Fingo Africa

YC S21 · Acquired · A neobank for Africa's 500 million youth

Competitors

Companies closest to Fingo Africa
Company	Category	Status	Program
OxygenShared: digital bank, neobank, personalActiveOther	Other	Active	YCS18
MonecoShared: neobank, african, accountActiveOther	Other	Active	YCS22
Pivo Technology IncShared: digital bank, neobank, africaInactiveOther	Other	Inactive	YCS22
Z1Shared: digital bank, neobank, youngActiveOther	Other	Active	YCW21
AkudoShared: digital bank, neobank, personalInactiveOther	Other	Inactive	YCS21

Adjacent

Companies next to Fingo Africa
Company	Category	Status	Program
WallbitShared: neobankActiveOther	Other	Active	YCW23
MunifyShared: neobank, account, moneyActiveOther	Other	Active	YCS25
InstaKinShared: neobank, family, financialActiveOther	Other	Active	YC +1S21
BitstackShared: neobank, money, financialActiveOther	Other	Active	YCS22
Shekel MobilityShared: neobank, african, buildingActiveOther	Other	Active	YCW23

Also from S21

All of S21

Company	Category	Status
AbbotYour Customer Success Co-PilotInactiveDevtools	Devtools	Inactive
AbstraAutomate finance operations with Python and AIActiveAI, Devtools	AI, Devtools	Active
AdaptyvWe're building fully automated labs for protein engineeringActiveAI	AI	Active
AdniThe career community for healthcare workersActiveAI	AI	Active
AdravisionAutomation for dental clinics and insurance companies.ActiveAI	AI	Active
Affogato AIAffogato AI — Your Agent for instant TikToks, Reels, and ads.ActiveAI, Devtools	AI, Devtools	Active

About Fingo Africa

Fingo is building a pan-African digital bank. Today, most Africans pay 5-15% fees to transfer money to friends, family, or businesses - with Fingo these fees will be 90% cheaper. In 240 seconds, any young person will be able to access a full suite of financial services including personal, business, investment and savings accounts.

YC batch: S21 · Summer 2021
Status, per YC: Acquired
Category: Other
Team size: 8
Location: Nairobi, Nairobi County, Kenya
Checked: 1h ago

YC tags: Neobank

Fingo Africa in S21: 391 companies, 34% AI

Fingo Africa: questions

Which YC batch was Fingo Africa in?

Fingo Africa was in Y Combinator's Summer 2021 batch (S21).

Is Fingo Africa still active?

Y Combinator lists Fingo Africa as acquired.

Where is Fingo Africa based?

Fingo Africa lists Nairobi, Nairobi County, Kenya as its location on YC's directory.

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