Capitec Bank partners with technology companies internationally to address the needs of their current & future clients

Written By Ana Martinez

The Client

Capitec Bank is a leading South African retail bank.

The Problem

Capitec Bank is interested in adopting fintech and other new technologies to deliver to the needs of their future clients. However, with over 3 million fintech companies in the world, Capitec Bank found it impossible to evaluate all of the potential fintech companies that aligned with their strategic goals and needs.

The Solution

Leveraging our startup network and technology expertise, our team evaluates hundreds of startups and technology companies every quarter and conducts due diligence to provide Capitec Bank with a list of the top 15 directly relevant companies for their specific needs. Every quarter, Capitec Bank’s digital team travels to San Francisco for strategic meetings with the shortlisted companies to assess and partner with emerging fintech companies.

The Outcome

Through our guided process, Capitec Bank understands and adopts the latest technological innovations internationally to remain a leading bank in South Africa.

Ana Martinez

Ana has extensive experience in corporate innovation. She has helped over 25 Global 1000 corporations from a wide range of industries develop new business strategies using the latest technologies in the market and has also led 70+ partnerships between corporations and startups. Ana has worked with corporate clients such as Nestle, PepsiCo, Volkswagen, Procter & Gamble, JetBlue, Mizuho, BP, Repsol, Nissan, Avis Budget Group, Magna, Renault, Ferguson, Allstate, GrainCorp, Givaudan, BSM, Griffith Foods, AGC, IAG, among others.

As a member of Rabobank’s first Innovation Team, Ana successfully launched Foodbytes, a pitch competition and networking platform that connects the top food and agriculture startups, corporates and investors. With 15 global pitch competitions, 260+ startup pitches and 4700+ attendees, Foodbytes has become the top startup pitch competitions in the food and agriculture industries. She also launched TERRA, a food and agriculture accelerator that brings together the industry’s most disruptive startups and leading corporations to fuel industry innovation and strategic partnerships.

Ana graduated from the University of California Berkeley with a major in Economics. She was born in Guadalajara, Mexico and loves to play golf!

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