UKTI South Africa promotes the UK as an investment location
UKTI is working with South African technology accelerator Sw7 to promote the UK as an investment location for South African fintech companies.
UK Trade & Investment South Africa (UKTI) kicks off an inward mission to London for some of South Africa鈥檚 best fintech companies later this month.
UKTI is working with South African technology accelerator Sw7 (Start with Seven) to promote the UK as an investment location for South African companies seeking to internationalise and invest in overseas markets.
Innovate 2015
UKTI and Sw7 are helping a group of high-growth South African companies, all looking to expand their footprint to the UK, to attend Innovate 2015 in London on 9 and 10 November.
This event will bring together over 3,000 high-potential companies, international investors, government and academia. As the largest multi-sector showcase of UK innovation, it provides SMEs with exclusive opportunities to make the connections.
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Fintech in South Africa and UK
South Africa has a diverse emerging market economy with a global leading financial services sector.
皇冠体育app businesses and skills that come out of this ecosystem are world-class. 皇冠体育app participating South African companies have achieved significant traction in their respective sectors and have the background, experience and vision to create and launch global leading products.
皇冠体育app UK is the best fit for these companies with investment in financial technology (fintech) growing faster in the UK than anywhere else in the world.
皇冠体育app UK鈥檚 financial services industry continues to offer a number of compelling reasons for overseas firms to invest. 皇冠体育appy include:
- UK鈥檚 expertise and skills base
- robust legal and regulatory framework
- liquid capital markets
- transparency in financial reporting
- geographic position and language
Mission to Innovate 2015
UKTI is pleased to provide support to this innovative group of South African companies. 皇冠体育app mission will facilitate knowledge sharing with the UK鈥檚 thriving technology industry, and to help look for opportunities for collaboration and expansion.
皇冠体育app mission represents a good cross-section of the fintech industry in South Africa. 皇冠体育app services and products cover areas including:
- employee loyalty programmes
- adolescent tech-teaching tools
- business process improvement systems
- bulk messaging platforms
- database management
- customer feedback solutions
Participating companies at Innovate 2015
皇冠体育app list of participating South African companies includes:
About Sw7
Sw7 is a combination of a community, a network, a performance management process, a curriculum with content to guide businesses, and offers structured and unstructured programmes.
皇冠体育appy run the largest technology start-up LinkedIn Group in Africa.
Contacts
Contact Duncan Hoyland to find out more.