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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.

Ten promising startups have been selected to compete in the African final of the prestigious Latitude59 competition.

Paytic, a technology company helping banks and financial service providers streamline its payment operations, has secured $4 million in a seed extension round.

Complete Farmer, a pioneering agritech company based in Ghana, has secured an investment of approximately €2.2 million (equivalent to $2.5 million) from the European Union-backed AgriFI initiative.