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Corporate / strategic fintech investors in Africa
14 corporate / strategic investors with a verified track record of backing fintech in Africa.
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Verified fintech investors in this list include J.P. Morgan, Mastercard, Stripe, Visa and HSBC, among 14 in Africa.
Corporate / strategic in Africa
AXIAN InvestmentInvestment arm of the AXIAN group backing African fintech and digital ventures.Beltone HoldingEgyptian financial group investing in and building fintech businesses.BNP ParibasEuropean banking and financial services group present in 64 countries, with divisions spanning corporate, personal and investment banking services.Google Africa Investment FundGoogle's fund backing African technology and fintech companies.HSBCLondon-headquartered banking group founded in 1865, serving around 41 million customers across 56 markets.InvestecUK and South African banking group.J.P. MorganKinexys, its bank-led blockchain platform, offers JPM Coin, on-chain FX and asset tokenisation alongside its banking and payments businesses.MastercardA global payments network that has acquired and backed data and identity fintechs.Mastercard FoundationIndependent foundation funding education and financial inclusion mainly in Africa, including an Africa Growth Fund focused on women-led SMEs.Prosus VenturesVenture investment team of e-commerce group Prosus, backing fintech and other businesses adjacent to its ecosystems in Latin America, Europe and India.RippleCrypto and blockchain infrastructure company that has made more than 70 direct investments since 2015, including Bitso and Bitstamp.SC VenturesStandard Chartered's innovation and ventures unit, a Thought Machine investor.StripeProgrammable financial infrastructure company with dual headquarters in San Francisco and Dublin, covering payments, billing, treasury and card issuing.VisaA global payments network that partners with and invests in fintechs.
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