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Top 25 Fintech lenders based in South Africa

RevenueBase identified 102 company matches for fintech lenders associated with South Africa as of September 2026 and tracks 4,061 professional contacts across them, including 1,378 with verified work emails and 154 with mobile numbers. Cape Town is the largest hub.

This list covers company matches for fintech lenders associated with South Africa, found by RevenueBase SmartSearch using the meaning of business descriptions in its company graph at Exact. Ranked by professionals tracked, largest first. Rows show recorded descriptions where available, Exact search membership and the snapshot date. Data refreshed September 2, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase SmartSearch, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

How to read this list RevenueBase SmartSearch · Exact Recorded Sep 2, 2026 How this list was built
102Companies
4,061Contacts tracked
1,378Verified emails
154Mobile numbers
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The 25 largest fintech lenders based in South Africa

Ranked by team size
Top 25 of 102 company matches for fintech lenders based in South Africa, ordered by professional contacts tracked in RevenueBase, largest first. Recorded Sep 2, 2026. The RevenueBase SmartSearch column shows Exact match membership in this saved search. Click a contact count to view that company's people. Totals use company locations recorded by RevenueBase; the displayed preview is a smaller selection.
#CompanyRevenueBase SmartSearchHeadquartersEmployeesContacts
1Exact matchSandton, South Africa1,001-5,0001,363 contacts →

Exact match

“PayJoy is a mission-first credit provider dedicated to helping under-served customers in emerging markets to achieve financial stability and success.”

Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 2, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
2Exact matchJohannesburg, South Africa1,001-5,000517 contacts →

Exact match

“Lesaka is a South African financial technology company.”

Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 2, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
3Exact matchJohannesburg, South Africa10001+500 contacts →

Exact match

“MTN MoMo is a fintech platform providing consumers and businesses with a host of innovative digital financial services.”

Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 2, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
4Exact matchCape Town, South Africa51-200254 contacts →

Exact match

“Lula is an innovative, and human-focused FinTech company on a mission to help small businesses make cash flow.”

Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 2, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
5Exact matchCape Town, South Africa201-500214 contacts →

Exact match

“JUMO is a financial technology company that partners with banks, MNOs and other e-commerce players to deliver progressive financial choices to customers in emerging markets across…”

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6Exact matchKuilsriver Cape Town, South Africa51-200147 contacts →

Exact match

“At Pepkor Payments and Lending (PPL), our purpose is to make every day affordable for our customers.”

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7Exact matchCape Town, South Africa51-200136 contacts →

Exact match

“The Connect Group of companies provides retail merchants with fintech solutions that connect them to cash management, quick access to business funding, card payments and…”

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8Exact matchJohannesburg, South Africa51-20053 contacts →

Exact match

“How do you reduce churn and grow revenue in unbanked markets?”

Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 2, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
9Exact matchCape Town, South Africa51-20050 contacts →

Exact match

“Too big for a standard bank loan?”

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10Exact matchCape Town, South Africa51-20045 contacts →

Exact match

“As South African's first fully digital lender, Wonga is on a mission to help people own their possibilities by giving them access to fast, short-term credit of up to R We have…”

Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 2, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
11Exact matchJohannesburg, South Africa51-20034 contacts →

Exact match

“As the only player in the market with the ability to service our clients’ needs 24/7/365 in under 10 minutes, we provide more than just instant cash but rather serve as a…”

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12Exact matchCape Town, South Africa11-5031 contacts →

Exact match

“FASTA is the leading South African fintech dedicated to digital financial solutions.”

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13Exact matchJohannesburg, South Africa11-5030 contacts →

Exact match

“An innovative Fintech operating in the Financial Services sector offering Short Term Loans to individuals.”

Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 2, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
14Exact matchCape Town, South Africa51-20030 contacts →

Exact match

“IMB Financial Services is a Fintech start-up based in South Africa mobilizing money through cell phone technology to create wealth & solve real world problems in emerging markets.”

Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 2, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
15Exact matchNorth, South Africa11-5026 contacts →

Exact match

“Cash flow feels more like cash… gone.”

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16Exact matchJohannesburg, South Africa11-5024 contacts →

Exact match

“Akiba Digital is a cutting-edge risk decisioning platform that empowers businesses to make faster, smarter, and more inclusive financial decisions.”

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17Exact matchCape Town, South Africa11-5024 contacts →

Exact match

“OUR MISSION With the move to a digital-first world, most companies are stuck trying to bridge inefficiencies between themselves and their customers.”

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18Exact matchBellville, South Africa11-5021 contacts →

Exact match

“Addendum provides financial technology solutions to companies and funders and aims to become the benchmark for best execution in our targeted markets.”

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19Exact matchCenturion, South Africa11-5021 contacts →

Exact match

“Alternative Finance Group (AFG) is a leading private lender providing fast, flexible funding solutions to South African SMEs.”

Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 2, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
20Exact matchCape Town, South Africa11-5021 contacts →

Exact match

“Accelerating Fintech Innovation Since 2008 Your Strategic Partner in Financial Technology Excellence.”

Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 2, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
21Exact matchSouth Africa11-5021 contacts →

Exact match

“FINFIND IS SOUTH AFRICA'S LEADING ONLINE ACCESS TO FINANCE SOLUTION - Access to finance is the number one challenge experienced by SMEs - Finfind has been specifically developed…”

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22Exact matchJohannesburg, South Africa51-20019 contacts →

Exact match

“A FinTech platform helping companies and banks on the embedded finance and BaaS journey.”

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23Exact matchBryanston, South Africa11-5019 contacts →

Exact match

“At PayBay we offer a unique product that saves our clients money and enhances their businesses with a number of unique benefits not available through the banks.”

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24Exact matchJohannesburg, South Africa11-5017 contacts →

Exact match

“Empowering SME growth, ProfitShare Partners is a groundbreaking FinTech company providing short-term Business Funding.”

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25Exact matchUmhlanga Ridge Durban, South Africa11-5016 contacts →

Exact match

“Future Finance was established in 2003 and has up to date given out in excess of 100 loans with not one complaint lodged against us with our regulating authority.”

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Fintech lenders based in South Africa at a glance

As of Sep 2, 2026
33.9%Verified-email coverage
3.8%Mobile-number coverage
39.8Average contacts per company
11-50Median size (employees)
26.5%Largest-city concentration · Cape Town
Sep 2, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

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11-50
38
51-200
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201-500
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5,001-10,000
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How this list was built

The recorded descriptions help you assess these company matches. Check a company’s website for its current services and locations.

Source
The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase SmartSearch, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies
Company records associated with South Africa whose business descriptions match “fintech lenders” by meaning at the Exact setting. Descriptions are compiled in the RevenueBase company graph from public websites, profiles and company information where available; they are not guaranteed quotations from the company's website.
RevenueBase SmartSearch
Describe a niche company in your own words to find businesses by meaning. Exact, Similar, Related and Broad control the breadth of RevenueBase SmartSearch. This saved list uses Exact. Each row's Exact match badge shows inclusion in that search, not an individual score or a service-quality judgment.
Public preview
The public preview omits records without a verified work email. Where headquarters information is recorded, preview rows are also filtered to this page’s location. Dataset totals and geographic summaries describe the full matched records before these preview filters.
Match quality
RevenueBase's August 25, 2026 study assessed 4,198 description/company pairs across matching settings. The publisher reports 86% good or better at Exact. This evaluates the method across queries; it does not audit this individual list. Recorded company descriptions, where available, help you judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built and what the study measures.
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
Every displayed company carries at least one verified work email. RevenueBase tracks 1,378 professional contacts with verified work emails across the full matched dataset. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh
This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 2, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Record context
Company records and descriptions can change. Check the company's website for its current services and locations.

Fintech lenders by metro

Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase SmartSearch?

RevenueBase SmartSearch finds niche companies by the meaning of their business descriptions in the RevenueBase company graph. Exact, Similar, Related and Broad control how closely companies must fit your description. This list uses Exact for “fintech lenders”; each Exact match badge shows search membership, not an individual similarity or quality score.

How many fintech lenders are there based in South Africa?

RevenueBase identified 102 company matches for fintech lenders associated with South Africa as of September 2026, using the meaning of business descriptions at Exact. This is the recorded matched set in the RevenueBase company graph.

What is the largest company on this list?

Payjoy tops the displayed preview by professional contacts tracked in RevenueBase. Recorded headquarters appear in the company rows.

Which city has the most fintech lenders?

Cape Town leads with 27 company records, followed by Johannesburg (19) and Pretoria (8).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work limited free results with 500 credits to start. Upgrading provides access to the 1,378 professional contacts with verified work emails tracked across these 102 companies; direct dials are available where recorded.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 2, 2026.

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About this data

RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 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 with RevenueBase SmartSearch, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.