# Coenraad Jonker

> Coenraad (Coen) Jonker is the South African co-founder of the original Tyme venture and founder and group CEO at GoTyme. Based in Singapore, he moved from corporate law into community banking before helping build a banking group spanning South Africa and the Philippines. His work centres on financial inclusion through lower-cost banking, retail partnerships and digital technology.

- **Role:** Founder and Group CEO at GoTyme (formerly Tyme Group)
- **Organizations:** GoTyme, Tyme, TymeBank, Standard Bank, Deloitte, Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Edward Nathan Corporate Law Advisers (now ENS)
- **Nationality:** South African
- **Education:** MBA, Gordon Institute of Business Science, University of Pretoria, Law degree, University of the Free State
- **Known for:** Co-founded the original Tyme venture in 2012., Led TymeBank South Africa during its first profitable month in December 2023., TymeBank won News24 Bank of the Year in March 2024 during his local CEO tenure.

## Career timeline

- **1994** — Entered legal practice; admitted as an attorney in 1995.
- **1996** — Joined Edward Nathan & Friedland.
- **1998** — Became partner and head of the labour department.
- **2000** — Became chief executive of Edward Nathan and joined the first GIBS MBA cohort.
- **2005** — Joined Standard Bank as director of community banking.
- **2011** — Joined Deloitte’s strategy and innovation practice as a partner.
- **2012** — Co-founded Tyme with Tjaart van der Walt; the venture spun out of Deloitte in June.
- **2015** — Tyme was acquired by CBA; Jonker moved into its international digital banking work.
- **2017** — Appointed CBA group executive for international financial services, effective July.
- **2018** — Partnered with African Rainbow Capital to buy Tyme from CBA.
- **2019** — TymeBank launched publicly in South Africa in February.
- **2022** — Became TymeBank South Africa CEO on 1 July.
- **2024** — Left the South African CEO position on 30 September to focus on group international growth.
- **2026** — Listed on GoTyme’s group leadership page as founder and CEO.

## Achievements

- Co-founded the original Tyme venture in 2012.
- Led TymeBank South Africa during its first profitable month in December 2023.
- TymeBank won News24 Bank of the Year in March 2024 during his local CEO tenure.
- Tyme raised $250 million at a $1.5 billion valuation in December 2024, led by Nubank.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — Discussed Tyme’s roughly 22 million banking customers across South Africa and the Philippines on The Emerging Market Way.
- **2026-08** — Discussed automation, a broader customer base, AI and emerging-market banking in an interview published by CEO Insider.

## Links

- Website: https://www.gotyme.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/coenraadjonker/

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Last updated: 2026-10-24