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AZA Finance

Cross-border payment solutions for businesses

AZA Finance logo
201-500 employees
  • Fintech
  • B2B
  • Payments
  • Foreign exchange
  • Financial Services
  • Web 3.0
City Square, Nairobi, Nairobi County

Company mission

AZA Finance's mission is to accelerate frontier economies by empowering international business.

Led by a woman
Top investors

42% female employees

-4% employee growth in 12 months

Our take

AZA Finance uses the cryptocurrency bitcoin to provide international money transfers across Africa, Europe and Asia. It is aiming to be the largest licensed payment company in the UK, Europe and Africa that offers real-time settlement at wholesale FX rates to frontier and emerging markets, with best in class compliance and customer service.

Founded in Kenya in 2013, AZA Finance has grown from a currency exchange platform to one that offers payments, treasury and FX services in over 115 markets worldwide, with a physical presence in 10 African countries.

A new partnership between AZA Finance and FTX will provide retail and institutional users access to cryptocurrencies and digital assets in direct exchange for local currency. African countries only represent 2% of the global value of cryptocurrency received and sent globally, but the potential for growth is huge given the continent’s track record around digital adoption, sparked by the growth of mobile money in Kenya.

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Freddie

Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle

Benefits

  • Work from home opportunities
  • A competitive salary and benefits package
  • Global / regional network / exposure in FinTech / Blockchain industry
  • Casual work environment
  • Great work-life balance
  • We value autonomy
  • Opportunity for growth for all employees
  • Opportunity to work hard and play hard

Funding (last 2 of 8 rounds)

Oct 2024

$0.1m

GRANT

Apr 2021

$35m

SERIES B

Total funding: $52.6m

This company has top investors

Leadership

Previously an Investment Associate focused on African markets.

Charlene Chen

(Board Member)

Led the Marketing team at Kickstart International (empowering farmers in Africa to lift themselves out of poverty). Has an MBA from Berkeley.

People progressing

Joined as a Product Manager. Promoted to Lead Product Manager after 1 year and is now serving as Head of Product.