Mono
Plaid for Africa, but better.
AcquiredChecked 17h ago
Founders
Not read from YC yet; the weekly run fills these in.
Same space
Competitors
Closest in what they build, same category.
FinantierW21Plaid for Southeast AsiaShared: fintechInactive
WaveW12Mobile money app for AfricaShared: fintechActive
NovelS20Novel is your international business bank accountShared: fintechActive
CrowdForceW20Crowdforce is an app that allows any local merchant in Africa,…Shared: fintechAcquired
DjamoW21Challenger Bank for consumers in French speaking Africa.Shared: fintechActive
Adjacent
Overlapping tags, a different niche.
SnapTradeW22Plaid for tradingShared: fintechActive
PluggyS21Plaid for Brazil: we allow developers to access users' financial dataShared: fintechActive
Fenrock AIW26AI agents for banksShared: fintechActive
SaidaS15A bank account that lets you easily separate, spend and track moneyShared: fintechInactive
WallbitW23Neobank for global remote workersShared: fintechActive
Also from W21
Batchmates in Winter 2021.
AlineaW21Automated investing for the next generation 💸Active
AvocadoW21AI-Native Restaurant POSActive
FintocW21Account-to-Account payments in Mexico and Chile.Active
GigsW21The OS for Embedded TelecomActive
GroMoW21App for independent agents to sell financial products in IndiaActive
HUBUCW21Global Card Issuing and Payment Processing EngineActive
About Mono
We allow companies to access data from their customers bank accounts and allow them to debit money from these same bank accounts.
Lagos, LA, Nigeria
Mono: questions
Which YC batch was Mono in?
Mono was in Y Combinator's Winter 2021 batch (W21).
Is Mono still active?
Y Combinator lists Mono as acquired.
Where is Mono based?
Mono lists Lagos, LA, Nigeria as its location on YC's directory.
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