Bloc is a financial infrastructure provider that offers APIs for fintechs and other organizations to offer banking and financial services to their customers. They handle all regulatory, compliance, and licensing needs so that you can focus on launching your product faster. Bloc offers bill payments for EKO Disco (cap at N 1,500), Jos Disco, Kano Disco — MD, Kano Disco — Non MD, Abuja Disco, Kaduna Disco, Enugu Disco — MD (cap at N 2,000), Enugu Disco — Non MD (cap at N 1,000), Ikeja Disco, Ibadan Disco and Yola Disco. They also offer cable TV and airtime payments.
Bloc’s competitors include InstaMed , Kuda , and Manigo. Bloc has direct integrations with over half of the service providers and 100% reliable backup options in case of downtimes. They release hundreds of new features/APIs and updates every year to ensure rapid growth & development.
Bloc’s competitors include InstaMed , Kuda , and Manigo. Bloc has direct integrations with over half of the service providers and 100% reliable backup options in case of downtimes. They release hundreds of new features/APIs and updates every year to ensure rapid growth & development.
Location: United States
Employees: 11-50
Founded date: 2009
Investors 2
| Date | Name | Website |
| - | Timon Capi... | timoncapit... |
| - | Kube VC | kubevc.com |
Mentions in press and media 3
| Date | Title | Description |
| 05.12.2023 | Banking as a Service startup Bloc debuts business banking services for African businesses. | Bloc, a financial service technology startup, launches a flagship business banking product that lets organisations access simple to advanced financial services for their businesses. This launch marks a new phase in the company’s mission to ... |
| 04.09.2023 | Nigerian embedded finance platform Anchor raises $2.4M to expand product offerings | Anchor, a Nigerian banking-as-a-service (BaaS) provider, has raised $2.4 million in seed investment. Justin Kan’s Goat Capital led the financing round, which also welcomed participation from FoundersX, Rebel Fund and some existing investors... |
| 20.03.2023 | Credable, a digital banking infra startup that wants to build Unit for emerging markets, gets funding | Embedded finance solutions in less developed markers are becoming more prominent as platforms look to provide various financial solutions to the unbanked and underserved. Banking infrastructure providers are mainly responsible for the proli... |