Most of the funding raised for fintech startups in Africa landed in companies in Nigeria, South Africa, and Kenya. From 2015 to 2021, African fintech startups secured nearly *** million U.S. dollars in investment. Over ** percent of this amount went to Nigeria, while companies in South Africa received some ** percent. Kenyan startups secured approximately ** percent of the total funding.
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Quartz. (July 8, 2021). Distribution of cumulative funding secured by fintech startups in Africa from 2015 to H1 2021, by country [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 09, 2026, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1249979/share-of-african-fintech-startups-funding-by-country/
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