Yoco
| File:Yoco Logo.png | |
| Type of business | Private |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2015 |
| Headquarters | Cape Town, South Africa |
| Founder(s) | Bradley Wattrus, Carl Wazen, Katlego Maphai, Lungisa Matshoba [1] |
| Key people | Katlego Maphai (CEO) |
| Industry | Financial Services |
| Services | Payment technology |
| Employees | 110 |
| Website | yoco |
Yoco is a South African fintech company[2] and a payments and Point of Sale provider[3] based in Cape Town, South Africa.
History[edit]
Yoco was founded in 2015 by Katlego Maphai (CEO), Carl Wazen, Bradley Wattrus and Lungisa Matshoba, with the aim of enabling small businesses to securely accept card payments.[4] The company has raised US$23-million from a range of international and local investors.[5][6][7] Yoco is considered as South Africa's largest and fastest growing independent card payments provider by number of merchants[8][9]
The company is currently processing about $280 million in annualized payment volume for around 30,000 businesses,[10] and has around 110 staff members and in the next two years the company plans to add another 50 staff members.[11]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ Start-up de la semaine : en Afrique du Sud, le terminal de paiement mobile de Yoco a le vent en poupe Jeune Afrique
- ↑ "Fintech Startup Yoco Is Making Payments In South Africa Go Mobile". Forbes. 4 October 2017.
- ↑ "Orange invests in South African payment service Yoco". African Review.
- ↑ Jumo et Yoco, figures de proues de la fintech sud-africaine Les Echos
- ↑ Orange adds to Yoco's US$23 million raised ITwebafrica.com
- ↑ "Orange Digital Ventures investit dans Yoco". 7 September 2018.
- ↑ "SA fintech start-up Yoco raises R248-million in funding - TechCentral". Orange.com. 6 September 2018.
- ↑ "Yoco raises R230 million to grow network of business merchants - IOL Business Report".
- ↑ Yoco lève $16M dans une Série B menée par Partech Boursier.com
- ↑ "South Africa's Yoco raises $16 million to boost services to small businesses". Techcrunch.com.
- ↑ "Yoco eyes expansion after $16m investment". 9 September 2018.
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