Gauteng, South Africa
Custom ERP and billing, AI agents, web applications and SaaS for financial services and mining businesses in Johannesburg. Built by Flip Retail in Jaipur, India, and delivered remotely, with working software every two weeks.
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01 — Local economy
Gold found on the Witwatersrand in 1886 created the city, and mining houses such as Gold Fields and Sibanye-Stillwater still run their head offices here. Sandton hosts the Johannesburg Stock Exchange and the head offices of FirstRand, Nedbank and Discovery, City Deep's inland container terminal links the city to Durban by rail, and wholesalers and distributors supply retailers across Southern Africa.
Also known as Joburg, Jozi and eGoli.
English, Zulu, Sesotho and Afrikaans
02 — Industries
What we would build first for the industries Johannesburg is known for.
04 — Working together
Jaipur is 3 h 30 min ahead of Johannesburg all year. A 09:00 start there is 12:30 in Jaipur. Standard 09:00–18:00 office days overlap by 5 h 30 min, which is enough for live calls, demos and same-day answers.
Local time, standard time.
Pranjal was very professional with excellent communication and transparency.
50+ projects for 30+ clients in 11 countries over six-plus years.
05 — FAQ
Yes, remotely. Flip Retail is a software studio in Jaipur, India, with no office in Johannesburg; discovery happens on video calls and you get working software every two weeks.
Jaipur is 3 h 30 min ahead of Johannesburg all year. A 09:00 start there is 12:30 in Jaipur. Standard 09:00–18:00 office days overlap by 5 h 30 min, which is enough for live calls, demos and same-day answers.
For English, yes: current language models handle it well, including mixed-language messages. Support for Zulu and Sesotho is more limited, so we test with real customer messages before committing to it, and route anything the agent is unsure about to your team.
Usually one module that fixes the most expensive problem first. For financial services & fintech that is often onboarding & KYC workflows and loan and policy lifecycle. It goes live early, and the rest of the system follows in two-week increments while your team is already using it.
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