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Serge Christian Pierre Belamant (born 1953) is a South African entrepreneur known for his work in developing electronic payment systems.^[1] He founded Net1 Technologies, where he created the Universal Electronic Payment System (UEPS) to facilitate secure, offline transactions.^[2]^[3]

Belamant was born in Tulle, France, in 1953.

Belamant holds patents related to personal identification, and the design of smart card-based systems.^[4]

In 1989, Belamant founded Net1 UEPS Technologies During Serge Belamant's tenure at Net1 UEPS Technologies, the company faced scrutiny over its contract with the South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) for distributing social grants.^[5]^[6]

References

^ Hogg, Alec (2016-08-09). "Net1's Serge Belamant: Business is ugly. Disrupt at your reputational peril". BizNews.com. Retrieved 2024-10-04.
^ Gilbert, Paula (2016-04-13). "World Bank buys into Net 1 UEPS". ITWeb. Retrieved 2024-10-04.
^ Reporter, Staff (2017-04-03). "How Net 1 flouts the financial rules". The Mail & Guardian. Retrieved 2024-10-04.
^ "Serge Christian Pierre Belamant Inventions, Patents and Patent Applications - Justia Patents Search". patents.justia.com. Retrieved 2024-10-04.
^ Mucklejohn, Lars (2024-05-05). "Zilch: Fintech doubles down on AI ahead of planned IPO next year". CityAM. Retrieved 2024-10-04.
^ "Pasley, Sir Robert Killigrew Sabine, (born 23 Oct. 1965), chartered accountant; Chief Financial Officer, Cell C (Pty) Ltd, South Africa", Who's Who, Oxford University Press, 2007-12-01, doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.44591, retrieved 2024-10-04

[1] Hogg, Alec (2016-08-09). "Net1's Serge Belamant: Business is ugly. Disrupt at your reputational peril". BizNews.com. Retrieved 2024-10-04.

[2] Gilbert, Paula (2016-04-13). "World Bank buys into Net 1 UEPS". ITWeb. Retrieved 2024-10-04.

[3] Reporter, Staff (2017-04-03). "How Net 1 flouts the financial rules". The Mail & Guardian. Retrieved 2024-10-04.

[4] "Serge Christian Pierre Belamant Inventions, Patents and Patent Applications - Justia Patents Search". patents.justia.com. Retrieved 2024-10-04.

[5] Mucklejohn, Lars (2024-05-05). "Zilch: Fintech doubles down on AI ahead of planned IPO next year". CityAM. Retrieved 2024-10-04.

[6] "Pasley, Sir Robert Killigrew Sabine, (born 23 Oct. 1965), chartered accountant; Chief Financial Officer, Cell C (Pty) Ltd, South Africa", Who's Who, Oxford University Press, 2007-12-01, doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.44591, retrieved 2024-10-04

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