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Problem: Payments and rewards platform Zapper sought to provide increased choice and optionality for their merchants and consumers when it comes to the way they’re able to accept payments and initiate transactions. Stitch solution: Zapper integrated Stitch, enabling customers to link their bank accounts with Zapper to make one-click, secure instant EFT payments. Result: Zapper’s …

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Problem: upnup founders set out to change the savings mentality in South Africa with a seamless, blockchain-based micro-savings app. But they couldn’t find a way to facilitate recurring bank-to-bank payments and access user spending data with existing solutions. Stitch solution: upnup partnered with Stitch and integrated LinkPay to enable recurring savings deposits straight from users’ …

How blockchain-based micro-investing platform upnup is revolutionising savings in South Africa Read More »

Problem: OVEX customers were relying on manual transfers to make a deposit into their crypto wallets. As a result, they had to wait for banks to clear their funds, leading to significant latency – a major risk in the crypto space. Stitch solution: OVEX integrated Stitch to enable their customers to make fast, secure deposits …

Crypto platform OVEX offers fee-free Instant EFT deposits with Stitch Read More »

Leading South African digital lender Wonga leverages Stitch Financial Data to dramatically reduce loan approval times and get customers access to funds faster. Problem: Wonga customers often need access to cash quickly, and existing processes for income verification include manual uploads, longer approval times and incorrect documentation provided by customers. Stitch solution: With Stitch Financial …

How Wonga uses Stitch to help South Africans access loans in < 10 minutes Read More »

Problem: When vehicle subscription platform FlexClub began offering private subscriptions to individual customers, they needed a fast and secure way to assess potential customers’ affordability and recommend vehicles that fell within their budgets. Stitch solution: With Stitch Financial Data, customers can easily link their bank accounts rather than uploading manual statements, enabling the FlexClub team …

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Problem: The Akiba Digital team was using an international data provider to onboard and verify businesses on their platform, and to access their transaction and balance history. However, when customers logged into their accounts via the provider’s platform, their local banks often flagged it as potential fraud, impacting customer trust and churn rates. Stitch solution: …

Akiba Digital chooses Stitch for fraud-free access to financial data Read More »

At Stitch, our mission is to power Africa’s tech companies with the financial infrastructure they need to more easily launch, optimise and scale their businesses. We work with some of the best and fastest-growing companies in Africa, and they’re making a significant impact everyday. As we look back on our first year out of stealth, …

A year of growth: measuring impact Read More »

South Africa-based Revio helps SaaS and subscription businesses across Africa better manage recurring payments and collections. Stitch and Revio have partnered to offer Revio customers a simple and secure way to enable payments via bank transfer, and improve their user experience. With the advent of the pandemic and a surge in adoption of digital services, …

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Problem: Bitvice relied on manual documentation and KYC checks when onboarding new customers, which often took more than 15 minutes and led to high dropoff rates Solution: The team needed a fast and secure solution that could help them reduce onboarding time and get their customers investing in Bitcoin faster. This week, they launched in …

With Stitch, Bitvice helps South Africans start investing in Bitcoin in under 2 minutes Read More »

Problem: ImaliPay needed a trusted payments partner in South Africa that could provide a seamless experience for their users at affordable rates Solution: With Stitch, ImaliPay can enable gig workers to make instant bank payments when paying back tools purchased via buy-now-pay-later, through a link shared on their WhatsApp chatbot or Mobile App – in …

ImaliPay expands to South Africa with Stitch as payments and open banking partner Read More »