Genasys names new Chairman
January 19, 2022
Leading insurance software solutions provider, Genasys, today announced the appointment of David Williams as Chairman. He succeeds Genasys founder, Steve Symes, who is stepping back and taking on a new role as non-executive director on…
Tech Trends and More in 2022 and Beyond
December 19, 2021
Beyond the pandemic, there are long-term technology trends shaping the future in emerging markets, according to Franklin Templeton Emerging Markets Equity’s Chetan Sehgal and Andrew Ness. They say resilient technology demand is a multiyear tailwind…
Innovation by employees is key to building a platform-based financial services business
December 14, 2021
Employees recognised with nearly R100m over 20 years for world-class innovations In celebration of the first cycle of a refreshed Innovators Programme – FNB, WesBank, DirectAxis, RMB Private Bank, Ashburton Investments, and MotoVantage have recognised…
Kayna Launches Vertical SaaS Embedded Insurance Solution
December 14, 2021
An award-winning Insurtech duo have launched their latest offering to the Insurtech market with Kayna, a Vertical SaaS Embedded Insurance solution for Small to Medium sized businesses. The co-founding pair of Paul Prendergast and Peter…
Genasys secures R260M investment from Frog Capital
December 13, 2021
Leading insurance software solutions provider, Genasys, today announced a major investment of R260M from leading software Scale-Up investor, Frog Capital. In what represents the largest investment ever into a South African founded insurtech business, the…
Startup Support and Access to Markets Essential for Further Investment in African Innovation
December 2, 2021
Applications Now Open for the Telecel ASIP Accelerator, powered by Startupbootcamp AfriTech Over the course of 2021, African tech startups raised $4.42 billion in funding[1] – almost double the record-breaking $2.4 billion raised in the previous…
Netstar appoints Nicky Sheridan as new Sales Executive
November 29, 2021
Vehicle-recovery and fleet-intelligence company Netstar, a subsidiary of Altron, has appointed Nicky Sheridan to head up its sales division as the organisation’s new Sales Executive. Sheridan will join Netstar in January 2022 and his immediate priorities will be to…
How a Hipster, a Hacker, and a Hustler built a booming business
November 25, 2021
CEO Pieter Venter Lessons from the insurtech start-up that caught the eye of industry giants While November has always been synonymous with National Entrepreneurship Month, you’d be forgiven for wondering if it’s really necessary to dedicate 30 days…
