A clear partnership pathway for regulated and operational readiness.
VowBank is designed for licensed banking, payment, KYC, card issuing, compliance and technology partners who can help bring the platform to market responsibly.
VowBank is building a digital banking experience powered by licensed banking and payment partners. Regulated services will be provided by authorised partners. Final product availability is subject to regulatory, partner, and compliance approval.
The regulated ecosystem VowBank needs before launch
Banking, custody, cards, settlements, acquiring, KYC/KYB, AML and reporting will be delivered by authorised partners.
Licensed banking partner
Banking-as-a-Service provider
Card issuing partner
Payment gateway partner
KYC/KYB partner
AML and sanctions screening partner
Fraud monitoring partner
Cloud hosting partner
Cybersecurity partner
Legal and compliance advisor
Audit partner
Insurance partner
Merchant acquiring partner
Potential partner types and examples to research
These examples are starting points for diligence and do not imply a current partnership.
Licensed South African bank sponsor
Payment providers such as Ozow, PayFast, Peach Payments, Yoco, Stitch and Netcash
Identity/KYC providers such as iiDENTIFii, Smile ID, Sumsub and DocFox
Card issuing or processing partners
Core banking or ledger partners such as Mambu, Temenos, Thought Machine or regional BaaS providers
Cloud providers such as AWS, Azure, Google Cloud and Vercel
Compliance advisors specialising in SARB, PA, FSCA, FIC and POPIA