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Three-year-old African fintech raises $22M to accelerate continental payments platform

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August 10, 2026

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Three-year-old African fintech raises $22M to accelerate continental payments platform
Source: IT News Africa

Moment, a pan-African fintech, today announced the close of its $22 million (around R364 million) Series A funding round, led by AlphaCode Venture Partners, with continued investment from General Catalyst, MultiChoice, and fresh investment from Canal+. Since i

Moment, a pan-African fintech, today announced the close of its $22 million (around R364 million) Series A funding round, led by AlphaCode Venture Partners, with continued investment from General Catalyst, MultiChoice, and fresh investment from Canal+. Since inception, Moment has raised $55 million (more than R900 million) to develop one of the continent’s most advanced […]

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