Our DNA
Bizao is a Fintech headquartered in Paris, operating in about ten African countries. We have a human-sized team of over eighty people distributed among our offices in Paris, Abidjan, Dakar, Kinshasa, Douala, and Tunis.
Connect Businesses to the Payment Hub
Our mission is to support local and international companies to accelerate their growth through the digitalization of payments.
Since 2019, Bizao has signed more than 30 partnerships with telecom operators, banks and mobile money operators in Africa. This coverage has allowed us to build the only payment hub in Africa, allowing companies to accept bank cards, mobile money and telephone credit as means of payment.
Already covering 200 million end customers, Bizao supports more than six hundred and ninety-two companies in the digitalization of their online and in-store payment flows. To ensure end-to-end traceability of transactions, our platform, which processes 36.7 billion requests per year, makes it possible to meet the growing requirements of banks and regulators in the fight against terrorism and anti-money laundering, because we have implemented implements rigorous compliance methods.
To succeed in the many challenges we face, our company has adopted five values: audacity, kindness, diversity, social commitment and excellence.
We have the privilege of being supported in the development of our company by prestigious investors such as AfricInvest, Adelie and Seedstar Africa Ventures.
Our evolution
Explore the impact of technological innovation on our growth trajectory.
- 2023Bizao has significantly expanded its digital financial services in Africa, marking a major milestone in its development, with : • The deployment of turnkey solutions in SaaS mode opening new services in countries such as the DRC, Benin, Mali and Senegal • Strategic partnerships, ensuring extended coverage in the CEMAC zone. These achievements consolidate and underline Bizao's growing influence in the African digital payments landscape.
- 2019 - 2022Bizao has grown remarkably to become a major player in Africa's digital payments ecosystem. • With a dynamic team growing from 47 in 2020 to 70 employees in 2022. • The company has expanded its network of telecom partners from 4 to 10, and introduced the bank card as a complement to Mobile Money. It strengthened its position as the leading fintech on the continent with over 14 new partnerships, demonstrating significant growth in its digital financial services. A successful capital raising of 8 million euros, investing these funds in the expansion of its technological infrastructure and reach in Africa. The successful integration of Wave Côte d'Ivoire has consolidated its presence in West Africa, marking an important step in its regional expansion.
