Lagos, Nigeria – Fast-growing Nigerian Fintech startup, Aboki Africa, has
recently raised pre-seed funding led by Abdul Hassan (CEO of Mono),
alongside Niche Capital Limited, Ingressive Capital, and other strategic
investors.
Aboki Africa is a service that provides foreign accounts for Africans.
According to the founders, Idorenyin Obong and Femi Aghedo, it is the
easiest way to send and receive international payments without restrictions.
The business currently offers British Pound (GBP) and Euro (EUR) foreign
accounts to their customers, with plans to add United States Dollar (USD)
accounts soon.
When the company launched in June 2020, the mission was to simplify the
currency exchange process for Africans, starting at home in Nigeria.
However, it has since expanded its mission to incorporate other international
payment-related processes. “We are building TransferWise for Africa,” said
Idorenyin, one of the co-founders.
Aboki Africa now allows its growing customer base to create foreign bank
accounts and get their own IBAN as well as transfer money anywhere in the
world from their account.
Speaking on the relevance of Aboki Africa, co-founder Femi Aghedo said,
“We built Aboki Africa out of necessity. I have had personal experiences with
the pain points we are trying to alleviate. People who work and do business
remotely should not have to jump through hoops to receive payments. We
are fixing that.”
With the pre-seed funding, the company aims to focus on scaling its
products and expand its core team to help it reach more Africans in need of
their services.
