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About NALA
NALA Money is an application that acts as an interface on top of the mobile money payment systems that allows the user to make transfers, payments, and transactions seven times faster, without data connectivity.
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NALA: quick facts
- Where is NALA based and when was it founded?
- NALA is headquartered in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania and was founded in 2017.
- Who founded NALA?
- NALA was founded by Benjamin Fernandes (Founder & CEO). NALA founders and team
- Who is the CEO of NALA?
- Benjamin Fernandes is NALA's Founder & CEO.
- How much funding has NALA raised?
- NALA has raised $75M across 5 disclosed rounds. Its latest, a $25M Debt Financing, was announced on May 28, 2026. NALA funding rounds
- Who has invested in NALA?
- Backers include Liquidity, Mars Growth Capital, Acrew Capital, DST Global and 15 others.
- What sector is NALA in?
- NALA operates in Banking, Financial Services and FinTech.
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