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Paystack

Modern payments infrastructure for Africa

AcquiredChecked 17h ago

Batch: W16
Status, per YC: Acquired
Team size: 115
HQ: Lagos, LA

In W16122 companies, 18% AI

paystack.com YC profile

Founders

Not read from YC yet; the weekly run fills these in.

Same space

Competitors

Closest in what they build, same category.

Adjacent

Overlapping tags, a different niche.

MonoW21Plaid for Africa, but better.Shared: fintechAcquired
FlutterwaveS16Helping businesses make and accept payments from anywhere in Africa.Shared: fintechActive
GrainW20Grain transforms the debit card you already have into a credit card…Shared: fintechActive
XenditS15Provides payment infrastructure for Southeast AsiaShared: fintechActive
BoyaW22Corporate Expense cards and Spend management for businesses in AfricaShared: fintechActive

Also from W16

Batchmates in Winter 2016.

About Paystack

Paystack is a small and vibrant family working across Lagos and San Francisco. We enable businesses to accept payments via credit card, debit card, money transfer, and mobile money, directly from their website or mobile app.

Lagos, LA, Nigeria; LA, Nigeria

Fintech

Paystack: questions

Which YC batch was Paystack in?

Paystack was in Y Combinator's Winter 2016 batch (W16).

Is Paystack still active?

Y Combinator lists Paystack as acquired.

Where is Paystack based?

Paystack lists Lagos, LA, Nigeria; LA, Nigeria as its location on YC's directory.

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