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Paystack

Africa's leading payment infrastructure

Nigeria's largest payment infrastructure company. Paystack powers online payments for over 200,000 businesses across Nigeria, Ghana, South Africa, Kenya, and Egypt. Acquired by Stripe in 2020 for ~$200M — the largest African tech acquisition at the time.

🇳🇬NigeriaPan-African·Acquired·~$200M (acquired by Stripe)· Fintech

Founded

2015

Headquarters

Lagos, Nigeria

Founders

Shola Akinlade, Ezra Olubi

Valuation

~$200M (acquired by Stripe 2020)

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