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Zilla

ActiveFintechDigital Lending & CreditLagosFounded 2021

What it does

Zilla is a Nigerian crypto payments startup founded by Tolu Abiodun. It raised a $300,000 pre-seed round from Class 5 Global in 2021, initially offering BNPL services before pivoting to building affordable crypto payment infrastructure for Africa. The company achieved 30,000 signups within its first year.

BNPL (Buy Now Pay Later)Cross-border B2B payments

Known for

  • Crypto payments infrastructure
  • $300K pre-seed from Class 5 Global
  • BNPL pivot to crypto payments
  • 30,000 signups

Model & industry

Embedded FinanceRetail & E-commerce

Products & subsidiaries

Zilla Payments · Payment Infrastructure

People

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