monday (22 June) ann... |
| 24.06.2020 | Covid-19 and African tech startups roundup [24/06/2020] | South Africa’s unemployment rate for the first quarter increased to 30.1%, the highest rate in the past decade. The rate is expected to rise further in the second quarter.
This, while fintech lender Merchant Capital on Monday (22 June) anno... |
| 22.05.2020 | Covid-19 and African tech startups roundup [22/05/2020] | A host of sector-specific funding options have been launched in South Africa. Law firms, advertising agencies and restaurants can all get financial support from new instruments launched this week.
This, while the CEOs of French Tech Cape T... |
| 22.05.2020 | Covid-19 and African tech startups roundup [22/05/2020] | A host of sector-specific funding options have been launched in South Africa. Law firms, advertising agencies and restaurants can all get financial support from new instruments launched this week.
This, while the CEOs of French Tech Cape To... |
| 30.12.2019 | 10 ways Africa’s fintech sector boomed in 2019 | Fintech remains one of the hottest tech verticals in Africa. This year saw African fintech startups based on the continent raise over $53-million in 25 deals (in disclosed deals).
Fintech deals accounted for about 18% of the almost $290-mil... |
| 30.12.2019 | 10 ways Africa’s fintech sector boomed in 2019 | Fintech remains one of the hottest tech verticals in Africa. This year saw African fintech startups based on the continent raise over $53-million in 25 deals (in disclosed deals).
Fintech deals accounted for about 18% of the almost $290-mi... |
| 13.11.2019 | RMI’s AlphaCode takes 25.1% stake in healthtech Guidepost | Rand Merchant Investments (RMI), through its fintech investment arm, AlphaCode, announced today that it had taken a 25.1% stake in SA healthtech platform Guidepost.
RMI senior investment executive Dominique Collett declined to reveal the v... |
| 13.11.2019 | RMI’s AlphaCode takes 25.1% stake in healthtech Guidepost | Rand Merchant Investments (RMI), through its fintech investment arm, AlphaCode, announced today that it had taken a 25.1% stake in SA healthtech platform Guidepost.
RMI senior investment executive Dominique Collett declined to reveal the va... |
| 31.10.2019 | Fintech lender Investmint links small firms looking for funding, with investor | Chris Bruchhausen and Gareth Price are behind one of SA’s latest fintech lenders, Investmint — which links investors with small businesses looking for finance.
Every month in South Africa seems to yield a new fintech platform looking to off... |
| 31.10.2019 | Fintech lender Investmint links small firms looking for funding, with investor | Chris Bruchhausen and Gareth Price are behind one of SA’s latest fintech lenders, Investmint — which links investors with small businesses looking for finance.
Every month in South Africa seems to yield a new fintech platform looking to of... |
| 26.09.2019 | Here are eight SA fintechs that local banks are working with [Updated] | SA fintech startups are offering banks new ways to accept and make payments, lend out loans and offer financial services to the previously under or unbanked.
Like this it’s easy to see why fintech means big money.
An analysis by Venturebu... |
| 26.09.2019 | Here are eight SA fintechs that local banks are working with [Updated] | SA fintech startups are offering banks new ways to accept and make payments, lend out loans and offer financial services to the previously under or unbanked.
Like this it’s easy to see why fintech means big money.
An analysis by Ventureburn... |
| 05.09.2019 | It’s like Standard Bank has almost outsourced SME credit book to us – Merchant Capital founder [Updated] | UPDATE (5 September 2019): For accuracy’s sake, following a call from Merchant Capital CEO and founder Dov Girnun, we have updated the headline of this article to better reflect a comment made by Girnun, when he told Ventureburn in a call “... |
| 05.09.2019 | It’s like Standard Bank has almost outsourced SME credit book to us – Merchant Capital founder [Updated] | UPDATE (5 September 2019): For accuracy’s sake, following a call from Merchant Capital CEO and founder Dov Girnun, we have updated the headline of this article to better reflect a comment made by Girnun, when he told Ventureburn in a call “... |
| 16.08.2019 | Five SA fintechs that service the growing market of SME lending [Updated] | An increasing number of fintech startups are looking to fund small businesses in South Africa using online platforms and apps to service the massive demand for such finance.
There may be tens of fintech platforms lending to SMEs that are no... |
| 16.08.2019 | Five SA fintechs that service the growing market of SME lending [Updated] | An increasing number of fintech startups are looking to fund small businesses in South Africa using online platforms and apps to service the massive demand for such finance.
There may be tens of fintech platforms lending to SMEs that are n... |
| 11.02.2019 | Everything you need to know about SA’s tech startup ecosystem [updated 2019] | Update: Are you a venture capitalist or an angel investor looking to invest in a company? Are you an entrepreneur looking for capital or other opportunities? Are you an aspiring startup owner looking for assistance? Well, you have come to t... |
| 11.02.2019 | Everything you need to know about SA’s tech startup ecosystem [updated 2019] | Update: Are you a venture capitalist or an angel investor looking to invest in a company? Are you an entrepreneur looking for capital or other opportunities? Are you an aspiring startup owner looking for assistance? Well, you have come to t... |
| 31.01.2017 | South African Financial Services Landscape is Set to Change – here’s how | - |
| 16.05.2016 | The unstoppable rise of African fintech is rapidly changing the way Africans transact | - |
| 15.04.2011 | Merchant Capital launches £50m turnaround fund | To be run by Merchant Capital, the financial services division of Merchant House, the Merchant Gemini Turnaround Fund is |
