Sybrin is a software company headquartered in

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that sells enterprise software and services to the

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, and

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industries. Sybrin implemented the first

cheque truncation Cheque truncation (check truncation in American English) is a cheque clearance system that involves the digitization of a physical paper cheque into a substitute electronic form for transmission to the paying bank. The process of cheque cleara ...

system in Africa, the third in the world, in

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.Sybrin Banking
Gestetner Malawi. Retrieved 19 May 2016. The company offers a

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along with other prebuilt solutions in their digital banking and payments as well as their intelligent automation product range. These include Payments Hub, KYC and AML, Intelligent Document Processing, Liveness Detection, Digital Onboarding, and more. Sybrin’s clients include corporates, insurance companies, telecommunication service providers, banking institutions, as well as

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s and national

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s.Sybrin - Clients
Sybrin. Retrieved 19 May 2016. Sybrin has key support offices in

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, and

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.Odendaal, Natasha (14 October 2013)
EOH buys software developer Sybrin
Engineering News. Retrieved 19 May 2016.Hogg, Alec (15 October 2013)
No “acquisitions”, bought businesses “partners” – EOH’s Bohbot defends unique growth model
Biznews. Retrieved 19 May 2016. Sybrin’s systems have been implemented in

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, Gibraltar,

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, Rwanda,

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, and

.EOH Investor Open Day
(PDF). EOH. Retrieved 19 May 2016.Mochiko, Thabiso (14 October 2013)
Technology company EOH buys Sybrin
BDlive. Retrieved 19 May 2016. Sybrin has more than 600 software installations in 21 countries and a staff complement of 200.(14 October 2013)
EOH acquisition of 100% of Sybrin
ITWeb. Retrieved 19 May 2016. The company attained the Microsoft Line of Business Award and has been accredited as an Oracle Platinum Partner.
Oracle. Retrieved 19 May 2016.

History

* Founded in 1991, Sybrin shifted its operational headquarters to

in 2002. * In 2003, Sybrin obtained the contract for the implementation of the first

system in Africa, the third in the world, which was implemented in

. * In 2005, Sybrin opened a support office in

Kenya ) , national_anthem = " Ee Mungu Nguvu Yetu"() , image_map = , map_caption = , image_map2 = , capital = Nairobi , coordinates = , largest_city = Nairobi , ...

.(4 April 2014)
Kenya’s Financial Service Industry to Introduce Paperless Transactions
Payments Afrika. Retrieved 19 May 2016.Sybrin SA (28 May 2012)
Cheque Truncation
YouTube. Retrieved 19 May 2016. * In 2012, Sybrin opened support offices in Zambia and Tanzania. * On 13 October 2013, Sybrin was acquired by EOH, a multinational

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listed on the

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with over 11 000 employees.(14 October 2013)
EOH acquires software firm Sybrin
BusinessTech. Retrieved 19 May 2016.EOH Corporate Overview
(PDF). EOH. Retrieved 19 May 2016. * In 2020, Sybrin partnered with the Mojaloop Foundation to advance financial inclusion in Africa and expanded their markets through strategic partnerships with various other organisations, including: Blisslead, Console, eBizolutions, Insight SCS, Legal Workflow, Nybble, OpenTech Kenya, Quetri, and Software People. * In 2021, One Thousand & One Voices (1K1V), a private equity fund the limited partners of which consist exclusively of industry-leading families, in partnership with diversified FinTech investment holding compan
Crossfin Technology Holdings
(Crossfin) and investor Isaac Mophatlane, acquired the Sybrin Group of Companies (Sybrin) for R410 million.

References

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