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title: "Meerkat: Debt Review, Savings and Funeral Cover"
description: "Get debt review and counselling in South Africa, plus flexible savings with CPI+1% on balances over R5,000, funeral cover and credit life cover."
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published_at: "2026-08-19T21:11:58.189Z"
updated_at: "2026-10-06T19:00:57.310Z"
---

# Meerkat: Debt Review, Savings and Funeral Cover

Get debt review and counselling in South Africa, plus flexible savings with CPI+1% on balances over R5,000, funeral cover and credit life cover.

## Breadcrumbs

- [Fintech](/categories/fintech)
- [Meerkat](/meerkat)

## Summary

Debt help, flexible savings, and cover for life events

A South African financial wellness platform offering debt review, debt management assessments, flexible savings, funeral cover, and credit life cover for consumers.

## Product details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Website | https://www.meerkat.co.za/ |
| Tagline | Debt help, flexible savings, and cover for life events |
| Primary country | South Africa |
| Platforms | Web |
| Average rating |  |
| Published reviews | 0 |
| Verified listing | No |

## About the product

Meerkat is a South African **financial wellness platform** for consumers who need help managing debt, building savings, and getting insurance cover such as funeral and credit life protection.

Key capabilities include:
- **Debt review and debt counselling** via registered debt counsellors, including assessment of over-indebtedness, negotiation with creditors, and structured repayment plans aimed at reducing monthly repayments.
- **Debt management support** with free, confidential assessments, plus ongoing customer support and check-ins to help clients follow their repayment plan.
- **Savings plans** designed for flexible access, including a marketed return of **CPI+1% on balances over R5,000**, helping customers build emergency savings alongside other financial commitments.
- **Insurance products** including **individual and group funeral cover** (for stokvels, church groups, and community groups) and **credit life cover** intended to protect loan repayments during events such as retrenchment, disability, serious illness, or death.

Available on **Web**.

Target users include South African individuals seeking debt relief, savings options, funeral cover, or credit life insurance, plus employers and organisations looking for employee financial wellness support.

It is notable in the South African market for combining debt solutions, savings, and insurance under one platform, and for operating as **MyMeerkat FSP (PTY) Ltd**, an authorised financial services provider (**FSP 50979**) based in Cape Town.

## Features

- [Fintech](/categories/fintech): Category
- [Insurtech](/categories/insurtech): Category
- [B2C](/tags/b2c): Product feature or technology
- [Insurance](/tags/insurance): Product feature or technology
- [Lending and Loans](/tags/lending): Product feature or technology
- [Personal Finance](/tags/personal-finance): Product feature or technology
- [South Africa](/countries/south-africa): Market

## Related pages

- [Alternatives](/meerkat/alternatives)
- [Reviews](/meerkat/reviews)
- [Transparency](/meerkat/transparency)

## Access and citation

- [Canonical HTML page](https://liners.com/meerkat)
- [Markdown route index](/sitemap.md)
- [Agent access guide](/llms.txt)