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Top 25 Fintech payment startups based in South Africa

Name: Fintech payment startups based in South Africa
Creator: RevenueBase
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 28, 2026 89 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 89 fintech payment startups headquartered in South Africa as of September 2026 and tracks 5,199 professional contacts across them, including 2,135 with verified work emails. Cape Town is the largest hub.

This list covers fintech payment startups headquartered in South Africa, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 28, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, 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 HQ checked on every row RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row Refreshed Sep 28, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review

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5,199Contacts tracked

2,135Verified emails

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The 25 largest fintech payment startups based in South Africa

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 89 fintech payment startups based in South Africa, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 28, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to fintech payment startups: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
#	Company	RevenueBase Smart Search	Headquarters	Employees	Contacts
1	Momo From MTN	Partial evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	10001+	504 contacts →
	Partial evidence “MTN MoMo is a fintech platform providing consumers and businesses with a host of innovative digital financial services.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
2	Flash Group	Indirect evidence	Cape Town, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	501-1,000	504 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “A connected economy where no one is limited.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
3	Ikhokha	Indirect evidence	Durban, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	201-500	475 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “iKhokha is a co-founder led financial technology company that believes every South African entrepreneur should be given the opportunity to compete in the digital economy – because…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
4	YOCO	Indirect evidence	Cape Town, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	501-1,000	449 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Yoco is the all-in-one digital commerce platform for small businesses.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
5	Net1 Ueps Technologies INC	Indirect evidence	Rosebank, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	1,001-5,000	446 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “This is a test page” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
6	Onafriq	Partial evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	501-1,000	431 contacts →
	Partial evidence “As a pioneering payments company building the African payments infrastructure for the next 100 years, Onafriq connects businesses to the continent through our global payment…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
7	Payfast By Network	Indirect evidence	Cape Town, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	51-200	193 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “At Payfast by Network, we’re always open - to business, to tech, to innovation and to you.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
8	Paycorp Group	Partial evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	201-500	165 contacts →
	Partial evidence “As a global payments company, we have the technology, expertise and infrastructure to manage ATM networks, enable card acquiring, provide transaction processing solutions that…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
9	Peach Payments	Partial evidence	Cape Town, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	51-200	163 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Peach Payments enables Simple, Seamless and Secure transactions for business and consumers in Africa.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
10	ADUMO	Partial evidence	Bryanston, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	201-500	157 contacts →
	Partial evidence “We are your partner in growth, enabling you to seamlessly and securely accept a range of payment types with our omnichannel approach.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
11	Direct Transact	Indirect evidence	City Of Tshwane, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	51-200	145 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “We move the money that moves South Africa.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
12	Hyphen	Partial evidence	Sandton, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	51-200	145 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Hyphen Technology (Pty) Limited, a subsidiary of FirstRand Investment Holdings Limited, provides cutting-edge financial technology solutions for payment, receipting…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
13	Stitch	Partial evidence	Cape Town, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	51-200	142 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Stitch payments solutions help businesses seamlessly connect to the financial system, enabling them to deliver a better user experience and to optimize operations.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
14	Connect Group South Africa	Strong evidence	Sandton, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	51-200	136 contacts →
	Strong evidence “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…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
15	Transaction Junction	Partial evidence	Cape Town, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	51-200	113 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Established in 2007 and head-quartered in Cape Town, Transaction Junction (TJ) is a leading FinTech company that provides a modern transaction platform to businesses across…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
16	Payjustnow	Partial evidence	Cape Town, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	51-200	77 contacts →
	Partial evidence “PayJustNow is an innovative payment platform, offering flexible retail payment options to consumers.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
17	Zapper	Partial evidence	Cape Town, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	51-200	77 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Your payments partner for growth.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
18	Sasai Fintech	Partial evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	51-200	72 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Sasai Fintech is a diversified and integrated fintech company offering digital financial services to Africa’s mobile consumers.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
19	Easypay	Partial evidence	Century City, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	51-200	65 contacts →
	Partial evidence “At EasyPay we strive to provide innovative payment solutions for bill payments both online and in our retail space.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
20	Addpay Africa	Partial evidence	Stellenbosch, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	11-50	62 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Providing payment solutions, hardware and payment platforms.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
21	OTT Mobile Technologies	Partial evidence	Durban, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	51-200	35 contacts →
	Partial evidence “We're an alternative payments ecosystem with solutions that empower the cash consumer main market to connect to the digital economy.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
22	IMB Financial Services	Partial evidence	Cape Town, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	51-200	32 contacts →
	Partial evidence “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.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
23	Stratech Strategic Technology Solutions	Partial evidence	Stellenbosch, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	11-50	23 contacts →
	Partial evidence “At StraTech, we are revolutionising the fintech landscape with comprehensive solutions spanning the entire transaction value chain.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
24	Dashpay	Strong evidence	Illovo, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	11-50	22 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Dashpay, a subsidiary of JSE-listed Araxi Ltd, is dedicated to delivering innovative payment solutions that empower financial institutions and Fintech’s worldwide.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
25	Adumo Online	Partial evidence	Cape Town, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	11-50	19 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Adumo Online operates as a leading payment enabler, with all the services clients need to conduct secure, cashless payment transactions in both domestic and international markets…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026

RevenueBase Smart Search

RevenueBase Smart Search assesses information from a company’s LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website, and other publicly available sources. It uses that information to rate how closely the company relates to this list’s category: fintech payment startups. Every row carries its rating and the description the rating was read from, so each one can be checked rather than taken on trust.

Strong evidence: The company's own public description of its business names fintech payment startups.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of fintech payment startups, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name fintech payment startups. The match rests on the rest of the company's public profile rather than the one sentence quoted here, so this is the rating to check first.

RevenueBase Smart Search is how these lists are built: RevenueBase's data engine and AI assemble the companies that match a category defined in a user's own words, so a list can be about what companies actually do rather than about whichever industry code they were filed under.

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Fintech payment startups based in South Africa at a glance

As of Sep 28, 2026

41.1%Verified-email coverage

58.4Average contacts per company

11-50Median size (employees)

25.8%Largest-city concentration · Cape Town

Sep 28, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

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11-50

51-200

201-500

501-1,000

1,001-5,000

10001+

Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for South Africa, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for South Africa, over 89 companies.

How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among fintech payment startups, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source: The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies: Companies headquartered in South Africa whose own description of what they do matches “fintech payment startups”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
RevenueBase Smart Search: RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names fintech payment startups), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
What we exclude: Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among fintech payment startups, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside South Africa are excluded even when they keep an office there.
Match quality: In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
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 listed company carries at least one verified work email, 2,135 across the full list. 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 28, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections: Wrong category, wrong headquarters, or a company that has closed? Use “Report an issue” on any row. Reports go to the RevenueBase Data Team and feed back into the company graph.

Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase Smart Search?

RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names fintech payment startups, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.

How many fintech payment startups are there based in South Africa?

RevenueBase identified 89 fintech payment startups headquartered in South Africa as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

Momo From MTN, headquartered in Johannesburg, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most fintech payment startups?

Cape Town leads with 23 headquartered companies, followed by Johannesburg (23) and Sandton (8).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 2,135 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 89 companies.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 28, 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 Smart Search, 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.