Raba Partnership

We believe that small businesses are the backbone of most economies and the heart and soul of our communities. But we know that founders of small businesses face a lot of challenges in running & growing their business - from paying employees, suppliers, and vendors, to accepting payments in a timely and affordable manner. That’s why we started axis, a digital banking alternative for small businesses & solopreneurs. axis empowers small business founders & solopreneurs with the tools & resources to compete & thrive. axis' digital banking platform seamlessly manages employee payroll & salary advances, as well as business payments to suppliers, contractors, & vendors - onto its fully interoperable mobile wallet. Employees get access to a fully interoperable mobile wallet that allows them to send and receive money from any mobile wallet in Egypt, & get rewarded with points every time they spend - when they pay their bills, pay by QR code, or buy anything online with a virtual Visa card. axis is fully licensed by the Central Bank of Egypt and has built its whole tech stack in house.

Yellow Card is the largest and first licensed Stablecoin on/off ramp on the African continent, providing individuals and businesses of all sizes across 20 countries with secure and cost-effective methods to buy and sell USDT, USDC, and PYUSD via their local currency, directly and through its payments API. Yellow Card has facilitated over US$3 billion in transactions across Africa,

TFK is a fashion e-commerce platform. The company sells clothing, health, and beauty products. That products include shirts, jeans, jackets, sweatshirts, hoodies, knitwear, swimwear, activewear, liquid lipstick, fragrances, and accessories. Their customers' inquiries are addressed through online applications.

Thepeer creates a technology infrastructure that allows businesses to integrate and support cross-business transactions. It enables businesses to allow their customers to perform transactions, direct charges, and other functions from their platform to any business wallet.

Nile.ag provides a platform for farmers to trade fresh produce with multiple producers across a number of African countries. Its digital solutions address inherent issues relating to food trading, quality verification, payments and traceability.

BVNK provides modern payments infrastructure for businesses. We unify banks and blockchains in a single platform. With BVNK, businesses can send and receive stablecoin payments, convert between currencies and add crypto payments to their checkout. Using our flexible platform, and robust global licensing and compliance expertise, innovators can launch new payments products quickly and compliantly.

Float Capital is a blockchain-based financial application made for use in the financial sector. Users can meet their financial needs due to the company's platform, which offers a next-generation synthetic asset protocol for minting synthetic assets without over-collateralization or liquidations.

VALR.com is a digital asset trading platform where you can buy, sell, store and transfer cryptocurrencies seamlessly and securely. We offer one of the widest selections of digital assets. We‘re helping to build a financial system that recognises the oneness of humanity.

Thndr is a financial services company that operates an app-based investment platform. It comes with 0% commission, no account minimum, access to market data, easy account setup, and funding processes. Users can also get access to the latest news, market data, and other educational tools. Seif Amr established the company in 2020 in Cairo, Al Qahirah, Egypt.

Nestcoin is a web3 application company that builds, operates, and invests in crypto-native products.

FloatPays provides payroll integration, employee access, financial education, effective reporting, payment, and training services. Through access, budgeting, and training, the company is enabling its team to achieve financial well-being and moving them from debt to savings. The company was founded in 2019 and is based in Cape Town, Western Cape.

Busha is a trusted platform that helps to buy, sell, and manage your cryptocurrency portfolio in the simplest, safest, and most reliable way

Stitch is a payments infrastructure company that helps businesses seamlessly connect to the financial system, so they can deliver a better user experience and optimize operations. Headquartered in Cape Town, South Africa, Stitch launched in February 2021 and has global staff. Stitch offers all popular online payment methods and operates as a Payments Service Provider. Its platform supports a variety of pay-in methods and solutions; financial and payment management solutions; and Payouts. Learn more at stitch.money.

Kwara is transforming credit unions into modern digital financial institutions, powered by an industry-leading core banking system and a modern mobile banking experience for credit union members. Backed by investors across Africa, Asia, Europe and the USA, Kwara currently serves 200+ SACCOs in Kenya, South Africa and the Philippines

Yellow Card is the largest and first licensed Stablecoin on/off ramp on the African continent, providing individuals and businesses of all sizes across 20 countries with secure and cost-effective methods to buy and sell USDT, USDC, and PYUSD via their local currency, directly and through its payments API. Yellow Card has facilitated over US$3 billion in transactions across Africa,

Shara is a mobile application. It also builds a free route-to-market platform for consumer goods companies in developing markets. They offer free scheduled reminders, customized professional statements, and a free and secure wallet, enabling clients to organize and grow their businesses systematically.

Yoco is an African technology company. We create opportunities for entrepreneurs and small businesses to get paid, run and grow their business through a single platform. Our growing product ecosystem includes payments (offline and online), lending and business software. Today Yoco processes US$ billions annually for over 300,000 small businesses.

Stitch is a payments infrastructure company that helps businesses seamlessly connect to the financial system, so they can deliver a better user experience and optimize operations. Headquartered in Cape Town, South Africa, Stitch launched in February 2021 and has global staff. Stitch offers all popular online payment methods and operates as a Payments Service Provider. Its platform supports a variety of pay-in methods and solutions; financial and payment management solutions; and Payouts. Learn more at stitch.money.

Ramani is expertise in developing software that helps in tracking and managing the sales operation of any organization in real time.

OnePipe simplifies complex infrastructure so you can focus on creating market-defining innovations. Banks and fintech partners of OnePipe have contributed the majority of the underlying infrastructure required to establish your product as a service.

54gene is a healthcare startup unlocking the African genome to fuel genetic research and development that may lead to new discoveries and benefit all populations. 54gene was founded in 2019 by Dr. Abasi Ene-Obong to address the significant gap in the global genomics market: Nearly 90% of genetic material used in pharmaceutical research is caucasian. Only 2% is African, despite the fact that Africans and people of African ancestry are more genetically diverse than all other world populations combined. As a result, pharmaceutical research and development is lacking the diverse data that may hold the key to medical discoveries and new healthcare solutions.

Thndr is a financial services company that operates an app-based investment platform. It comes with 0% commission, no account minimum, access to market data, easy account setup, and funding processes. Users can also get access to the latest news, market data, and other educational tools. Seif Amr established the company in 2020 in Cairo, Al Qahirah, Egypt.

Lori is a venture-backed start-up building cutting-edge logistics infrastructure for trucking in Africa. The start-up is tackling a massive issue - $180 billion is spent annually on haulage across Africa, which means that up to 75% of a product’s cost is due to logistics (compared to 6% in the US). Lori’s tech-enabled and operations-driven marketplace efficiently connects transport to cargo. The supply chain management system brings transparency and has pushed for significantly improved flexibility, reliability, and cost savings (savings of upwards of 18%). The company has experienced 30% month-over-month compounded growth since its product launch in May 2017. The market demand for Lori’s platform is increasing exponentially. To continue this pace of growth, Lori recently closed a landmark raise from globally leading institutional and strategic investors. The company won Techcrunch Battlefield Africa.

Kobo360 is a tech-enabled digital logistics platform that aggregates end-to-end haulage operations to help cargo owners, truck owners, and drivers, and cargo recipients to achieve an efficient supply chain framework. Through an all-in-one robust logistics ecosystem, Kobo uses big data and technology to reduce logistics frictions, empowering rural farmers to earn more by reducing farm wastages and helping manufacturers of all sizes to find new markets. Kobo enables unprecedented efficiency and cost reduction in the supply chain, providing 360-visibility while delivering products of all sizes safely, on time and in full. The Kobo mission is to build the Global Logistics Operating System that will power trade and commerce across Africa and Emerging Markets. The company is also preparing to enter the agro-trading space by creating a marketplace that links farmers with buyers all over the world. The marketplace will effectively eliminate the high cost of middlemen for smallholder farmers and significantly improve profits. Ife Oyedele ll and Obi Ozor founded it in 2017 and is headquartered in Lagos, Nigeria.

Twiga is a mobile-based supply platform for Africa’s retail outlets, kiosks, and market stalls. The company is using a mobile-based, cashless, business-to-business (B2B) supply platform to access distribution into the millions of small and medium-sized vendors in African urban markets. Founded in 2013, Twiga is based in Nairobi, Kenya.