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Lagos, NG
Kora is a pan-African payment infrastructure company providing APIs for cross-border collections, disbursements, currency conversions, and identity verification.
Kora is a pan-African payment infrastructure company founded in 2017. Headquartered in Toronto, it operates across several African markets including Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya, South Africa, Cameroon, Egypt, and Ivory Coast. The company's stated goal is to break down digital financial barriers and enable seamless cross-border commerce on the continent.
The company's main product is a payment engine that provides APIs for payment collections, disbursements, currency conversions, and identity verification. These tools are designed to serve businesses operating in sectors such as digital banking, e-commerce, healthcare, and logistics.
Kora maintains several compliance certifications relevant to its work in financial technology, including PCI DSS v4.0, ISO 27001:2013, and ISO 22301:2019. Its technical focus areas are payment infrastructure, APIs, and broader financial technology solutions.