Swala Nyeti · Jul 2026
Reports Boya’s partnership with Paymentology to connect the company to Visa and add analytics support, following the DTB launch, to simplify expense tracking for Kenyan businesses.
Corporate Expense cards and Spend management for businesses in Africa
Company research
Public company, workplace, funding, and market signals
Updated Jul 29, 2026
Overview
Boya is a Nairobi-based B2B fintech and spend-management platform for African businesses. It combines corporate cards, mobile-money wallets, expense controls, bill payments, subscription management, and accounting/ERP integrations into one system for finance teams.
Primary product
All-in-one spend management platform for corporate cards, expenses, bill payments, and subscription control
Founded
2021
Headquarters
Nairobi, Kenya
Team size
11-50
Industry
Financial Services
Sub-industry
Expense management software
Offices
Watermark Business Park, Ndege Road, Nairobi, Kenya
2803 Philadelphia Pike, B-1137, Claymont, DE 19703, USA
2261 Market Street (#4318), San Francisco, CA 94114, USA
Business model
B2B SaaS
payments and card-issuance platform
subscription pricing
per-transaction fees
Funding
Stage
Seed
Total raised
$500K
Latest round
Seed · Feb 2022
Latest amount
$500K
Feb 2022 · Y Combinator
People & investors
Leadership
Co-Founder & CEO
Co-founder, CTO/CPO
Co-Founder & Chairman
Growth and Partnerships Lead
Head of Compliance and Operations
Head of Customer Experience
Work & culture
The careers page emphasizes a mission-driven, customer-centric culture with 'stunning colleagues,' ownership, customer love, and a growth mindset. Public materials also stress problem solving at scale, accountability, and speed.
Compensation
No public salary bands, equity ranges, or bonus details were found on the careers page or other public sources reviewed.
Product & market
Pricing
Tiered SaaS pricing with monthly plans and transaction-based fees; public pages show premium/enterprise-style plans plus fees for some payment rails.
Differentiators
- —Unified multichannel spend management across cards, M-Pesa/mobile money, bank transfers, and petty cash
- —Real-time approvals, alerts, and policy enforcement at the point of spend
- —Virtual and physical corporate cards with per-card controls and merchant/category restrictions
- —Automated receipt capture, categorization, and reconciliation
- —Localization for Kenyan/East African payment workflows and compliance needs
- —Direct integrations with accounting and ERP systems
Technology
Visa network
M-Pesa
QuickBooks
Xero
SAP
Microsoft Dynamics
NetSuite
mobile app
web app
REST API
bank integrations
card issuing platform
Customers
Koko Networks
Juja Road Hospital
Highlight Travel Limited (BCD Travel Kenya)
SNDBX
Eidu Kenya
Watu Credit
Vivo Activewear
A Plus Interiors Limited
Tamarind
Competitors
Pesapoint
Sodexo
Ramp
Stripe
Klarna
Scale & contact
Estimated revenue
~$4.8M ARR (public 2024 estimate)
Latest news
Kenya News Agency · Jul 2026
Covers Boya’s virtual expense card launch with Diamond Trust Bank and Visa, describing the product as a way to simplify expense tracking, approvals, and financial control for SMEs.
TechFolio · Feb 2025
Describes Boya as a Kenyan expense-management solution with real-time visibility, digital receipts, automated reconciliation, and a recently launched virtual expense card.
TechTrendsKE · Jul 2023
Explains Boya’s July 2023 launch of its virtual Visa expense card with DTB and Visa, including expense tracking, approvals, reporting, and automation features.
Jobs and careers at Boya
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