Industries we work with

South African tech-law advice tailored to the regulatory environment of each sector. Every industry has its own statutory overlay — fintech adds FAIS and NCA, healthtech adds SAHPRA and HPCSA, ed-tech adds POPIA's children's-data rules. Pick your sector to see the specifics.

Written by

Martin Kotze

Attorney, Conveyancer & Notary Public

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SaaS Startups

Stage-by-stage legal infrastructure from founder IP to enterprise-grade Series A contract stacks.

Founder IP · Contractor agreements · SaaS T&Cs · POPIA · Investor diligence

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Fintech

Payment platforms, lending tech, crypto, robo-advisors. The seven regulatory regimes that shape every SA fintech engagement.

POPIA · FAIS · NCA · FICA · POCDATARA · SARB · ECTA · COFI

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AI & Machine Learning Companies

Training-data provenance, output IP, hallucination disclaimers, POPIA s 71 automated decisions, model deprecation.

POPIA s 71 · Copyright Act · Output indemnification · Bias testing

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Healthtech

Telemedicine platforms, clinical-decision support, wellness apps, medical-device tech.

POPIA s 26/27/32 · National Health Act · SAHPRA · HPCSA

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Ed-Tech

Online learning platforms, micro-credentialing, school tech, tutoring marketplaces.

POPIA children's data · CAPS · SAQA · NQF · BBBEE procurement

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E-Commerce & Marketplaces

Online retail, marketplaces, digital products, subscription commerce. Cross-border African expansion.

ECTA s 43 + s 44 · CPA s 14 + s 22 + s 48 · Counterfeit Goods Act

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Your sector not listed?

We act for SA tech businesses across multiple sectors. If your industry has its own regulatory overlay we have not written about yet, get in touch and we will work through it together.

Discuss your sector

Why you can trust this: Martin Kotze has been an admitted Attorney of the High Court of South Africa, registered Conveyancer, and Notary Public since 2014, practising from Pretoria. The firm is regulated by the Legal Practice Council under firm registration F17333.

This guide is general information, not legal advice for your specific matter.