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History and key milestones
MyBucks commenced business operations in 2011 and over the last five years, our Group has steadily grown in terms of revenue by continuously expanding our geographic presence as well
as our customer base.
Within the scope of our expansions in Africa and to Southern and Central Europe, we have tested and refined our product portfolio, increased our operational efficiency in terms of new market
entries, developed and optimised our loan approval technology, and improved our legal and regulatory compliance processes.
Major milestones
2011
GetBucks Mauritius is incorporated as holding
company of the Group and we commence business in
South Africa via a licence agreement with GetBucks
South Africa.
2011 - 2015
We expand gradually to various other Sub-Saharan
African markets, including Botswana, Kenya, Malawi,
Swaziland, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
2014 - 2015
We expand our operations to Poland and Spain,
establishing a base for further opportunistic growth
in Europe and thereby test and refine our product
portfolio in other geographic regions as well.
July 2015
Our local subsidiary in Zimbabwe, GetBucks
Zimbabwe, is licenced by the Reserve Bank of
Zimbabwe (RBZ) to operate as a deposit taking
microfinance institution.
October 2015
We enter into a share purchase agreement with
subsidiaries of Opportunity International to
acquire the Opportunity Banks. Thereby, we intend
to expand our geographic reach to Ghana, Tanzania
and Mozambique, as well as enhance our competitive
position in Malawi, Kenya and Uganda. However,
the transactions did not conclude until 1 July 2016
(Mozambique, Kenya and Tanzania) and 1 October 2016
(Uganda). The transactions for Ghana and Malawi are
still pending regulatory approvals.
December 2015
MyBucks S.A., Luxembourg becomes the ultimate
holding company of our Group.
January 2016
GetBucks Zimbabwe is listed on the Zimbabwe Stock
Exchange in order to facilitate our business operations
in Zimbabwe.
June 2016
MyBucks becomes first African focused FinTech
company listed on Frankfurt Stock Exchange.
The company posts a pre-tax profit for its third year running.
"MyBucks is an innovative and dynamic FinTech business.
Unlike the majority of FinTech businesses operating today,
we have an all-encompassing approach to financial products
and services."
Gerd Alexander Schütz
Non-Executive Chairman: MyBucks
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