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Futa helps micro-businesses and SMEs automate their payments and empower their employees.

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About Futa

Futa is a Cameroonian fintech startup revolutionizing mobile money and digital payments across Africa. Founded in 2022 by Grace Jerolgan Nganakala and Daniel Dang, Futa emerged from the lessons of a previous venture to address the fragmented and inefficient nature of mobile financial services in the region.

Built as a cloud-hosted platform, Futa empowers individuals and small businesses to manage payroll, supplier payments, and personal finances with ease. Its intuitive interface allows users to send and receive money instantly across all mobile networks, purchase airtime and data bundles, and access quick loans—all from a single app.

With over 4,000 users and more than 24,000 transactions processed, Futa is gaining traction among merchants and employees in Cameroon’s urban centers. The platform’s low transaction fees, financial rewards, and real-time support channels make it a trusted tool for financial inclusion.

Futa’s mission is bold: to build a modern bank for the modern African—one that reaches even the remotest communities, regardless of internet access. By simplifying digital payments and offering accessible financial tools, Futa is helping shape the future of inclusive banking in Africa.

Futa founders & team

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    Fiatope is a funding platform for innovative projects with a strong social impact that are implemented in Africa. · Cameroon

  • Diool

    Diool helps small merchants in Africa accept payments from customers and pay back suppliers, using tech, data and financial products · Cameroon

  • REasy

    REasy enables fast, secure cross-border payments for African SMEs and global suppliers. · Cameroon

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    PaySika is the first neo-bank in Africa to offer banking services on popular messengers · Cameroon

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Frequently asked about Futa

Where is Futa based and when was it founded?
Futa is headquartered in Akwa, Cameroon and was founded in 2022.
Who founded Futa?
Futa was founded by Grace Jerolgan Nganakala (Co-Founder & CEO) and Grace Jerolgan Nganakala (Co-Founder & CEO).
Who is the CEO of Futa?
Grace Jerolgan Nganakala is Futa's Co-Founder & CEO.
What sector is Futa in?
Futa operates in Financial Services, FinTech and Payment.