Category
FinTech
Country HQ
Singapore
Tyme designs, builds, and commercializes digital banks to solve the challenge of financial services access for the underserved and unbanked in emerging markets. With headquarters in Singapore, it is one of the fastest growing digital banking groups globally with over 8 million TymeBank customers in South Africa and over 2mn GoTyme customers in the Philippines.
FOUNDERS
COENRAAD "COEN" JONKER, Co-Founder & CEO
Coen has over 23 years of experience in banking, law and professional services.
In June 2012, he co-founded Tyme which was eventually acquired by the Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) in 2015. In 2017, he was appointed Group Executive at CBA, and at the end of 2018, led the buyout of the Tyme business.
Coen holds an MBA and two law degrees with honors.
TJAART VAN DER WALT, Co-Founder & Executive Director
Tjaart is a serial entrepreneur with over 25 years of experience in digital financial services, software, and artificial intelligence.
In June 2012, he co-founded Tyme which was eventually acquired by the Commonwealth Bank of Australia in 2015. At the end of 2018, he was part of the buyout of the Tyme business.
Tjaart holds a BCom Accounting degree and obtained a PhD in Chemical Engineering.