The Zynched Team
Our small team of subject matter experts will assist you with all your international trade and foreign exchange competency development requirements.
Danica Bezuidenhout
CEO
COO BeztForex (Pty) Ltd, with nearly a decade in international banking and a passion for tech innovation. Diverse skills span finance and technology, including experience as a Software Engineer. Excelling in digital innovation and collaboration, driving business success.
Herman Bezuidenhout
Director
46 years' experience as an international banker within leading South African financial institutions and as an entrepreneur, encompassing marketing, sales, operations and general management, at senior management and executive levels.
Rudi Bezuidenhout
Director
Registered foreign exchange representative with the Financial Sector Conduct Authority. 10+ years' experience in international trade and foreign exchange at operational and senior management levels. Manages corporate clients and advises on exchange control, risk management, trade finance, foreign exchange, and money markets.
Kevin Tucker
Shareholder
Founder and CEO of PriceCheck, Africa’s largest product and price comparison service, established in 2006 and acquired by Naspers in 2010. He also founded ShoppingFeeder, a multi-channel marketing and feed management platform for retailers. His passion, besides rugby, is exploring future technologies that enable the growth of tech and business.
Alex Kahle
CTO | Shareholder
Earned a BSc (Hons) in Mathematics, Applied Mathematics, and Physics (2000) and an MSc in Applied Mathematics (2001). Completed a PhD in Mathematics at the University of Texas at Austin (2008) and a postdoctoral fellowship at Göttingen. Founded InfinitAI, developing AI solutions like PriceCheck's chat assistant and Zynched for BeztForex. Has a decade of research experience in mathematics and theoretical physics.
Subject Matter Experts
Keith White
Financial Surveillance
A seasoned financial surveillance (exchange control) specialist with
45 years of experience,
including senior management roles at major banks. Post-retirement, provided expert training and
problem-solving services at FNB Forex, Investec Exchange Control, and BeztForex, focusing on
staff development and client solutions.
Glen Roberts
Financial Surveillance
44 years' exchange control
and FinSurv development
and reporting specialist.
22 years employed at the SARB
and 22 years in the market at foreign banks branch operations in
South Africa.
Eddie Rall
Foreign Exchange
Eddie Rall is a highly experienced Treasury and Financial Markets professional with over
45 years of expertise.
He has held senior roles across multiple countries, focusing on training, risk management,
sales, and operations.
His career spans leading South African banks, a multinational mining house, and independent consulting,
where he specialized in treasury dealing, system development, and strategic financial solutions.
Dirk Van Rooyen
Global Trade
With over 44 years of banking experience, including 40 years dedicated to Global Trade and Foreign Exchange, Dirk van Rooyen is a seasoned expert in the field. He is the Director of Educational Guidance Service CC, an organization that specializes in training banking professionals and offering consultancy services to importers and exporters.
Dirk has extensive expertise in global trade risk identification and mitigation, as well as in-depth knowledge of cross-border contractual frameworks. He is widely regarded for his expert knowledge of trade finance instruments, includingDocumentary Credits, Bank Guarantees, and various other methods of international payment.
Through decades of hands-on experience and academic grounding, Dirk has become a trusted advisor and educator in the complex world of international trade and finance.