Ivory Coast-Based Payments Fintech Secures $5 Million From Its Pre-Series A F...

Ivory Coast-Based Payments Fintech Secures $5 Million From Its Pre-Series A F...

The Ivorian payments financial technology (fintech) startup, Julaya, recently concluded its pre-Series A round with an additional $5 million capital raise. This brings to $7 million the total capital that the fintech startup, which specializes in business-to-business payments, has raised in this series. Senegalese Footballer Édouard Mendy Participates in the Series An Ivory Coast-based payments fintech startup, Julaya, recently concluded its pre-Series A funding round with an additional $5 million, a report has said. With this latest capital raise, Julaya has now raised a....


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