Spot Money
 The logo of Spot Money | |
| Company type | Ltd |
|---|---|
| Industry | Banking |
| Predecessor | Virgin Money South Africa |
| Founded | 2006 in South Africa |
| Headquarters | , South Africa |
Key people | Andre Hugo (CEO) |
| Website | spotmoney |
Spot Money SA (Pty) Ltd. is a South African mobile banking platform.
The company launched as Virgin Money South Africa in 2006, as a partnership between Virgin Group (owners of the Virgin Money brand) and Absa, as an issuer of credit cards.[1] The 50-50 joint venture was worth R240 million at the time of launch.[2] By 2013 Virgin Money's customers had R1 billion in total credit.[3] Virgin Money SA launched their Spot app cashless platform in February 2018.[4] As of July 2019 the Spot app had 400,000 users.[5]
Following the discontinuation of the Virgin Money South Africa credit card,[6] the company and app was acquired by its management and a local private equity company,[7] and renamed Spot Money.[8] The 118,000 former credit card customers, with R750 million in total credit, were transferred to Absa's own credit card offering.[4]
The Spot app is operated in association with Bidvest Bank.[9]
References[edit]
- ^ "Absa brings Virgin Money to SA". Fin24. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
- ^ "Virgin Money takes off in SA". www.iol.co.za. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
- ^ "Virgin Money eyes retail banking in South Africa". BusinessLIVE. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
- ^ a b "Richard Branson's Virgin Money is shutting down its SA credit card". BusinessInsider. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
- ^ "Virgin Money Spot is taking on Snapscan in South Africa - and it already has 400,000 users". BusinessInsider. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
- ^ "Absa launches digital bank Spot Money in South Africa". FinTech Futures. 2 February 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
- ^ Doyle, Kirsten (27 January 2021). "Spot Money debuts open banking offering in SA". ITWeb. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
- ^ "We've Changed Our Name". Virgin Money. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
- ^ "Spot Help Center". help.spotmoney.com. Retrieved 8 August 2021.