African roots, global ambitions.

Building Payments for the Next Billion. #BuildOurAfrica

Our success is driven by our mission, our people and our values.

NALA is about building payments for the Next Billion. We’ve made strides towards this by supporting fast, reliable, and affordable international payments to 9 African countries, with more to come in 2024.
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But progress means nothing unless we’re solving real-world problems for you, our customers. So we’re committed to building something together alongside the communities we serve. We’ve hosted events across the globe and supported those run by community members from the diaspora in the US, EU, and UK.

Payments in Africa are still only 1% built, but we are rising to meet this challenge.

NALA is funded by the world’s most prestigious accelerators and VCs, including Y-Combinator, Bessemer, and Accel. We also have the support of angel investors personally involved with founding and building Monzo, Robinhood, Revolut, Wise, and many more.

Meet the NALA Team 🚀

Our remote first team is spread across 18 countries and we speak 20+ languages between us! We bring together deep expertise of local markets and a wealth of experience from world renowned tech and finance companies including Google and Citi.

We work hard and play hard. We are results focused. We share our failures and challenges openly. Our values are our cultural DNA. They are the standard to which we hold ourselves and others accountable.

We are an unapologetically ambitious team, passionate about leading by example and driving meaningful change at the highest level. Sound interesting? There’s a you-shaped hole in our team! Check out our careers page.

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Looking forward 🚀

Remember when we said money transfer was only the beginning? Stay up to date with what we’re building and share your thoughts with us!

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In the United Kingdom, NALA Payments Ltd is a registered EMD agent of Modulr FS Limited, which is an Electronic Money Institution authorised by the Financial Conduct Authority with firm reference number 900573. Electronic Money products are not covered by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS). Customer funds will be held in one or more segregated accounts and safeguarded in line with the Electronic Money Regulations 2011. For more information please see Modulr’s UK Safeguarding Explanation here.

In the European Union, NALA Payments Netherlands B.V. is a Electronic Money Distributor of Modulr Finance B.V., which is an Electronic Money Institution authorised by De Nederlandsche Bank with authorisation number R182870.

In the United States, NALA Payments LLC partners with Evolve Bank & Trust (member FDIC) to provide payment and banking services. NALA Payments LLC is a financial technology company, not a bank.