SERGE BELAMANT’S ROAD TO SUCCESS
Serge Belamant, a software developer, is among the first people to found blockchain technology. His innovative mind and skills with computers have brought a great change to the world of IT. Most of the cryptocurrencies known today were created from his technology.
Serge used smart cards that contained microcontroller chips in his technology. The blockchain technology he created became very useful to the financial sector as it ensured the protection of banks and its customers, transparency at workplaces, and also ensured that the data used was accurate. Tulle in France is Serge Bellamant’s birthplace but he was raised in South Africa from age 14.
In South Africa, Serge had to familiarise himself with the English language before being taken to school. He was enrolled in Highlands North High School which was an all-boys school. He was a brilliant student from the go and was also athletic. He enjoyed playing rugby. Serge Belamant had a charming personality that quickly won him the respect of his teachers and schoolmates. He held different positions in high school including Head Prefect and house captain. He was very good at chess and participated in the South African Chess School Championships.
Serge Belamant completed high school in 1972 and proceeded to Witwatersrand University to study engineering. He later decided to switch to computer science and applied mathematics in the same university. Belamant transferred to the University of South Africa during his third year to study information systems.
Unfortunately, these frequent transfers made him not to attain a degree, and he ended up dropping out. He began working when he turned 22 years. His first job was at Matrix where he created a system that would assist in monitoring dams across South Africa to prevent future droughts and floods. Serge Belamant worked with many other different companies such as Control Data, DATABANK, Bancorp, and SASWITCH.
He worked for SASWITCH until 1989 the left to start his company Net1 Technologies. The company was slow in finding its footing, but after being hired by Visa, it rose. Serge Belamant used his Universal Electronic Payment System technology to create COPAC for Visa. COPAC would help detect cases of fraud and in the identification of personal numbers. Serge has continued to use his knowledge to improve IT sector.
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