About
Afriex is a remittance app using stablecoins to power instant, low-cost cross-border transfers, with a focus on US-to-West-Africa corridors and diaspora users. It supports multi-currency transfers in USD, GBP and EUR.
Stablecoins
Key products
Chains
- Founded
- 2019
- HQ
- San Francisco, USA
- Stage
- Series A
- Funding
- $10M Series A (2022), led by Sequoia Capital China and Dragonfly
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