Foreign Exchange Startups in Africa

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Forex is thriving despite regulation hurdles. TerraPay and Aboki Africa are innovating, but local leaders are cautious. Underground market remains strong due to currency volatility and limited access to formal channels.

Cummulative Funding

$250.4M+

Total # of Companies

2

Total Deal Count

12

Total M&A Count

0

Total # of Investors

23

List of Foreign Exchange startups in Africa

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StartupOverviewLast roundTotal raisedFounded
1.

TerraPay simplifies global money movement – by providing a single connection to the most expansive cross-border payments network.

Debt Financing

$ 248,400,000

2014

2.

Aboki Africa is a Nigerian FinTech platform that allows users to change exchange foreign currencies and make cross-border transactions.

Seed

$ 2,000,000

2020

TerraPay

Founded

2014

Overview

TerraPay simplifies global money movement – by providing a single connection to the most expansive cross-border payments network.

Last round

Debt Financing

Total raised

$ 248,400,000

Employee

501-1,000

Founded

2020

Overview

Aboki Africa is a Nigerian FinTech platform that allows users to change exchange foreign currencies and make cross-border transactions.

Last round

Seed

Total raised

$ 2,000,000

Employee

11-50

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