
Building Payments for the Next Billion. Y-Combinator (W'19)
Headquarters / origin: Founded in Tanzania (2017)
Product focus: Remittance app for diaspora (EU, UK, US) and B2B payments platform (Rafiki)
Funding: $50M+ total funding; $40M Series A (Jul 2024), $10M seed (Jan 2022)
Scale signals: YC W19 alum; ~235 employees (reported)
Leadership: Founder & CEO: Benjamin Fernandes
Cross-border remittances and B2B payment infrastructure for African markets
2017
Financial Services
10,000,000
40,000,000
Participants reported to include DST Global Partners, Norrsken22, HOF Capital, Amplo, NYCA Partners and angels
“Backed by venture firms including Acrew Capital, DST Global Partners, Norrsken22, HOF Capital, Amplo and NYCA Partners; angel participation reported”
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Company Name: NALA
Location: London, England, United Kingdom
Overview:
NALA is building Payments for the Next Billion, focusing on faster, smarter, and fairer transfers for everyone. Since 2022, the company has grown its business 120x and expanded its team from 9 to over 150. NALA operates two core products:
The team includes alumni from Wise, Stripe, Monzo, Revolut, and CashApp, emphasizing urgency, deep thinking, and customer-first principles. At NALA, employees are offered ownership, impact, and the opportunity to change global payments forever.
Job Title: Data Scientist - Pricing
Employment Type: Full-time
Department: Data
Your Mission:
Leverage data to sharpen the accuracy of pricing decisions and shape the pricing strategy that drives NALA’s growth across Africa and beyond.
Your Responsibilities in this Role:
Must Have Requirements:
Nice to Have Requirements:
Benefits: