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The Company

We believe that there is power in connection. By helping businesses better relate to people out in the world, we make interactions and engagement more meaningful.

 

We’re entrepreneurs. We identify opportunities, build new solutions and continually look for new ways to do business better. We also know our reputation is based on our results, so we focus on delivering tangible value every day.

 

We believe that people and technology are more powerful when they work together. Each has its strength, and we draw on the best of both to create an offering that is both efficient and deeply relevant.

Most of all, we’re the engineers of innovation. We know how to harness the latest advancements in technology and make them work for our Customers. We create systems to make connection more human.

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Our History

Ignition was founded in 2002, by brothers Sean and Donovan Bergsma. Ignition Group, now one of Africa’s largest investors in technology, media, telecommunications and financial services sectors, provides a platform for sustainability and success.

 

With a staff complement of over 3 500 People based primarily in the South African region, we have a team of experts in the fields of data science, technology, digital marketing, e-commerce and sales. Ignition has also built a sound infrastructure to support a number of business verticals within the group, allowing the business verticals to swiftly develop, innovate, adapt and support our Partners and strategies.

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Our Vision

We see ourselves successfully pushing the frontiers of the mobile lifestyle and telecommunications industry by recognising and taking ownership of new opportunities and developing them into innovative, sustainable and trusted solutions.

We see ourselves as the leading provider of mobile services and technologies in Africa.

Leadership

Leaders that are on the ground and in touch

Our passionate and vastly experienced leaders constantly drive the success of the Ignition Group. It is the integrity and tenacity with which we approach our daily operations and interactions that adds to the credibility and equity of our brand.

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Why choose Ignition?

Unlock untapped potential

Our capabilities span the breadth of the Customer Value Lifecycle and as such, we are able to stimulate growth for our Partners by maximising efficiencies and leveraging organisation-wide capabilities.

Adapt to changing market needs

Our capabilities span the breadth of the Customer Value Lifecycle and as such, we are able to stimulate growth for our Partners by maximising efficiencies and leveraging organisation-wide capabilities.

Robust technology

Ignition has a mature Enterprise Service Bus (ESB) which is used to integrate with a wide variety of technologies. We have a dedicated Digital Transformation and Innovation Team. The Team has executive sponsorship to ensure its activities are given the necessary priorities. Developments are focused around to a digital omnichannel based business model.

Security, Compliance and IT

Ignition takes data privacy seriously. Our strong back-office technical skill and a global best-in-class IT infrastructure help enable world-class compliance adherence. Whether it’s from a PCI perspective, other specific compliance needs per vertical, or just the ability to proveyour customer’s data is secure, we tick all the necessary boxes.

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Building Partnerships

We build Partnerships. Not only do we employ the best in the business, we also work with the best in the business. We create Partnerships with both local and international Telecommunications, Home Services, and Financial Services brands and provide them with our solution-based services.

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