--- title: "Visa" description: "Visa Inc. is a global leader in digital payments and a trusted network that connects consumers, businesses, financial institutions, and governments in over 200 countries and territories worldwide. It is headquartered in the United States and operates through a broad range of regional offices and country sites. In Africa, Visa invests directly in technology companies that expand access to digital payments and financial services. Investment activity recorded between August 2018 and October 2025 includes 16 funding rounds across Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, venture rounds, and other structures, with a total of 636.5 million dollars committed. These investments are strongly focused on fintech, with additional activity in legal and compliance, e commerce and retail, HR and talent, and logistics and supply chain. Visa has backed companies across Nigeria, Morocco, Egypt, Tunisia, Ghana, Algeria, and South Africa, including Paystack, Branch, Interswitch, JUMO, Moniepoint, Send App, Elevate Pay, Konnect, Paytic, Oze, Orda, OkHi, Workpay, and Fincart. Visa has publicly pledged to invest 1 billion dollars in Africa by 2027 to advance digital economies and financial inclusion on the continent. As part of this strategy it operates the Visa Africa Fintech Accelerator, a three month program that supports Seed to Series A startups with mentorship, training, and access to funding and partnership opportunities. Through these initiatives and its strategic investments, Visa positions itself as a key partner for African fintechs and digital infrastructure providers that are driving payments innovation and SME digitization." canonical_url: "https://liners.com/investors/visa" markdown_url: "https://liners.com/investors/visa.md" type: "investor" language: "en" image: "https://assets.liners.com/storage/v1/object/public/media/investors/visa/favicon.png?v=1785330304282" updated_at: "2026-09-12T03:01:04.564Z" --- # Visa Visa Inc. is a global leader in digital payments and a trusted network that connects consumers, businesses, financial institutions, and governments in over 200 countries and territories worldwide. It is headquartered in the United States and operates through a broad range of regional offices and country sites. In Africa, Visa invests directly in technology companies that expand access to digital payments and financial services. Investment activity recorded between August 2018 and October 2025 includes 16 funding rounds across Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, venture rounds, and other structures, with a total of 636.5 million dollars committed. These investments are strongly focused on fintech, with additional activity in legal and compliance, e commerce and retail, HR and talent, and logistics and supply chain. Visa has backed companies across Nigeria, Morocco, Egypt, Tunisia, Ghana, Algeria, and South Africa, including Paystack, Branch, Interswitch, JUMO, Moniepoint, Send App, Elevate Pay, Konnect, Paytic, Oze, Orda, OkHi, Workpay, and Fincart. Visa has publicly pledged to invest 1 billion dollars in Africa by 2027 to advance digital economies and financial inclusion on the continent. As part of this strategy it operates the Visa Africa Fintech Accelerator, a three month program that supports Seed to Series A startups with mentorship, training, and access to funding and partnership opportunities. Through these initiatives and its strategic investments, Visa positions itself as a key partner for African fintechs and digital infrastructure providers that are driving payments innovation and SME digitization. ## Breadcrumbs - [Investors](/investors) - [Visa](/investors/visa) ## Summary Visa Inc. is a global leader in digital payments and a trusted network that connects consumers, businesses, financial institutions, and governments in over 200 countries and territories worldwide. It is headquartered in the United States and operates through a broad range of regional offices and country sites. In Africa, Visa invests directly in technology companies that expand access to digital payments and financial services. Investment activity recorded between August 2018 and October 2025 includes 16 funding rounds across Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, venture rounds, and other structures, with a total of 636.5 million dollars committed. These investments are strongly focused on fintech, with additional activity in legal and compliance, e commerce and retail, HR and talent, and logistics and supply chain. Visa has backed companies across Nigeria, Morocco, Egypt, Tunisia, Ghana, Algeria, and South Africa, including Paystack, Branch, Interswitch, JUMO, Moniepoint, Send App, Elevate Pay, Konnect, Paytic, Oze, Orda, OkHi, Workpay, and Fincart. Visa has publicly pledged to invest 1 billion dollars in Africa by 2027 to advance digital economies and financial inclusion on the continent. As part of this strategy it operates the Visa Africa Fintech Accelerator, a three month program that supports Seed to Series A startups with mentorship, training, and access to funding and partnership opportunities. Through these initiatives and its strategic investments, Visa positions itself as a key partner for African fintechs and digital infrastructure providers that are driving payments innovation and SME digitization. This anonymous Markdown view includes only rows that are readable before the HTML sign-in gate. Use the canonical HTML page to sign in and view more. ## Recorded investments | Product | URL | Stage | Amount | Date | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Moniepoint | /moniepoint | Series C | 90000000 | 2025-10-01T00:00:00.000Z | | Konnect | /konnect | Venture (Round not Specified) | | 2025-05-01T00:00:00.000Z | | Paytic | /paytic | Venture (Round not Specified) | 500000 | 2025-04-01T00:00:00.000Z | | Oze | /oze | Venture Round | 500000 | 2025-02-01T00:00:00.000Z | | OkHi | /okhi | Venture (Round not Specified) | | 2024-11-01T00:00:00.000Z | ## Related pages - [All investors](/investors) - [Funding rounds](/funding) ## Access and citation - [Canonical HTML page](https://liners.com/investors/visa) - [Markdown route index](/sitemap.md) - [Agent access guide](/llms.txt)