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WafR

fintech
Seed
Morocco

About

A Moroccan fintech that digitises transactions at corner stores ('hanouts'), turning them into distribution nodes for airtime sales, bill payments, and future peer-to-peer and remittance services.

Founders

IB

Ismail Bargach

CEO and Co-founder

IB

Ismail Barkach

CEO & Co-founder

Recent News

Morocco’s WafR Raises $4 Million in Seed Funding Led by LoftyInc Alpha - إنت عربي
fintech
6 months ago

Morocco’s WafR Raises $4 Million in Seed Funding Led by LoftyInc Alpha - إنت عربي

Morocco-based fintech WafR raised $4 million in a seed round led by LoftyInc Alpha to expand its digital payments footprint via a network of ~20,000 neighborhood merchants and to roll out P2P and remittance services.

WafR Secures Oversubscribed $4M Funding Round to Expand Financial Inclusion in Morocco
fintech
6 months ago

WafR Secures Oversubscribed $4M Funding Round to Expand Financial Inclusion in Morocco

Moroccan fintech WafR closed an oversubscribed $4 million seed round led by LoftyInc Capital, Attijariwafa Ventures and Almada Ventures to scale a network of nearly 20,000 corner stores (hanouts) as digital financial access points. The startup currently processes airtime sales and bill payments and plans to roll out peer-to-peer transfers and nationwide remittances.

Company Info

Total Funding

$4 million

Stage

Seed

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