PayQin: Announcing a new €300K seed investment round

PayQin: Announcing a new €300K seed investment round

  • PayQin is an electronic wallet that comes with a built-in virtual debit card that allows users to top up the virtual debit card
  • The company aims to reach one million daily transactions in a year and envisions a single payment area
  • Among the alumni of the Estonia-founded Startup Wise Guys accelerator’s first fintech batch powered by Swedbank
  • The company is also backed by several business angels and VC companies from the Baltic countries
  • Driving financial inclusion in Africa’s vast underbanked markets, where the mobile phone penetration is twice
  • The company currently has plans to open the platform to remittances from Europe, making for a large inflow of transactions
Laura M
Laura M
Laura is a financial reporter, editor, and researcher with a particular interest in fintech innovation, capital markets, and the evolving global banking landscape.

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