Wala
Financial prosperity for emerging market consumers
Cape Town, South Africa · Founded 2016
- Headquarters
- Cape Town
- Employees
- 1–10
- Founded
- 2016
- Business Model
- B2C
- Website
- getwala.com
- Last Round
- Venture RoundOct 2017
- Rounds
- 2
About
Wala is a blockchain-enabled financial platform built to help emerging market consumers reach financial prosperity by eliminating barriers to banking. With 3.5 billion consumers unbanked and underserved globally, Wala closes the gap between consumers and financial service providers by increasing accessibility across remittances, P2P payments, savings, loans, and digital banking services. The platform leverages blockchain infrastructure to deliver a best-of-breed financial experience tailored to the needs of underbanked populations in markets like Sub-Saharan Africa.
Summary
Wala is a Fintech company based in Cape Town, South Africa, founded in 2016. Its most recent funding was a Venture Round round in Oct 2017. Investors include Techstars.
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Funding History
Oct 2017
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