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Licensed payment infrastructure and APIs for collections, payouts, wallets and cross-border transfers across Africa.

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About Tembo

Tembo builds licensed, locally compliant payment infrastructure for Africa. Through one API it gives fintechs, platforms, merchants and enterprises access to direct bank integrations, mobile money rails, programmable wallets and bank accounts, collections, payouts, cross-border transfers and remittance termination, with compliance workflows built in. The company combines regulated local rails and bank partnerships with developer documentation so customers can launch and scale financial products across African markets.

Tembo was founded in 2019 and is based in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. It is a portfolio company of Microtraction, which partnered with the company in 2023.

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Frequently asked about Tembo

Where is Tembo based and when was it founded?
Tembo is headquartered in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania and was founded in 2019.
What sector is Tembo in?
Tembo operates in FinTech, Developer APIs and Payments.