How SA’s Paysho built an escrow service from lessons learned from previous business

Disrupt AfricaTom Jackson · 19 January 2024 at 06:00

South Africa’s Paysho is an escrow service that provides financial protection for buyers and sellers, yet its origins actually lie in a totally different business that founder Bongani Matshisi tried to get off the ground in 2016. “It’s a Sunday evening in September 2016. I’m sitting at home not…
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