20/10/2023
According to Tracxn (https://tracxn.com/d/explore/fintech-startups-in-central-africa/__giCu69LvGbU7cFiY4hLvCXW9CWZ3n-xBPhDuPjol11o/companies) , Central Africa has more than 160 fintech companies and startups. Of these, our focus shall be on the top 5 Trending Fintechs in the Region (Economic Community of Central African States) based on downloads. groups 11 countries which are Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Rwanda and Sao Tome and Principe.
Fintech
1) Ejara: Founded in 2019 and based in Cameroon, Ejara is a Platform to trade with 100K+ downloads today.
2)PayPay Africa: Founded in 2020 in Angola, PayPay Africa offers a with QR code enabled. It has 100K+ downloads
3)Noupia was founded in 2020 in Cameroon and provides Virtual with instant Funding through Mobile solutions. Currently has more than 50K downloads
4) Nkwa was founded in Cameroon in 2020 to allow for Individuals. It currently has more than 10K downloads.
5) Kola is a to improve personal finance management. It was founded in 2019 in Cameroon with more than 10K download currently.
Bonus: Diool, a cloud-based Payment solution founded in 2015 in Cameroon with more than 5K downloads.
Most of these tend to focus on solutions or issues.