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| 24.03.2026 | Fintech Unicorns: How Over 300 Companies Achieved Billion-Dollar Valuations | Share
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More than 300 fintech companies worldwide have reached valuations of $1 billion or more’ Global Unicorn Tracker. In 2015, there were fewer than 20 fintech unicorns. The number tripled between 2019 and 2021 alon... |
| 15.10.2025 | Absa joins Ripple’s custody network in digital-asset push | Absa has announced a partnership with Ripple under which it will adopt the blockchain infrastructure specialist’s institutional-grade custody platform to offer secure storage solutions for tokenised assets – including cryptocurrencies – to ... |
| 06.08.2025 | Deciens Capital Powers Financial Innovation with $93M Fund III | Deciens Capital, a leading early-stage venture firm, announced the successful close of its $93.33 million Fund III, elevating total assets under management to $290 million. Specializing in financial services innovation, Deciens employs a hi... |
| 05.08.2025 | Western Union, Zoona and Chipper Cash Launch International Money Transfers in Zambia | Western Union, Zoona Transactions Zambia Limited and Chipper Cash have joined forces to launch international money transfer services within the Chipper Cash mobile app. This co-branded offering enables people in Zambia to send and receive f... |
| 05.08.2025 | Deciens Capital Closes $93.33M Fund III to Back Next-Generation Financial Services | Early-stage VC firm expands AUM to $290M with high-conviction, concentrated strategy
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–August 5, 2025–
Deciens Capital, a venture capital firm focused on financial services innovation, announced the successfu... |
| 30.07.2025 | Deciens Capital closes $93 million Fund III | Deciens Capital Deciens Capital
Founded: 2017
Headquarters: Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
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| 28.12.2024 | The Fintech Surge: Nigeria's Digital Revolution | Nigeria is on fire. The fintech sector is booming, igniting a digital revolution across the nation. This surge is not just a trend; it’s a transformation. With a youthful population and a growing appetite for technology, Nigeria is becoming... |
| 23.12.2024 | The Rapid Growth of Fintech in Nigeria | In recent years, Nigeria has emerged as a significant player in the global fintech landscape. The country's fintech sector has experienced remarkable growth, driven by a young and tech-savvy population, increasing smartphone penetration, an... |
| 14.12.2024 | Nigeria's Fintech Revolution: A Digital Dawn | Nigeria is riding a wave. The fintech sector is booming, transforming the financial landscape. This growth is not just a trend; it’s a revolution. A young, tech-savvy population is at the helm, steering the country into a digital future. Wi... |
| 13.12.2024 | The rapid growth of fintech in Nigeria | By Andrew Uaboi, VP, Visa West Africa
In recent years, Nigeria has emerged as a significant player in the global fintech landscape.
The country’s fintech sector has experienced remarkable growth, driven by a young and tech-savvy population,... |
| 18.11.2024 | Remittances & International Money Transfer: Tech Innovations in Global Payments | Share
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In today’s interconnected world, millions of people rely on remittances money sent by individuals working abroad to their families back home. These funds serve as a lifeline for many families, covering essentia... |
| 15.09.2024 | Funding the Future: The Landscape of Venture Capital in African Startups | In recent years, Africa has become an emerging hotspot for venture capital (VC) investment, driven by a combination of rapid technological innovation, a growing middle class, and increasing internet penetration. African startups are address... |
| 20.08.2024 | Advancing financial inclusion: TBD’s vision for Africa’s digital future | In this conversation with Angie Jones, Global Vice President of Developer Relations, TBD, she explores TBD’s role in shaping the future of global payments and financial infrastructure and its broader contribution to the tech ecosystem as we... |
| 26.06.2024 | Rethinking fintech distribution in Africa: The role of ‘undiscovered founders’ | Flashy new tech companies and cutting-edge tech get a lot of buzz. But for investors, the real excitement lies in booming tech hubs, areas where new companies are constantly popping up, fueled by money from around the world. These up-and-co... |
| 09.06.2024 | Solving Local Challenges: Startups Addressing Africa’s Unique Problems | Across Africa, startups are emerging as innovative solutions to address the continent’s unique challenges.
From access to healthcare and education to transportation and agriculture, these startups are leveraging technology, entrepreneurship... |
| 16.05.2024 | Jack Dorsey’s payment system expands in Africa with Chipper Cash | Jack Dorsey. Image via YouTube
TBD, a digital payment platform owned by Block, has partnered with Chipper Cash, one of the largest fintech firms in Africa, to accelerate its global cross-border payments.
The partnership allows the newest bu... |
| 15.05.2024 | TBD Expands in Africa, Adding Chipper Cash to Growing tbDEX Ecosystem | TBD, part of Block, which is focused on creating open and decentralized technologies to connect the financial world, today announces that leading African fintech Chipper Cash has integrated with the tbDEX protocol to power cross-border paym... |
| 22.04.2024 | Exclusive: The Peer will return $350,000 to investors after shutting down | When The Peer, a Nigeria-based API startup, shut down in April, the business still had up to twenty months of runway. The shutdown, which its founders blamed on an inability to find product-market fit, means investors will get some of their... |
| 15.03.2024 | African Diaspora Network (ADN) Announces Pivotal Partnership with Prosper Africa to Strengthen Economic Ties Between Africa and the USA | Prosper Africa and ADN collaboration will debut at the upcoming African Diaspora Investment Symposium (ADIS24)
SILICON VALLEY, Calif., March 14, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — African Diaspora Network (ADN) announces a pivotal partnership with P... |
| 15.03.2024 | Breaking: Chipper Cash cuts US and UK-based roles after suspending US operations | One week after suspending its services in America, Chipper Cash will eliminate roles based in the UK and US to its other African business regions, according to a company blog post published on Friday. Twenty people were laid off as a result... |
| 03.11.2023 | Exclusive: Chipper Cash expands partnership with Visa on card issuance | Chipper Cash has expanded its partnership with Visa to continue their collaboration on card issuance. The fintech hopes to leverage Visa’s capacities.
Chipper Cash, one of Africa’s most valuable fintech startups, is partnering with global p... |
| 31.05.2023 | Какие инновационные решения внедряют мировые финтех-гиганты | Инвестиции в финтех упали, но рынок продолжает развиваться и задавать тренды. Что сейчас внедряют гиганты индустрии и какие стартапы выстреливают?
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| 16.03.2023 | Nigeria launches $672m fund to boost tech, creative sectors | Nigeria has launched a $672 million fund to support young investors in the technology and creative sectors. The fund targets individuals between the ages of 15 and 35, who are currently struggling to raise capital in Africa’s largest econom... |
| 16.03.2023 | Nigeria launches $672m fund to boost tech, creative sectors | Nigeria has launched a $672 million fund to support young investors in the technology and creative sectors. The fund targets individuals between the ages of 15 and 35, who are currently struggling to raise capital in Africa’s largest econom... |
| 06.12.2022 | FTX marked down Chipper Cash’s $2B valuation to $1.25B | African fintech Chipper Cash saw its valuation slashed from $2 billion to $1.25 billion before FTX’s bankruptcy, according to documents shared by the Financial Times on Alameda’s venture capital portfolio.
TechCrunch got a whiff of this inf... |
| 06.12.2022 | FTX-funded Chipper Cash lays off employees one year after raising $150 million | Chipper Cash, an African cross-border payments company startup valued at slightly over $2 billion, has reportedly laid off many employees |
| 18.11.2022 | Fintech Unicorn Chipper Cash set to buy Zambia fintech pioneer Zoona
TechCabal’s 2021 Year-End report
Success! | Pan-African cross-border payment app Chipper Cash is set to acquire Zambian fintech company Zoona Transactions International, according to a statement shared with TechCabal.
This acquisition will allow Chipper Cash, which has a self-reporte... |
| 04.08.2022 | The rise of influencer marketing and brand endorsement deals in the Nigerian tech startup scene | “People do not buy goods (brands) and services. They buy relations, stories, and magic.” – Seth Godin.
In a time when the average customer is flooded with many marketing activities, both online and offline, understanding the power of influe... |
| 14.04.2022 | Tushop secures $3m pre-seed funding to scale affordable community eGrocery in Kenya | Tushop, a female-founded digital platform that aggregates Kenyan consumers into groups to buy groceries more cheaply, has secured $3 million in pre-seed funding.
The investment was led by early-stage investment firm 4DX Ventures. Other inve... |
| 04.02.2022 | 13 African tech startups to watch out for in 2022 | 2021 was a watershed year for both VC firms and startups in Africa’s tech ecosystem. As businesses re-opened and people went back to living their lives, they continued with habits they picked up during lockdowns. Owing to this consumer tren... |
| 21.01.2022 | Carry1st Raises $20M From Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) and Avenir to Scale Interactive Content Across Africa | Share this:
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| 09.11.2021 | Chipper Cash, an African cross-border payments company, has raised $150 million at a valuation of over $2 billion. | African cross-border payments provider Chipper Cash has secured $150 million in an expanded Series C round, which included participation from FTX, Ribbit Capital, SVB Capital, Deciens Capital, and Bezos Expeditions.
Chipper Cash is now a un... |
| 08.11.2021 | Chipper Cash lands unicorn status with $150m Series C extension | African cross-border payments firm Chipper Cash has raised $150 million in a Series C extension round.
Chipper Cash CEO Ham Serunjogi
The round, led by crypto exchange platform FTX, adds to the initial $100 million funding secured in June l... |
| 03.11.2021 | Chipper Cash Gets $2b Valuation With $150m Extension Round Led By FTX | Chipper Cash, an African cross-border payments company, has raised $150 million in a Series C extension round led by
Sam Bankman-Fried's cryptocurrency exchange platform FTX.
The investment comes barely six months after Chipper Cash closed ... |
| 02.11.2021 | Chipper Cash valued at $2 billion in $150 million series C extension | When Chipper Cash, an African cross-border payment company, raised $100 million Series C funding in May this year, the CEO, Ham Serunjogi, without declaring the startup’s current valuation said the company is the most valuable startup in Af... |
| 02.11.2021 | DEAL: Chipper Cash raises $150 million in series C extension, now valued at $2 billion | --> -->
Chipper Cash, an African cross-border payments company, has secured $150 million in a Series C extension round valuing the company at $2billion
The round was led by Sam Bankman-Fried’s cryptocurrency exchange platform FTX. SVB... |
| 01.11.2021 | Chipper Cash gets $2B valuation with $150M extension round led by FTX | Chipper Cash, an African cross-border payments company, has raised $150 million in a Series C extension round led by Sam Bankman-Fried’s cryptocurrency exchange platform FTX.
The investment comes barely six months after Chipper Cash closed ... |
| 25.10.2021 | Perspectives on early stage venture capital in Africa | In 2020, tech startups in Africa raised over $1.5 billion in 400+ funding rounds, with a further $1 billion in M&A activity. Although the amount of capital deployed was down -30% compared to 2019, due to ticket sizes being slashed as Af... |
| 30.09.2021 | SA fintech partners with rising global fintech to foster financial inclusion in SA | Innovative and ground-breaking local fintech Ukheshe Technologies has partnered with new-kid-on-the-block Chipper to help in the global fintech’s rollout and implementation of digital payment services and products.
Ukheshe has partnered wi... |
| 30.09.2021 | SA fintech partners with rising global fintech to foster financial inclusion in SA | Innovative and ground-breaking local fintech Ukheshe Technologies has partnered with new-kid-on-the-block Chipper to help in the global fintech’s rollout and implementation of digital payment services and products.
Ukheshe has partnered wit... |
| 10.09.2021 | What will it take to build the future of e-commerce in Africa? | From the early days of trade by barter to the days of online shopping, commerce has come a long way. Consumers no longer have to wait long periods to get their goods delivered or limit themselves to trading within their environs. Now, consu... |
| 31.08.2021 | Join Marcello Schermer at the #FutureOfCommerce on the 24th of September | On September 24th, Yoco’s Head of international expansion, Marcello Schermer will be speaking at #FOC2021.
Marcello will speak on a panel session tagged “Offline Payments in Emerging Markets” along with Tayo Oviosu, Founder and CEO at Paga ... |
| 11.08.2021 | Perspectives on early stage venture capital in Africa | In 2020, tech startups in Africa raised over $1.5 billion in 400+ funding rounds, with a further $1 billion in M&A activity. Although the amount of capital deployed was down -30% compared to 2019, due to ticket sizes being slashed as Af... |
| 02.07.2021 | There’s no such thing as a bad investment – TEN13’s Stewart Glynn talks startup funding | Share this article:
As the pace of innovation in the African tech ecosystem ramps up, more attention would be given — and for a good reason — to the brave founders and innovators building Africa’s future. However, angel investors and ventur... |
| 09.06.2021 | The startup funding round: Tech for COVID-19 vaccines, automating oyster farms, and $25 million for cybersecurity | Chipper Cash co-founders Ham Serunjogi and Maijid Moujaled. Source: TechCrunch.
In a week that saw Memories raise a whopping $31 million, Ivvy bag $7 million and Mys Tyler secure $1 million in seed funding, there has been plenty of other fu... |
| 02.06.2021 | Chipper Cash raises $100m in SVB-led Series C round | San Francisco-based Chipper Cash has landed $100 million in Series C investment from a round led by Silicon Valley Bank’s investment arm.
Chipper operates across seven African nations
Joining SVB Capital in the round are Deciens Capital, Ri... |
| 02.06.2021 | Chipper Cash Raises $100M in Series C Funding | Chipper Cash, a San Francisco, CA-based cross-border payments services company, raised $100m in Series C funding.
The round was led by SVB Capital, with participation from existing backers Deciens Capital, Ribbit Capital, Bezos Expeditions,... |
| 01.06.2021 | Circle’s raise is the latest in the crypto cash rush | Good morning, and hope you had a wonderful Memorial Day weekend. This is Fortune finance reporter Rey Mashayekhi, filling in for Lucinda while she takes a well-deserved break.
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| 01.06.2021 | Chipper Cash, an African fintech startup, has raised $100 million in a Series C funding round | Chipper Cash, an African fintech startup that allows cross-border payments, has raised $100 million in a Series C financing.
This was led by SVB Capital, the investment arm of Silicon Valley Bank, a US high-tech commercial bank.
Existing in... |
| 01.06.2021 | Circle’s raise is the latest in the crypto cash rush | This is the web version of Term Sheet, a daily newsletter on the biggest deals and dealmakers. Sign up to get it delivered free to your inbox.
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| 01.06.2021 | World Milk Day, Chipper Cash raises $100m, Lori Systems’ new CEO, YouTube’s latest update | Share this article:
Happy World Milk Day!
Joy here, Today, I’m discussing
Chipper Cash’s series C funding
Lori appoints Uche Ogboi as new CEO
The rollout of YouTube’s terms of service in countries outside the US
World Milk Day is an interna... |
| 31.05.2021 | Chipper Cash raises $100 million in Series C, led by SVB | Barely seven months after a $30 million funding round in which Jeff Bezos participated, Chipper Cash has raised $100 million in a Series C round.
The round was led by SVB Capital, a US firm investing in an Africa-focused startup for the fir... |
| 31.05.2021 | Cross-border payments Fintech startup Chipper Cash closes US$ 100M Series C | US-headquartered fintech startup Chipper Cash, which facilitates cross-border payment across Africa, closed a US$ 100M Series C round on 31 May 2021. |
| 31.05.2021 | African cross-border payments startup, Chipper Cash, raises $100m, reportedly valued at over $1 billion | African cross-border payments startup, Chipper Cash becomes Africa’s next unicorn, as it raises $100 million Series C, led by SVB Capital. The startup is now likely valued between $1 billion and $2.5 billion |
| 31.05.2021 | African cross-border payments startup, Chipper Cash, raises $100m, reportedly valued at over $1 billion | Share this article:
African cross-border payments startup, Chipper Cash has raised a $100 million Series C led by US-based Venture Capital (VC) firm, SVB Capital.
The three-year-old startup, founded by Ham Serunjogi and Maijid Moujaled in 2... |
| 30.05.2021 | Africa has another unicorn as Chipper Cash raises $100M Series C led by SVB Capital | Fintech in Africa is a goldmine. Investors are betting big on startups offering a plethora of services from payments and lending to neobanks, remittances and cross-border transfers, and rightfully so. Each of these services solves unique se... |
| 01.02.2021 | Top African startups to watch out for in 2021 | With creative and revolutionary ideas across Africa, these startups are changing the technology space. Keeping an eye on them is absolutely worth it.
The selection of the following startups is based on the achievements, impressive-positive ... |
| 07.12.2020 | Africa’s Mobile Money Boom | In October, the US-based startup Stripe announced that it would be acquiring Paystack, a Nigerian payments platform. Everything about the transaction checked appropriate “synergy” boxes. Earlier in the year, Stripe had received an additiona... |
| 22.11.2020 | Chipper Cash Announces a Successful close of $30m Series B Round Backed by Jeff Bezos | Chipper Cash, an African cross-border P2P payment service recently secured a $30 million funding led by Ribbit Capital, an American based Venture Capital firm in collaboration with Bezos Expeditions, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos’ personal VC fund.... |
| 20.11.2020 | Weekly Wrap #29: Pappardelle, People Moves and PayPal Mafia | Welcome to our Weekly Wrap, where we cut through the noise to bring you our favourite insights from the technology and startup world.
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| 20.11.2020 | Chipper Cash raises $30m in Series B featuring Jeff Bezos VC | San Francisco-based cross border payments firm Chipper Cash has nabbed $30 million in Series B funding in a round featuring Jeff Bezos’ VC fund.
Chipper has raised $52.2 million since 2017
The round, led by Ribbit Capital, saw participation... |
| 20.11.2020 | African fintech startup Chipper Cash secures $30M backed by Jeff Bezos | - |
| 19.11.2020 | Amazon com : African Fintech Startup Chipper Cash Raises $30m Backed By Jeff Bezos | African cross-border fintech startup Chipper Cash has raised a $30 million Series B funding round led by Ribbit Capital with participation of Bezos Expeditions -- the personal VC fund of Amazon CEO
Jeff Bezos.
Chipper Cash was founded in Sa... |
| 19.11.2020 | Backed by Ribbit Capital and Bezos Expeditions, Chipper Cash raises $30m Series B funding | Share this article:
African focused cross-border P2P payments startup, Chipper Cash just announced that it has closed its $30m Series B round.
Led by US-based VC firm, Ribbit Capital with participation from Bezos Expeditions — Amazon CEO Je... |
| 19.11.2020 | Backed by Ribbit Capital and Bezos Expeditions, Chipper Cash raises $30m Series B funding | Having raised $13.8m in June 2020 and $6m in December 2019, African focused P2P payments startup, Chipper Cash has raised a third round in 12 months. This means the startup has raised $52.2m since launching in 2018. |
| 19.11.2020 | AMAZON.COM, INC.
Amazon com : African Fintech Startup Chipper Cash Raises $30m Backed By Jeff Bezos | African cross-border fintech startup Chipper Cash has raised a $30 million Series B funding round led by Ribbit Capital with participation of Bezos Expeditions -- the personal VC fund of Amazon CEO
Jeff Bezos.
Chipper Cash was founded in Sa... |
| 19.11.2020 | Cross-border payments startup, Chipper Cash, raises $30 million | In a busy week on the funding front for African startups, Chipper Cash has raised $30m in a Series B funding round led by Ribbit Capital, an American based VC firm that invests in early stage startups.
Chipper Cash offers cross-border P2P p... |
| 18.11.2020 | African fintech startup Chipper Cash raises $30M backed by Jeff Bezos | African cross-border fintech startup Chipper Cash has raised a $30 million Series B funding round led by Ribbit Capital with participation of Bezos Expeditions — the personal VC fund of Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos.
Chipper Cash was founded in San... |
| 12.11.2020 | This fintech-focused VC firm just closed a $75 million debut fund; backers ‘came out of the woodwork’ | It’s no secret that a massive digital transformation is happening within financial services companies and amid the growing number of non-financial outfits that are also adding financial products to their offerings.
Still, Sheel Mohnot, who ... |
| 24.06.2020 | P2P payments app Chipper Cash lands $13.8m | Chipper Cash has landed $13.8 million in a Series A funding round co-led by Californian investor Deciens Capital and Boston-based Raptor Group.
As well as its P2P app, the start-up also offers Chipper Checkout – a fee-based merchant mobile ... |
| 20.06.2020 | This Week in Apps: App Store outrage, WWDC20 prep, Android subscriptions change | Welcome back to This Week in Apps, the Extra Crunch series that recaps the latest OS news, the applications they support and the money that flows through it all.
The app industry is as hot as ever, with a record 204 billion downloads and $1... |
| 17.06.2020 | 6 months after its second seed round, Chipper Cash raises $13.8m Series A | Share this article:
Chipper Cash, a mobile cross-border money transfer platform focused on African markets, has raised a Series A round of $13.8 million.
This comes after the fintech startup raised a seed round of $6 million six months ago.... |
| 17.06.2020 | Africa-focused fintech Chipper Cash nets $13.8m Series-A round | San Francisco based fintech startup Chipper Cash, which services several African markets, has closed a $13.8 million Series-A investment round.
US tech publication TechCrunch reported in an article today that the round was led by California... |
| 17.06.2020 | 6 months after its second seed round, Chipper Cash raises $13.8m Series A | Six months after raising its second seed round of $6 million, pan-African fintech startup, Chipper Cash has raised $13.8 million in Series A funding. This brings its total funding to $22.2 million in little over a year. |
| 17.06.2020 | Africa-focused fintech Chipper Cash nets $13.8m Series-A round | San Francisco based fintech startup Chipper Cash, which services several African markets, has closed a $13.8 million Series-A investment round.
US tech publication TechCrunch reported in an article today that the round was led by Californi... |
| 16.06.2020 | African payment startup Chipper Cash raises $13.8M Series A | African cross-border fintech startup Chipper Cash has closed a $13.8 million Series A funding round led by Deciens Capital and plans to hire 30 new staff globally.
The raise caps an event-filled run for the San Francisco-based payments comp... |
| 30.12.2019 | 10 ways Africa’s fintech sector boomed in 2019 | Fintech remains one of the hottest tech verticals in Africa. This year saw African fintech startups based on the continent raise over $53-million in 25 deals (in disclosed deals).
Fintech deals accounted for about 18% of the almost $290-mi... |
| 30.12.2019 | 10 ways Africa’s fintech sector boomed in 2019 | Fintech remains one of the hottest tech verticals in Africa. This year saw African fintech startups based on the continent raise over $53-million in 25 deals (in disclosed deals).
Fintech deals accounted for about 18% of the almost $290-mil... |
| 24.12.2019 | Are these the 10 biggest deals by African tech startups in 2019? | Big money. That’s what African 86 tech startups raised this year.
While not every startup wanted to disclose how much they raised, those that did made a ton of it — almost $290-million going on data from 88 venture capital (VC) disclosed d... |
| 24.12.2019 | Are these the 10 biggest deals by African tech startups in 2019? | Big money. That’s what African 86 tech startups raised this year.
While not every startup wanted to disclose how much they raised, those that did made a ton of it — almost $290-million going on data from 88 venture capital (VC) disclosed de... |
| 18.12.2019 | Africa-focused fintech Chipper Cash raises a further $6m | San Francisco based fintech startup Chipper Cash announced yesterday that it had raised a further $6-million, in a seed round led by California-based Deciens Capital.
The announcement was made in an article yesterday by US tech publication ... |
| 18.12.2019 | Africa-focused fintech Chipper Cash raises a further $6m | San Francisco based fintech startup Chipper Cash announced yesterday that it had raised a further $6-million, in a seed round led by California-based Deciens Capital.
The announcement was made in an article yesterday by US tech publication... |
| 17.12.2019 | Chipper Cash raises $6 million seed round to expand into southern African markets | After raising a seed round of $2.4 million back in May, Chipper Cash has raised an extended seed round of $6 million to expand into southern African markets. |
| 17.12.2019 | Chipper Cash Acquires $6 Million, Expands to Southern Africa | San-Francisco-based Chipper Cash has acquired $6 million seed funding. The funding round was led by Deciens Capital and supported by 500 Startups, Raptor Group and Liquid 2 Ventures. The platform will use the fund to grow its team and expan... |
| 17.12.2019 | Daily funding roundup - December 17th, 2019 | GrowthPlug raised $1M; Rebank landed $2.8M; Xendoo secured $3.5M; Oto.ai closed $5.3M
GrowthPlug: GrowthPlug is a healthcare software startup that aims to help healthcare practices acquire, retain, and serve patients by automating various o... |
| 17.12.2019 | Chipper Cash raises $6 million seed round to expand into southern African markets | Share this article:
Chipper Cash, a mobile cross-border money transfer platform focused on African markets, has raised a seed round of $6 million.
Led by Deciens Capital, this is the second seed round raised by the San Francisco-based start... |
| 16.12.2019 | Payment startup Chipper Cash raises $6M for Southern Africa expansion | African cross-border fintech startup Chipper Cash has raised a $6 million seed round led by Deciens Capital.
The San Francisco-based company offers mobile-based, no fee, P2P payment services in six countries: Ghana, Uganda, Nigeria, Tanzani... |
| 04.09.2019 | SF-based African fintech startup Chipper Cash expands to Nigeria | The African no-fee, cross-border payment startup Chipper Cash has expanded to Nigeria.
The San Francisco-based startup, with offices in Ghana and Kenya, will offer its P2P payment service and app in Africa’s most populous nation in partners... |
| 27.06.2019 | Catalyst Fund selects three Africa-focused fintech startups for accelerator programme | Three Africa-focused fintech startups — namely Turaco, Chipper Cash and Salutat — have been selected to join the Catalyst Fund‘s accelerator programme.
The Catalyst Fund is a fintech accelerator that helps startups create and deliver acces... |
| 27.06.2019 | Catalyst Fund selects three Africa-focused fintech startups for accelerator programme | Three Africa-focused fintech startups — namely Turaco, Chipper Cash and Salutat — have been selected to join the Catalyst Fund‘s accelerator programme.
The Catalyst Fund is a fintech accelerator that helps startups create and deliver access... |
| 21.06.2019 | African fintech dominates Catalyst Fund’s 2019 startup cohort | African fintech has taken center stage for the Catalyst Fund, a JP Morgan Chase and Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation-backed accelerator that provides mentorship and non-equity funding to emerging markets startups.
The organization announ... |
| 04.06.2019 | Africa Roundup: Jumia’s post-IPO earnings, Gokada’s $5.3M raise, Facebook’s fake-news purge, Joe Montana’s fintech investment | Jumia held its first post-IPO earnings call and weathered a short-sell assault in May, with Wall Street showing confidence in the Pan-African e-commerce company.
On the numbers, key takeaways were that Jumia’s Gross Merchandise Value (GMV) ... |
| 22.05.2019 | These startups are locating in SF and Africa to win in global fintech | To become a global fintech player, locate your company in San Francisco and Africa.
That’s the approach of payments company Flutterwave, digital lending startup Mines, and mobile-money venture Chipper Cash—Africa-founded ventures that maint... |
| 14.05.2019 | Chipper Cash CEO on why African startups aren’t launching the next Paypal | Africa’s fragmented nature could be why the continent’s startups have found it difficult to launch merchant-focused payments products such as Paypal, surmises Ham Serunjogi the CEO of cross-border payments startup Chipper Cash.
The startup ... |
| 14.05.2019 | Chipper Cash CEO on why African startups aren’t launching the next Paypal | Africa’s fragmented nature could be why the continent’s startups have found it difficult to launch merchant-focused payments products such as Paypal, surmises Ham Serunjogi the CEO of cross-border payments startup Chipper Cash.
The startup... |
| 09.05.2019 | Daily funding roundup - May 9th, 2018 | Humanpredictions raised $1M; Chipper Cash landed $2.4M; Stratio closed $2.5M; Intello secured $3M
Humanpredictions: Humanpredictions is a sourcing solution focused on hiring technical talent and differentiated by its rich data that allows i... |
| 09.05.2019 | Chipper Cash convinces Joe Montana to invest in African fintech | The African no-fee, cross-border payment startup Chipper Cash has raised a $2.4 million seed round led by Deciens Capital.
The payments company also persuaded 500 Startups and Liquid 2 Ventures — co-founded by Joe Montana — to join the roun... |
| - | Chipper Cash Announces a Successful close of $30m Series B Round Backed by Jeff Bezos | Chipper Cash, an African cross-border P2P payment service recently secured a $30 million funding led by Ribbit Capital, an American based Venture Capital firm in collaboration with Bezos Expeditions, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos’ personal VC fund.... |
| - | Chipper Cash Acquires $6 Million, Expands to Southern Africa | San-Francisco-based Chipper Cash has acquired $6 million seed funding. The funding round was led by Deciens Capital and supported by 500 Startups, Raptor Group and Liquid 2 Ventures. The platform will use the fund to grow its team and expan... |
| - | Chipper Cash, an African fintech startup, has raised $100 million in a Series C funding round | Chipper Cash, an African fintech startup that allows cross-border payments, has raised $100 million in a Series C financing.
This was led by SVB Capital, the investment arm of Silicon Valley Bank, a US high-tech commercial bank.
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