Hi-Tech Afrique TV · Aug 2025
French-language coverage of VaultPay’s official launch in the DRC, highlighting a founder fireside chat, AI use in customer service and development, and ecosystem partners such as Ecobank RDC and Visa.
Digital banking platform for the 30 million smartphone users in DRC.
Public company, workplace, funding, and market signals
Updated Jul 29, 2026
VaultPay is a Kinshasa-based fintech/digital banking startup for the Democratic Republic of Congo, offering instant account opening, USD/CDF accounts, virtual and physical Visa cards, money transfers, and agency-banking style distribution.
Primary product
Digital banking app for the DRC (accounts, transfers, and Visa cards)
Founded
2023
Headquarters
Kinshasa, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Team size
1-10 employees
Industry
Software Development
Sub-industry
Fintech / Digital Banking / Payments
Offices
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Business model
Stage
pre-seed/seed
Total raised
$1M
Latest round
Pre Seed · Sep 2023
Latest amount
$500K
Sep 2023 · Y Combinator
Visa Accelerator
Small, founder-led, mission-driven team focused on financial inclusion in the DRC; public materials emphasize owning the stack and using AI to move fast.
Pricing
Free-to-download app with disclosed service and transaction fees; card and transfer monetization is implied by the terms and product model.
Differentiators
Technology
Customers
Competitors
Estimated revenue
Approximately $340K-$440K in annual revenue (public estimates)
Estimated monthly visits
875
Traffic estimate as of Jun 2026
Hi-Tech Afrique TV · Aug 2025
French-language coverage of VaultPay’s official launch in the DRC, highlighting a founder fireside chat, AI use in customer service and development, and ecosystem partners such as Ecobank RDC and Visa.
TechBuild Africa · Apr 2025
Covers VaultPay’s regulatory approval in the DRC and explains that the license enables immediate payment solutions, user-friendly banking services, and card issuance through telecom distribution.
BitKE · Apr 2025
Reports that VaultPay received a full Central Bank of Congo license, covering agency banking, card issuing, aggregation, and payments, and notes the company was opening a new funding round.
Tekedia · Apr 2025
Tekedia Capital celebrates VaultPay’s full DRC central bank license and says it invested heavily in the company; the post also references a new funding round.
WeeTracker · Aug 2023
Notes VaultPay’s selection into Y Combinator Summer 2023 and the standard YC deal size, while describing its payments infrastructure focus for Central Africa.