Payday (Techstars ’21), one of Africa’s leading Pan-African neobank, has raised $3 million in seed funding to drive the future of work for the continent.
The funding round was led by led by TeamApt Inc. (now Moniepoint Inc) Inc, with participation from HoaQ, DFS Lab’s Stellar Africa Fund, Ingressive Capital Fund II and angel investors – Dare Okoudjou, Founder and CEO of MFS Africa and ‘Tola Onayemi of Norabase. The investment brings Payday’s total investment to $5.1m, following a $2m+ pre-seed round in 2021. Founded in 2021, Payday is a fintech startup helping Africans send and receive money globally.
d.light, a leading provider of affordable solar solutions, has secured a $176 million debt financing deal to expand its reach in Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda.
Anka, an Ivory Coast-based financial technology company, has received $1.7 million in funding from the International Finance Corporation (IFC) to expand its operations.
Juicyway, a Nigerian startup specializing in cross-border payments, has announced a successful $3 million pre-seed funding round.
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