Wapi Pay is the first and leading Africa-Asia financial solution provider.
Founded in 2019, Wapi Pay delivers platform to platform integrations and virtual accounts (wallets) through its technology to offer its partners and customers convenient global payments and financial products for individuals, merchants & businesses.
We believe the small business is made up of the individual therefore our vision is to build global financial services for local individuals and small business to scale globally, focusing on Africa and Asia.
Founded in 2019, Wapi Pay delivers platform to platform integrations and virtual accounts (wallets) through its technology to offer its partners and customers convenient global payments and financial products for individuals, merchants & businesses.
We believe the small business is made up of the individual therefore our vision is to build global financial services for local individuals and small business to scale globally, focusing on Africa and Asia.
Location: Singapore
Employees: 11-50
Total raised: $2.2M
Founded date: 2019
Investors 2
| Date | Name | Website |
| - | EchoVC Par... | echovc.com |
| - | MSA Novo | msanovo.co... |
Funding Rounds 1
| Date | Series | Amount | Investors |
| 03.08.2021 | Pre-Seed | $2.2M | - |
Mentions in press and media 7
| Date | Title | Description |
| 22.10.2021 | Nairobi hotel scuffle costs Kenya’s Wapi Pay founders a major investor’s support | Kepple Africa Ventures participated in Wapi Pay’s $2.2 million pre-seed fundraising round in August. On Tuesday, the Japanese venture capital firm announced it was cutting all ties with the Kenyan fintech startup co-founded by Paul Ndichu a... |
| 09.08.2021 | To digitise Africa-Asia trade payments, Kenya’s Wapi Pay raised $2.2 M funding | Wapi Pay, with offices located in Nairobi, Singapore, and Tianjin, China, was established as the company’s platform-to-platform integration network, worldwide accounts, and virtual wallets for simple global payment and financial products fo... |
| 05.08.2021 | Kenya’s Wapi Pay raises $2.2m non-equity pre-seed led by Nubank investors | Wapi Pay, a Singapore-based Kenyan fintech startup powering the Africa-Asia cross border payment, has raised $2.2m in a pre-seed round to scale its product. Participated in the round are a couple of ventures across the two continents. In As... |
| 04.08.2021 | Khula’s seed round, Wapipay’s pre-seed, and Printivo CEO steps down | Share this article: Today I’m discussing: Khula’s $1.3 million raise Wapipay raises $2.2 million Oluyomi Ojo steps down as Printivo CEO Khula raises $1.3 million Karidas Tshintsholo (CEO), Matthew Piper (CPO) and Jackson Dyora South African... |
| 04.08.2021 | Wapi Pay, a Kenyan fintech startup, has raised $2.2 million in pre-seed funding to support inter payments between Africa and Asia | Wapi Pay, a Kenyan fintech startup, has raised a $2.2 million pre-seed capital to help financial transactions between Africa and Asia. MSA Capital, EchoVC, Kepple Africa, Future Hub, Transsion Holdings, and Gobi Ventures were among the inve... |
| 03.08.2021 | DEAL: Kenya’s Wapi Pay raises $2.2 million pre-seed for cross-border payments | --> --> Wapi Pay, the First Africa-Asia Payments Gateway has raised $2.2 million pre-seed for cross-border payments between Africa and Asia. The round is one of the largest of its kind in East Africa and the continent. The venture fir... |
| 03.08.2021 | Kenya’s Wapi Pay raises $2.2M pre-seed for cross-border payments between Africa and Asia | According to the World Bank, it is more expensive to send money to sub-Saharan Africa than to any region in the world. It is also the most expensive region to send money from. In Q1 2020, people spent an average of 8.9% to send money to the... |