One of South Africa’s fastest growing information technology groups, Tradebridge has been named one of South Africa’s Top Performing Companies.
In the accolade from Topco which puts companies through a gruelling process of submissions, it was noted: “TRADEBRIDGE (Pty) Ltd have shown superb group performance levels over the past financial year and thanks to your team’s efforts have been acknowledged as one of South Africa’s Top Performing Companies.
“Morne Oosthuizen who heads up the research division at The University of Cape Town has also added his stamp of approval to the research process which led to this recognition, so you can be sure that it is a credible one.”
Gerrie van Zyl, CEO of Tradebridge said “the whole team at Tradebridge are delighted that the technological innovation coming from Tradebridge in health, debt management, cellphone payments and credit card swipe machines which already has received international acknowledgement and praise has now received this important recognition in our home country.
“Clem Sunter has already observed that South African health informatics are the most advanced in the world and we are pleased to lead this with our company, healthbridge which serves 65% of doctors, all hospitals and medical aids and most pathology and radiology labs in moving medical and financial information rapidly between medical companies. We have received significant interest in this company and its products internationally especially the United States.
“Debt Control Management is the largest company of its kind on the continent and in Southern Africa. It helps companies manage debt, garnishee orders and financial wellness and has received extensive interest in its products from Europe in particular. Consumer Assist which falls under DCM has in the year and a half since it was launched become the top debt counselling and financial wellness organisation in South Africa. It has had a marked impact on assisting develop new legislation, regulations and protective measures for consumers. The National Payment Distribution Agency which is part of DCM is the largest of its kind in South Africa and this year will move more than R1bn between debtors and creditors.
“Pocit has become the fastest and most advanced of the cellphone payment systems in South Africa since its launch in October 2008. This year we will see significant growth into municipal payments and retail as well as the remittances market. Consumers can already buy airtime, pay traffic fines and a range of utilities bills including phone, electricity and municipal payments.
“SureSwipe has in its 18 months of existence become the fastest growing credit card swipe machine in the country with its focus on small and medium enterprises. In the past year it saved its customers more than R5m in charges and is giving the fastest service of any credit card swipe machine to its clients.”
Van Zyl said, “South Africans are often slow to acknowledge excellence, but we have it aplenty in South Africa, especially in information technology and we are proud to be the leaders in this field with home-grown world-beating IT.”
For further information, please contact:
Gerrie van Zyl
CEO Tradebridge
+27 (0) 83 326 5468
gerrie@tradebridge.co.za
