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Cross-border payments, investing, and digital banking built for Africa.

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Chipper is a fintech platform that enables free cross-border money transfers, digital payments, investing, and financial services for users across Africa and beyond. The platform offers peer-to-peer transfers, virtual Visa cards, stock investing, crypto-related services in select regions, and business payment infrastructure.

Founded to solve the friction and high costs of moving money across African markets, Chipper operates in more than 20 countries and serves millions of users. The company’s platform allows customers to send money directly to bank accounts and mobile money wallets while also enabling global commerce through virtual payment cards and investment products.

Chipper plays a major role in expanding financial access and digital financial infrastructure across Africa. By reducing transfer costs and increasing access to global financial tools, the company helps individuals and businesses participate more fully in the digital economy while supporting remittances, entrepreneurship, investing, and financial inclusion.

Key benefits

  • Free Cross-Border Transfers

    Enables low-cost money transfers between bank accounts and mobile wallets across more than 20 African countries.

  • Financial Inclusion

    Expands access to digital payments, investing, and financial tools for underserved populations.

  • Global Investing Access

    Allows users to invest in thousands of publicly traded U.S. companies through fractional investing.

  • Virtual Visa Cards

    Provides virtual payment cards that support international purchases, subscriptions, and online commerce.

Impact model

Chipper creates impact by expanding access to affordable digital financial services across Africa. Its platform reduces the cost and friction of cross-border money transfers while helping users access banking-like services, digital payments, and investment opportunities that were previously difficult or expensive to obtain.

The company also promotes financial inclusion by enabling underserved populations to participate in digital commerce, global investing, and online payments through mobile-first infrastructure and virtual payment products.

Impact metrics

* 5M+ users across Africa
* 250,000+ transactions processed daily
* 1M+ virtual Visa cards issued
* Access to investing in 6,000+ U.S. public companies
* Operates across 21+ African countries

Frequently asked questions

What does Chipper do?
Chipper is a fintech platform that enables free cross-border money transfers, digital payments, investing, and financial services for users across Africa and beyond. The platform offers peer-to-peer transfers, virtual Visa cards, stock investing, crypto-related services in select regions, and business payment infrastructure. Founded to solve the friction and high costs of moving money across A…
Where is Chipper based?
Chipper is based in Ghana.
What sector does Chipper operate in?
Chipper operates in the AI & Technology sector.
Who has invested in Chipper?
Published funders on Causeartist include Pay it Forward Ventures.

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