Business lenders in South Africa, side by side.

What each product on Frank’s panel asks of a business before it will lend: turnover, time trading, security, credit record and the documents to have ready. These are the same published rules Frank checks your answers against.

11 products from 5 lenders · Figures last updated 19 September 2026

  • Bridgement

    Revenue Advance Facility · Revenue-based

    Min. turnover
    R100k a month
    Min. trading
    6 months
    Amount
    Not published
    Term
    3 to 9 months
    Security
    None
    Card sales
    Not needed
    Credit record
    Clean record
    Documents
    3 months’ bank statements
    Rate
    2–5% a month
    Speed
    24 hours
  • Geddes Capital

    Bridging Finance · Bridging finance

    Min. turnover
    R167k a month
    Min. trading
    12 months
    Amount
    R500k to R15m
    Term
    3 to 12 months
    Security
    Required
    Card sales
    Not needed
    Credit record
    Some adverse credit considered
    Documents
    6 months’ bank statements, financial statements
    Rate
    1.5–3% a month
    Speed
    1 week
  • Geddes Capital

    Business Rescue Finance · Term loan

    Min. turnover
    R167k a month
    Min. trading
    12 months
    Amount
    R500k to R15m
    Term
    6 to 120 months
    Security
    Required
    Card sales
    Not needed
    Credit record
    Some adverse credit considered
    Documents
    6 months’ bank statements, financial statements
    Rate
    Case by case
    Speed
    1 week
  • Geddes Capital

    Crypto-Backed Loan · Term loan

    Min. turnover
    R167k a month
    Min. trading
    12 months
    Amount
    R500k to R15m
    Term
    6 to 120 months
    Security
    Required
    Card sales
    Not needed
    Credit record
    Some adverse credit considered
    Documents
    6 months’ bank statements, financial statements
    Rate
    From prime + 2%
    Speed
    48 hours
  • Geddes Capital

    Invoice Factoring · Invoice finance

    Min. turnover
    R167k a month
    Min. trading
    12 months
    Amount
    R200k to R15m
    Term
    12 to 120 months
    Security
    None
    Card sales
    Not needed
    Credit record
    Some adverse credit considered
    Documents
    6 months’ bank statements, financial statements
    Rate
    1.5–3% a month
    Speed
    48 hours
  • Geddes Capital

    Secured Business Loan · Term loan

    Min. turnover
    R167k a month
    Min. trading
    12 months
    Amount
    R500k to R15m
    Term
    6 to 120 months
    Security
    Required
    Card sales
    Not needed
    Credit record
    Some adverse credit considered
    Documents
    6 months’ bank statements, financial statements
    Rate
    From prime + 2%
    Speed
    1 week
  • Geddes Capital

    Trade Finance · Trade finance

    Min. turnover
    R167k a month
    Min. trading
    12 months
    Amount
    R500k to R15m
    Term
    6 to 120 months
    Security
    Required
    Card sales
    Not needed
    Credit record
    Some adverse credit considered
    Documents
    6 months’ bank statements, financial statements
    Rate
    2–4% a month
    Speed
    1 week
  • Lula

    Cash Flow Facility · Line of credit

    Min. turnover
    R40k a month
    Min. trading
    12 months
    Amount
    R10k to R5m
    Term
    Not published
    Security
    None
    Card sales
    Not needed
    Credit record
    Clean record
    Documents
    3 months’ bank statements
    Rate
    2–6% a month
    Speed
    24 hours
  • Merchant Capital

    Merchant Cash Advance (MCA) · Revenue-based

    Min. turnover
    R50k a month
    Min. trading
    8 months
    Amount
    R30k to R5m
    Term
    1 to 12 months
    Security
    None
    Card sales
    Needed
    Credit record
    Clean record
    Documents
    6 months’ bank statements
    Rate
    Factor rate 1.08–1.15
    Speed
    Same day
  • Merchant Capital

    WELL by Merchant Capital · Revenue-based

    Min. turnover
    R50k a month
    Min. trading
    8 months
    Amount
    R30k to R5m
    Term
    1 to 36 months
    Security
    None
    Card sales
    Not needed
    Credit record
    Clean record
    Documents
    6 months’ bank statements
    Rate
    Factor rate 1.08–1.15
    Speed
    Same day
  • Pollen Finance

    Unsecured Business Loan · Term loan

    Min. turnover
    R83k a month
    Min. trading
    12 months
    Amount
    R100k to R6m
    Term
    6 to 8 months
    Security
    None
    Card sales
    Not needed
    Credit record
    Some adverse credit considered
    Documents
    6 months’ bank statements
    Rate
    Flat fee
    Speed
    24 hours

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How to read this table

Each figure is the lowest bar a lender publishes for that product. Meeting all of them gets you considered, not approved: the lender decides on your full application. “Not published” means the lender has not given Frank that figure, and Frank does not guess it.

Lenders are in alphabetical order, and nothing about the order is paid for. Every lender on the panel pays Frank the same referral fee, and only when a business is funded, so no lender can buy a better place here or in your results.

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