Jeff Bezos invests in Africa-focused fintech start-up Chipper Cash
San Fransisco-based company enables instant cross-border mobile money transfers in Africa and hopes to expand into business payment solutions and cryptocurrency trading options
23 November 2020 - 20:40
Jeff Bezos has agreed to invest in Africa-focused financial technology company Chipper Cash, making it his first start-up investment on the continent.
The world’s richest man’s personal venture capital fund, Bezos Expeditions, supported the Series B funding led by Ribbit Capital, which raised $30m for the San Fransisco-based company...
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