Paycorp Holdings - About the company
Paycorp Holdings is an acquired company based in Johannesburg (South Africa), founded in 2010 by Steven Kark. It operates as a Payment services provider and white label card issuer-processor..
Company Details
Paycorp (www.paycorp.co.za) provides and operates a range of payment solutions including ATMs, card issuing and acceptance technology. ATM Solutions (www.atmsolutions.co.za) owns and operates a network of over 5,000 ATMs across Southern Africa, DrawCard (www.drawcard.co.za) is an award-winning deployer of Visa-certified card programmes including Reload Mobile Money (www.reloadmobilemoney.co.za), and EFTPOS hardware (www.eftpos.co.za) provides merchant debit and credit card acceptance solutions as well as ZipZap mobile point-of-sale (www.zipzap.co.za).
- Website
- www.paycorp.co.za/
Key Metrics
Founded Year
2010
Location
Johannesburg, South Africa
Stage
Acquired
Investors
Ranked
1st among 2 active competitors
Employee Count
182 as on May 31, 2026
Investment & Acquisitions
Exit Details
Acquired by British International Investment (Aug 07, 2013)
Paycorp Holdings's acquisition details
Paycorp Holdings got acquired by British International Investment on Aug 07, 2013 at an acquisition amount of $*****.
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Paycorp Holdings's funding and investors
Paycorp Holdings is a funded company. Paycorp Holdings has 1 institutional investor.
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Paycorp Holdings' founders and board of directors
Founder? Claim ProfileThe founders of Paycorp Holdings is Steven Kark. Steven Kark and Martin Wright are the CEOs of Paycorp Holdings.
Here are the details of Paycorp Holdings' key team members:
- Steven Kark: Founder & CEO of Paycorp Holdings and founder of 1 other company. They are also an angel investor in 1 startup.
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Paycorp Holdings' employee count trend
Paycorp Holdings has 182 employees as of May 26. Here is Paycorp Holdings's employee count trend over the years:
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Paycorp Holdings's Competitors and alternates
Top competitors of Paycorp Holdings include Monibyte. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Paycorp Holdings, ranked by Tracxn score:
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Rank | Company Details | Short Description | Total Funding | Investors | Tracxn Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st | Paycorp Holdings 2010, Johannesburg (South Africa), Acquired | Payment services provider and white label card issuer-processor. | - | 46/100 | |
2nd | Monibyte 2013, Escazu (Costa Rica), Funding Raised | Cloud-based platform for credit card management | - | 20/100 |
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Paycorp Holdings's Investments and acquisitions
Paycorp Holdings has made 2 investments in Currency Stream and Tutuka and acquired Pilot POS Software.Here is the list of these investments and acquisitions:
Date of Investment/Acquisition | Type | Company Name | Founded Year | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jul 22, 2025 | Investments | 2011 | London (United Kingdom) | |
Feb 03, 2025 | Acquisition | 1991 | Johannesburg (South Africa) | |
2015 | Investments | 1998 | Johannesburg (South Africa) |
Reports related to Paycorp Holdings
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News related to Paycorp Holdings
Media has covered Paycorp Holdings for a total of 3 events in the last 1 year.
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Currency Stream Secures Investment from Paycorp for Global ExpansionFintech Finance•Jul 22, 2025•Paycorp Holdings, Currency Stream
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Paycorp Appoints Payments Industry Leader John Chaplin To BoardBizcommunity.com•Feb 27, 2025•Paycorp Holdings, Visa, First Data, Ixaris and 1 other
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Paycorp expands into embedded funding in South Africa and the UKThe Paypers•Jun 28, 2024•Paycorp Holdings
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Paycorp partners with Triple-A to support digital currency withdrawalsThe Paypers•Jan 15, 2024•TripleA, Paycorp Holdings
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Ukheshe Partners Paycorp on Cardless ATMs to Boost Cardless WithdrawalsInnovation-village•Aug 22, 2022•Paycorp Holdings, Ukheshe, paycorp.io
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