FinTech Startups in Africa

StartupList Africa tracks 756 FinTech startups across Africa, which have raised $12.6B in disclosed funding. Nigeria has the most, with 187, followed by South Africa (88) and Kenya (71).

Updated

Avg. Deal Size
$15.3M
Active Startups
756
Total Funding
$12.6B
Avg. Growth
-55%

FinTech companies

559 companies in this sector

CompanyTaglineTotal FundingLast RoundTeam SizeBackersAction
Nigeria

myCircle is building financially responsible relationships and connections, ensuring savers are partner accountable. Your network is your networth.

2-10
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
Nigeria

Crowdyvest is a Nigerian startup that creates financial solutions that are committed to long-term growth and financial freedom.

Funding Round
11-50
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

Pioneering the realm of anomaly detection like never before!

2-10
Tunisia

Paymee is a Tunisian fintech firm that provides an online payment gateway

Seed
2-10

Giftpesa is a Kenyan FinTech startup offering gifting and loyalty rewards solutions for your team and clients.

11-50
South Africa

Efficacy Payments provides p2p payments, card POS acceptance, disbursement, and POS services.

Venture
11-50

Jumuisha is a Kenyan end to end bookings and financial management platform

Seed
2-10
Kenya

Pretium is a Kenyan fintech startup offering B2B stablecoin-powered APIs for instant, compliant cross-border settlements.

1-10
South Africa

Troygold is a South African FinTech which created SA’s first gold-backed savings account, debit card.

Funding Round
2-10
Uganda

Beyonic is a Ugandan mobile payment FinTech.

Seed
11-50
Guinea

Trusted, accessible digital financial infrastructure for Guinea — built to scale across West Africa.

1-10
Rwanda

Swapinga is building the financial infrastructure for Africa's electric mobility transition.

Funding Round
1-10

NEAT Microcredit is empowering entrepreneurs in Nigeria through collateral-free loans,

Seed
51-200
Morocco

Improving financial wellness for African employees.

Pre-seed
11-50
South Africa

iKhokha is helping South African business owners believe in better by accelerating the digital economy

Venture
201-500
Kenya

Boya provides an all in one spend platform for businesses

Seed
2-10
Nigeria

PettySave platform helps users automate savings/investments & teach users how to manage their finances.

2-10
Nigeria

WallX is a Nigerian FinTech which offers fast and secure B2B Payment Solution for African Businesses

Grant
11-50

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FinTech startups: quick facts

How many FinTech startups are there in Africa?
StartupList Africa tracks 756 FinTech startups across Africa.
How much funding have FinTech startups in Africa raised?
FinTech startups in Africa have raised $12.6B in disclosed funding.
Which African countries have the most FinTech startups?
Nigeria has the most, with 187, followed by South Africa (88) and Kenya (71).
Who invests in FinTech startups in Africa?
Y Combinator has backed 31 FinTech startups, followed by Ventures Platform (23) and Google (22).