Chipper Cash news and trends

Chipper Cash Cuts Staff but Keeps Crypto Operations
Personnel // February 21, 2023

Pan-African FinTech Chipper Cash has reportedly laid off more than a third of its staff. “Friday was a sad day for Chipper Cash, as many talented people were let go,” Stefano Pardi, the company’s vice president of revenue, wrote on LinkedIn. He was referring to...

Chipper Cash to Buy Zoona to Expand Cross-Border Payments in Africa 
Acquisitions // November 18, 2022

Pan-African cross-border payment app Chipper Cash reportedly intends to acquire Zambian FinTech Zoona Transactions International.  The deal, subject to authorities’ approval, would bring to Chipper Cash new online services, a new agent network and entry to Zambia, TechCabal reported Friday (Nov. 18).  In a Friday post on LinkedIn, Chipper Cash wrote:...

Carry1st, Chipper, PayPal Collab Gives Digital Payments Leg Up in Africa
Partnerships // November 30, 2021

In a move to further accelerate digital payments in Africa, mobile games publisher Carry1st is collaborating with payments FinTech firm PayPal and cross-border payments platform Chipper Cash to launch the new product Carry1st Shop. Carry1st Shop enables people across the continent to shop online for...

African Cross-Border FinTech Chipper Cash Nets $100 Million In Latest Round
International // May 31, 2021

Chipper Cash, an African fintech startup, has raised $100 million in a Series C round, according to Tech Crunch on Monday (May 31). The company’s last funding round in November included participation by Jeff Bezos’ Bezos Expeditions VC fund. Chipper Cash, founded in 2018, works...

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Block-Owned TBD and Chipper Cash Partner on Cross-Border Payments in Africa

May 15, 2024
Block-owned TBD and African FinTech Chipper Cash partnered to facilitate B2C and B2B cross-border payments across 40 African countries. Chipper Cash has integrated with TBD’s open messaging protocol, tbDEX, to power cross-border payments and decentralized identity use cases, the companies said in a Tuesday (May 14) press release. “Across Africa, the challenges of currency liquidity and access to global financial systems […]

Chipper Cash Cuts Staff but Keeps Crypto Operations

February 21, 2023
Pan-African FinTech Chipper Cash has reportedly laid off more than a third of its staff. “Friday was a sad day for Chipper Cash, as many talented people were let go,”...

Chipper Cash to Buy Zoona to Expand Cross-Border Payments in Africa 

November 18, 2022
Pan-African cross-border payment app Chipper Cash reportedly intends to acquire Zambian FinTech Zoona Transactions International.  The deal, subject to authorities’ approval, would bring to Chipper Cash new online services, a new agent network...

Carry1st, Chipper, PayPal Collab Gives Digital Payments Leg Up in Africa

November 30, 2021
In a move to further accelerate digital payments in Africa, mobile games publisher Carry1st is collaborating with payments FinTech firm PayPal and cross-border payments platform Chipper Cash to launch the...