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FinTech Startups in Africa

FinTech is booming in Southern Africa, driven by high smartphone penetration and a large unbanked population. Players like Tabby, MNT-Halan, and OPay are gaining traction by offering tailored financial services. Local business leaders are optimistic, seeing FinTech as a key enabler for financial inclusion and economic growth.

Tracked Companies

737

Avg. Deal Size

$15M+0%

Active Startups

737+0%

Total Funding

$12B+0%

Avg. Growth

-65%+0%

Market Map

540 companies in this sector

Company	Tagline	Total Funding	Last Round	Team Size	Backers
WallX Nigeria	WallX is a Nigerian FinTech which offers fast and secure B2B Payment Solution for African Businesses	-	Grant -	11-50	No Data
myCircle Nigeria	myCircle is building financially responsible relationships and connections, ensuring savers are partner accountable. Your network is your networth.	-	- -	2-10	No Data
Giftpesa Kenya	Giftpesa is a Kenyan FinTech startup offering gifting and loyalty rewards solutions for your team and clients.	-	- -	11-50	No Data
Falconlite Nigeria	Financial Service that allows users open global accounts for free to send, receive and make international payments and convert to their local currencies.	-	- -	10-50	No Data
Resolute IT Consulting Morocco	Pioneering the realm of anomaly detection like never before!	-	- -	2-10	No Data
Efficacy Payments South Africa	Efficacy Payments provides p2p payments, card POS acceptance, disbursement, and POS services.	-	Venture -	11-50	No Data

NEAT Microcredit Nigeria	NEAT Microcredit is empowering entrepreneurs in Nigeria through collateral-free loans,	-	Seed -	51-200	No Data
qarenly Egypt	qarenly.net is a comparison platform that enables people to compare the costs and features of a wide variety of financial products.	-	Pre-seed -	2-10	No Data
Beyonic Uganda	Beyonic is a Ugandan mobile payment FinTech.	-	Seed -	11-50	No Data
Crowdyvest Nigeria	Crowdyvest is a Nigerian startup that creates financial solutions that are committed to long-term growth and financial freedom.	-	Funding Round -	11-50	No Data
Troygold South Africa	Troygold is a South African FinTech which created SA’s first gold-backed savings account, debit card.	-	Funding Round -	2-10	No Data
Swapinga Rwanda	Swapinga is building the financial infrastructure for Africa's electric mobility transition.	-	Funding Round -	1-10	No Data
Paymee Tunisia	Paymee is a Tunisian fintech firm that provides an online payment gateway	-	Seed -	2-10	No Data
Boya Kenya	Boya provides an all in one spend platform for businesses	-	Seed -	2-10	No Data
Gwala Morocco	Improving financial wellness for African employees.	-	Pre-seed -	11-50	No Data
iKhokha South Africa	iKhokha is helping South African business owners believe in better by accelerating the digital economy	-	Venture -	201-500	No Data
PettySave Nigeria	PettySave platform helps users automate savings/investments & teach users how to manage their finances.	-	- -	2-10	No Data
Jumuisha Kenya	Jumuisha is a Kenyan end to end bookings and financial management platform	-	Seed -	2-10	No Data
Pretium Kenya	Pretium is a Kenyan fintech startup offering B2B stablecoin-powered APIs for instant, compliant cross-border settlements.	-	- -	1-10	No Data
Fincra Nigeria	Fincra is a Nigerian FinTech platform which provides payment solutions for persons and businesses.	-	- -	51-200	No Data

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