In 2018, Branch was the leading fintech startup in Nigeria in terms of the amount received in funding. The 2015-founded fintech company registered a total funding value of 84.7 million U.S. dollars in 2018. Cellulant and Paga came next, with funds of 54.5 million and 34.7 million U.S. dollars, respectively. As of 2021, Nigeria had over 144 fintech startups.
Leading startups in Nigeria as of 2018, by value of funding
(in million U.S. dollars)
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