Latest Technology News In South Africa
Conduent became an independent public company at the start of 2017 when Xerox separated its business-process-services operations. The company inherited large-scale operations serving government and commercial customers across transportation, benefits, payments, customer experience and other transaction-heavy processes.
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Sensata Technologies was created in its modern form in 2006 when Bain Capital acquired Texas Instruments’ Sensors & Controls business for about $3 billion. By 2026, Sensata supplied sensors and electrical-protection technologies used across automotive, industrial, aerospace and other equipment.
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NerdWallet was founded in 2009 by Tim Chen and Jacob Gibson after Chen encountered the difficulty of comparing consumer financial products clearly. In 2026 NerdWallet operates a consumer-finance information and marketplace platform designed to help users compare financial decisions and products.
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SmartCraft was formed as a Nordic software group serving construction companies and skilled trades, bringing together several vertical applications with older individual product histories. By 2026 SmartCraft provides cloud software for job management, documentation, compliance and business administration used by small and medium-sized construction and trade businesses.
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Quartix was founded in 2001 and built subscription-based vehicle-tracking and fleet-telematics services for business customers. It expanded from the United Kingdom into France, the United States and continental Europe and floated on AIM in 2014 while retaining a recurring-subscription model.
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Expensify was founded in 2008 by David Barrett, initially exploring a payment-card concept before expense reporting became the core product. The company built receipt scanning, corporate-card, reimbursement and accounting workflows into a cloud service and later became a publicly traded software company.
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ZOZO was established in Japan in 1998 as Start Today, initially selling imported CDs and records through mail order. By 2026, ZOZO operated one of Japan’s best-known online fashion marketplaces and related technology services.
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Hypoport was founded in Germany in 1999 and built online technology for distributing financial products, particularly residential mortgages. In 2026 Hypoport operates technology platforms across mortgage finance, housing and insurance in Germany.
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Sidetrade was founded in France in 2000 by Olivier Novasque with a focus on improving business-to-business receivables and working-capital management. By 2026 Sidetrade provides accounts-receivable automation and analytics to large organisations, with its Aimie AI technology central to product positioning.
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Almawave was created within Italy’s Almaviva group as a specialist in artificial intelligence, natural-language technology and data-driven digital services. The company expanded its proprietary AI and analytics technologies, listed in Italy and in 2026 transferred part of its research capabilities into the newly created Almawave Labs structure.
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