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Top 25 Fintech companies based in South Africa

Name: Fintech companies based in South Africa
Creator: RevenueBase
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Verified Aug 28, 2026 128 companies tracked

The South Africa fintech companies directory contains 128 companies, with 3,953 contacts and 1,549 email addresses available for business research. Updated August 2026, the list identifies Johannesburg as the single most-represented city among the companies included.

Fintech companies use software and digital infrastructure to provide, support, or improve financial products and services such as payments, lending, banking, investing, insurance, and financial management. This list covers companies that develop, operate, or deliver technology-enabled financial products, services, or infrastructure. Ranked by team size, largest first. Data current as of August 28, 2026.

128Companies

3,953Contacts tracked

1,549Verified emails

115Mobile numbers

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The 25 largest fintech companies based in South Africa

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 128 fintech companies based in South Africa, ranked by team size, largest first. Data verified Aug 28, 2026. Click a count to unlock that company's people.
#	Company	HQ	Employees	Contacts	Verified emails
1	Lesaka Technologies INC	Johannesburg	1,001-5,000	517	169
2	Momo From MTN	Johannesburg	10001+	500	164
3	Ikhokha	Umhlanga Ridge Durban	201-500	472	305
4	Net1 Ueps Technologies INC	Rosebank	1,001-5,000	444	67
5	LULA	Cape Town	51-200	254	101
6	JUMO	Cape Town	201-500	214	126
7	Pepkor Payments And Lending	Kuilsriver Cape Town	51-200	147	95
8	Direct Transact	City Of Tshwane	51-200	146	65
9	WONGA	Cape Town	501-1,000	145	6
10	Connect Group South Africa	Cape Town	51-200	136	58
11	Transaction Junction	Cape Town	51-200	114	62
12	Truevo	Bryanston	51-200	87	57
13	Zapper	Cape Town	51-200	83	41
14	Airvantage PTY LTD	Johannesburg	51-200	53	36
15	Wizzit	Johannesburg	11-50	36	18
16	Mpowa Finance	Johannesburg	11-50	30	19
17	IMB Financial Services	Cape Town	51-200	30	5
18	Finch Technologies	Cape Town	11-50	24	1
19	Addendum Financial Technologies	Bellville	11-50	21	17
20	Origin Fintech	Cape Town	11-50	21	16
21	Block Markets Africa	Cape Town	11-50	20	3
22	BANCX	Johannesburg	51-200	19	10
23	Profitshare Partners	Johannesburg	11-50	17	9
24	justmoney.co.za	Cape Town	51-200	16	6
25	Paypoint PTY LTD	Illovo	11-50	14	13

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Fintech companies based in South Africa at a glance

As of Aug 28, 2026

11-50Median size (employees)

JohannesburgLargest hub · 40 HQs

115Contacts with mobile numbers

22Emails re-verified in last 30 days

Companies by employee count

1-10

11-50

51-200

201-500

501-1,000

1,001-5,000

10001+

Fintech companies by metro

Metro	Companies
Fintech companies in Johannesburg	40
Fintech companies in Cape Town	35
Fintech companies in Sandton	8
Fintech companies in Pretoria	4
Fintech companies in Rosebank	4
Fintech companies in Durban	3
Fintech companies in Stellenbosch	3
Fintech companies in Bryanston	3

How this list was built

Source: The RevenueBase company graph: 21.3 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources.
Inclusion: Companies whose own business descriptions match “fintech companies”, with match quality audited by blind human judging, and headquartered in South Africa.
Ranking: Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification: Contact records re-verify on a rolling cadence; 22 contacts on this list were re-verified in the last 30 days.
Refresh: Lists are refreshed periodically as the underlying company graph is re-verified. Last verified Aug 28, 2026.

Frequently asked

How many fintech companies are based in South Africa?

The directory contains 128 fintech companies based in South Africa. It also includes 3,953 contacts and 1,549 email addresses for business research.

What do fintech companies do?

Fintech companies provide technology-enabled financial products, services, or infrastructure, including payments, lending, banking, investing, insurance, and financial management tools.

Which city has the most fintech companies on the list?

Johannesburg is the single most-represented city among the companies on the list. The directory was updated in August 2026.

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About this data

RevenueBase is a B2B contact data platform. Its company graph covers 21.3 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph, the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products and the free research portal.