Upward Spiral is a technology innovation consultancy specialising in Banking and Payment services. The company was started in 2010 by Mark Simon, who prior was the head of IT at the Standard Bank innovation incubator. Mark Simon has overall 16 + years of experience in IT and technology startups, having run a few businesses of his own over the years.

Upward Spiral is comprised of Hardware Engineers, Software Engineers, UX Designers, Business Dev Managers and Business Analysts.