Founded in Cape Town in 2000, Clickatell pioneered connecting internet businesses with mobile users via SMS. Today, it powers AI-driven chat commerce for global brands across banking, retail, telecoms, and more — including Visa, ABSA, MTN, Toyota, and Pick n Pay . Over 25 years, it has delivered multiple industry firsts, such as tokenized WhatsApp payments, KYC chat banking, and Chat-2-Pay , through its award-winning AI Chat Commerce Platform that lets brands interact and transact with customers in everyday chat apps.