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Wala

http://www.getwala.com/
Last activity: 02.06.2022
Tags:AppBlockchainFinTechManagementMarketMobilePersonalPlatformServiceTools
Emerging market consumers have long suffered from a lack of accessible and affordable financial services, leaving 3.5 billion consumers unbanked and underserved. We are solving this. Wala is a best-of-breed financial platform built on the blockchain. Our mission is to help emerging market consumers reach financial prosperity by eliminating their barriers to banking. Wala achieves this by closing the gap that exists between consumers and financial service providers, increasing the accessibility of the financial system.
Location: South Africa, Western Cape, Cape Town
Member count: 1-10
Total raised: $30M
Founded date: 2015

Investors 2

Funding Rounds 1

DateSeriesAmountInvestorsDeal News
20.12.2017-$30MNewtown Pa...venturebur...

Mentions in press and media 38

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02.06.2022Moose Wala murder: Bhupi Rana gang announces ₹5 lakh reward ...Jailed Haryana gangster Bhupender Singh, alias Bhupi Rana, on Thursday announced a reward of ₹5 lakh...hindustant...
08.07.2019Why I closed down blockchain startup – Wala founderSA blockchain startup Wala has closed down, the startup’s CEO Tricia Martinez has confirmed in a blo...venturebur...
08.07.2019Why I closed down blockchain startup – Wala founderSA blockchain startup Wala has closed down, the startup’s CEO Tricia Martinez has confirmed in a blo...venturebur...
09.04.2019Everything you need to know about the South African cryptocu...While things may have quietened down on the crypto front after 2018’s massive fall in the price of B...venturebur...
09.04.2019Everything you need to know about the South African cryptocu...While things may have quietened down on the crypto front after 2018’s massive fall in the price of B...venturebur...
17.01.2019Newtown Partners shifts focus to offshore deals amid SA chal...SA entrepreneur Vinny Lingham’s angel investment fund Newtown Partners has shifted its focus to sour...venturebur...
17.01.2019Newtown Partners shifts focus to offshore deals amid SA chal...SA entrepreneur Vinny Lingham’s angel investment fund Newtown Partners has shifted its focus to sour...venturebur...
05.12.2018Cape Town firms dominate Heavy Chef’s list of SA’s most exci...Five Cape Town based firms have been selected as Heavy Chef‘s “SA’s Top 5 Most Exciting Startups 201...venturebur...
05.12.2018Cape Town firms dominate Heavy Chef’s list of SA’s most exci...Five Cape Town based firms have been selected as Heavy Chef‘s “SA’s Top 5 Most Exciting Startups 201...venturebur...
06.11.2018These are the ten finalists of the CV Competition for Financ... The CV Competition is a startup contest for blockchain projects with each competition targeting a ...startuptic...
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