Kredete
Kredete is a financial technology platform that helps African immigrants in the diaspora build credit through instant international money transfers to 22+ countries, with low fees. We also offer businesses an API-based infrastructure for secure and low-cost cross-border payments to many African countries.
Kredete
Kredete is a financial technology platform that helps African immigrants in the diaspora build credit through instant international money transfers to 22+ countries, with low fees. We also offer businesses an API-based infrastructure for secure and low-cost cross-border payments to many African countries.
TL;DR
Positioning: Cross-border payments + credit-building platform for African immigrants (consumer + enterprise APIs)
Leader: Founder & CEO: Adeola Adedewe
Funding: Series A (Sep 2025); company-stated total funding $24.75M
Scale claims: $5.7B+ processed annually; 3M+ users; 50+ countries
Regulatory status: Registered and regulated by FinCEN as a Money Services Business; uses licensed banking partners
Product news: Announced a stablecoin-backed credit card (Jan 29, 2026)
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Company Overview
Problem Domain
Remittances, cross-border payments, and credit access for African immigrants in the diaspora.
Industry
Financial Services
Tech Stack
Funding Track Record
$2.25M
Company announcement of a $2.25M seed round.
Listed as a Non-equity Assistance round on Crunchbase with date Nov 21, 2024.
$22M
Company announcement of a $22M Series A; participation noted from Partech and Polymorphic Capital; announcement stated total funding of $24.75M.
Investor Signal
“Series A led by AfricInvest with participation from Partech and Polymorphic Capital; Crunchbase lists additional investors including Visa Inclusive Fintech Accelerator and Neer Venture Partners.”