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Top 25 SaaS fintech companies based in South Africa

Name: SaaS fintech companies based in South Africa
Creator: RevenueBase
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 6, 2026 73 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 73 SaaS fintech companies headquartered in South Africa as of September 2026 and tracks 3,692 professional contacts across them, including 1,646 with verified work emails and 129 with mobile numbers. Cape Town is the largest hub.

This list covers SaaS fintech companies 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, how directly it supports the match, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 6, 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 HQ checked on every row Match evidence on every row Refreshed Sep 6, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review

73Companies

3,692Contacts tracked

1,646Verified emails

129Mobile numbers

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The 25 largest SaaS fintech companies based in South Africa

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 73 SaaS fintech companies based in South Africa, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 6, 2026. Evidence rates how directly each company's own description names SaaS fintech companies: strong (names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on its full profile rather than the summary shown). Click a count to unlock that company's people.
#	Company	Headquarters	Employees	Contacts
1	Lesaka Technologies INCIndirect evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 6, 2026	1,001-5,000	524
	“Lesaka is a South African financial technology company.” Source: company website · checked Sep 6, 2026
2	Momo From MTNPartial evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 6, 2026	10001+	504
	“MTN MoMo is a fintech platform providing consumers and businesses with a host of innovative digital financial services.” Source: company website · checked Sep 6, 2026
3	IkhokhaIndirect evidence	Durban, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 6, 2026	201-500	475
	“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: company website · checked Sep 6, 2026
4	YOCOIndirect evidence	Cape Town, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 6, 2026	501-1,000	449
	“Yoco is the all-in-one digital commerce platform for small businesses.” Source: company website · checked Sep 6, 2026
5	LULAPartial evidence	Cape Town, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 6, 2026	51-200	253
	“Lula is an innovative, and human-focused FinTech company on a mission to help small businesses make cash flow.” Source: company website · checked Sep 6, 2026
6	Q Link Holdings PTY LTDIndirect evidence	Pretoria, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 6, 2026	51-200	163
	“Q LINK is a trusted leader in the payments industry.” Source: company website · checked Sep 6, 2026
7	Direct TransactIndirect evidence	City Of Tshwane, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 6, 2026	51-200	145
	“We move the money that moves South Africa.” Source: company website · checked Sep 6, 2026
8	HyphenIndirect evidence	Sandton, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 6, 2026	51-200	145
	“Hyphen Technology (Pty) Limited, a subsidiary of FirstRand Investment Holdings Limited, provides cutting-edge financial technology solutions for payment, receipting…” Source: company website · checked Sep 6, 2026
9	StitchIndirect evidence	Cape Town, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 6, 2026	51-200	142
	“Stitch payments solutions help businesses seamlessly connect to the financial system, enabling them to deliver a better user experience and to optimize operations.” Source: company website · checked Sep 6, 2026
10	Connect Group South AfricaPartial evidence	Sandton, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 6, 2026	51-200	136
	“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: company website · checked Sep 6, 2026
11	Transaction JunctionPartial evidence	Cape Town, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 6, 2026	51-200	113
	“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: company website · checked Sep 6, 2026
12	S1 ServicesIndirect evidence	Cape Town, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 6, 2026	1,001-5,000	80
	“Leading banks, credit unions, retailers, and processors need solutions that adapt to the increasing complex and challenging needs of their businesses.” Source: company website · checked Sep 6, 2026
13	ZapperIndirect evidence	Cape Town, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 6, 2026	51-200	77
	“Your payments partner for growth.” Source: company website · checked Sep 6, 2026
14	IMB Financial ServicesPartial evidence	Cape Town, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 6, 2026	51-200	32
	“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: company website · checked Sep 6, 2026
15	Mpowa FinancePartial evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 6, 2026	11-50	31
	“An innovative Fintech operating in the Financial Services sector offering Short Term Loans to individuals.” Source: company website · checked Sep 6, 2026
16	Finch TechnologiesIndirect evidence	Cape Town, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 6, 2026	11-50	25
	“OUR MISSION With the move to a digital-first world, most companies are stuck trying to bridge inefficiencies between themselves and their customers.” Source: company website · checked Sep 6, 2026
17	Stratech Strategic Technology SolutionsPartial evidence	Stellenbosch, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 6, 2026	11-50	23
	“At StraTech, we are revolutionising the fintech landscape with comprehensive solutions spanning the entire transaction value chain.” Source: company website · checked Sep 6, 2026
18	DashpayPartial evidence	Illovo, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 6, 2026	11-50	22
	“Dashpay, a subsidiary of JSE-listed Araxi Ltd, is dedicated to delivering innovative payment solutions that empower financial institutions and Fintech’s worldwide.” Source: company website · checked Sep 6, 2026
19	Addendum Financial TechnologiesIndirect evidence	Bellville, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 6, 2026	11-50	21
	“Addendum provides financial technology solutions to companies and funders and aims to become the benchmark for best execution in our targeted markets.” Source: company website · checked Sep 6, 2026
20	Origin FintechPartial evidence	Cape Town, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 6, 2026	11-50	21
	“Accelerating Fintech Innovation Since 2008 Your Strategic Partner in Financial Technology Excellence.” Source: company website · checked Sep 6, 2026
21	Adumo OnlineIndirect evidence	Cape Town, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 6, 2026	11-50	19
	“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: company website · checked Sep 6, 2026
22	VenekaIndirect evidence	Sandton, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 6, 2026	11-50	16
	“Veneka: “to illuminate” Veneka enables Card, Mobile and e-Banking payment solutions.” Source: company website · checked Sep 6, 2026
23	Araxi Previously Capital AppreciationIndirect evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 6, 2026	501-1,000	16
	“Araxi (previously Capital Appreciation) is a financial technology company that brings deep payments expertise and cutting-edge software capabilities to create transformational…” Source: company website · checked Sep 6, 2026
24	Paypoint PTY LTDPartial evidence	Illovo, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 6, 2026	11-50	14
	“Paypoint is a FinTech, service and technology company, providing debit, credit, and mobile payment solutions.” Source: company website · checked Sep 6, 2026
25	Thrive TradeIndirect evidence	Sandton, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 6, 2026	11-50	11
	“Our mission is simple - to provide future-focused solutions that help small and large businesses thrive.” Source: company website · checked Sep 6, 2026

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SaaS fintech companies based in South Africa at a glance

As of Sep 6, 2026

11-50Median size (employees)

Cape TownLargest hub · 18 HQs

129Contacts with mobile numbers

Sep 6, 2026Data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10

11-50

51-200

201-500

501-1,000

1,001-5,000

10001+

Verified emails by last verification

0–30

1,526

31–60

113

61–90

90–180

180+

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 SaaS fintech companies, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and evidence 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 SmartSearch, 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 “SaaS fintech companies”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
What we exclude: Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among SaaS fintech companies, 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 an evidence 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, 1,646 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 6, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
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Frequently asked

How many SaaS fintech companies are there based in South Africa?

RevenueBase identified 73 SaaS fintech companies 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?

Lesaka Technologies INC, headquartered in Johannesburg, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most SaaS fintech companies?

Cape Town leads with 18 headquartered companies, followed by Johannesburg (16) and Sandton (10).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

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How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 6, 2026.

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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.