FirstRand has a total of 23 patents globally, out of which 14 have been granted. Of these 23 patents, more than 21% patents are active. South Africa is where FirstRand has filed the maximum number of patents, followed by Australia and African Countries, it has generated an annual revenue of $7.56 billion in the year 2021. Parallelly, South Africa seems to be the main focused R&D centre of FirstRand.
FirstRand was founded in the year 1998 by Gerrit Ferreira, Lauritz Dippenaar and Paul Kenneth Harris. The company is one of the financial services providers licensed by the Reserve Bank of South Africa, the national banking regulator. As of August 2022, FirstRand has a market cap of $22.15 Billion.
Do read about some of the most popular patents of FirstRand which have been covered by us in this article and also you can find FirstRand patents information, the worldwide patent filing activity and its patent filing trend over the years, and many other stats over FirstRand patent portfolio.
How many patents does the CEO of FirstRand have?
The CEO, Alan Pullinger, has 0 patents.
How many patents does FirstRand have?
FirstRand has a total of 23 patents globally. These patents belong to 17 unique patent families. Out of 23 patents, 5 patents are active.
How Many Patents did FirstRand File Every Year?
Are you wondering why there is a drop in patent filing for the last two years? It is because a patent application can take up to 18 months to get published. Certainly, it doesn’t suggest a decrease in the patent filing.
| Year of Patents Filing or Grant | FirstRand Applications Filed | FirstRand Patents Granted |
| 2011 | – | – |
| 2012 | – | 1 |
| 2013 | – | – |
| 2014 | – | – |
| 2015 | 1 | – |
| 2016 | – | – |
| 2017 | – | 1 |
| 2018 | – | – |
| 2019 | – | – |
| 2020 | 1 | – |
| 2021 | – | 1 |
| 2022 | – | – |
How many FirstRand patents are Alive/Dead?
How Many Patents did FirstRand File in Different Countries?
Countries in which FirstRand Filed Patents
| Country | Patents |
| South Africa | 11 |
| Australia | 2 |
| Africa | 2 |
| India | 1 |
| Europe | 1 |
Where are Research Centres of FirstRand Patents Located?
Of the 17 R&D centres, all of them are located in South Africa.
List of FirstRand Patents
| FirstRand Patents | Title |
| EU0005532500001S | Containers |
| WO2003005257A8 | A method of processing a financial transaction and displaying financial transaction information to a user |
| WO2006095250A1 | Mobile banking system and method |
| WO2004008417A8 | Method and apparatus for obtaining a response from a subject |
| WO2008015637A3 | Mobile payment method and system |
| WO2007026212A1 | Off-line vending system |
| WO2008047330A2 | Financial transaction system and method |
| AU2003244916A8 | Method and apparatus for obtaining a response from a subject |
| AU2002258070A1 | A method of processing a financial transaction and displaying financial transaction information to a user |
| ZA200606175B | Banking system and method |
| ZA200709906B | Authentication process for mobile banking service utilising wap |
| ZA200407178B | Portable bank. |
| ZA200510108B | An accounting process |
| IN2414DEL2007A | Authentication process for mobile banking service utilising wap |
| ZA200301812B | A method of processing a financial transaction and displaying financial transaction information to a user |
| ZA200108802B | Smart card reader contact head. |
| ZA200305334B | Method and apparatus for obtaining a response from a subject |
| ZA200309951B | Control of workflow in a federated environment |
| ZA200708637B | Mobile banking system and method |
| AP1367A | Multiple magnetic stripe card. |
| AP2354A | Authentication process for mobile banking service utilising wap. |
| ZA201506739B | A banknote handling apparatus |
| ZA202007004B | A safe assembly for transferring valuables from one party to another |
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What are FirstRand’s key innovation segments?
What Technologies are Covered by FirstRand’s?
The chart below distributes patents filed by FirstRand’s in different countries on the basis of the technology protected in patents. It also represents the markets where FirstRand’s thinks it’s important to protect particular technology inventions.
R&D Focus: How FirstRand’s search focus changed over the years?
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