Public company, workplace, funding, and market signals
Nomba is a Nigerian fintech and business-banking platform for merchants and SMEs, offering POS terminals, online checkout, business accounts, and cross-border payout tools. Public sources say it serves 600,000+ businesses, processes ₦7T+ monthly, and is expanding beyond Nigeria into cross-border infrastructure.
Primary product
Business banking and payments platform (POS, online checkout, business accounts, and payout infrastructure)
Founded
2017
Headquarters
Lekki / Lagos, Nigeria
Team size
200-300
Work style
Hybrid
Industry
Financial Services
Sub-industry
Fintech; payments infrastructure; business banking
Offices
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Business model
Stage
Pre-Series B
Total raised
$35.1M
Latest round
Pre-Series B · May 2023
Latest amount
$30M
Leadership
Co-founder & CEO
Co-founder & CTO
Head of Operations
Ibironke Alabi
Head of Business Banking
Micheal Abereoje
Head SME Assets
Abidemi Adesokan
Head, Growth & Marketing
Esther Temi Olaniyi
People Business Partner
Azeezat Ajala
Associate Business Partner
Oyeyemi Clement
Technical Lead
Chidinma Opeoluwa Oboli
IT Operations Lead
Investors
Public reviews describe Nomba as fast-paced, supportive, and low-bureaucracy, with a strong learning culture. Multiple reviews mention hybrid or remote flexibility, and some note that advancement can depend on visibility and that work can be intense or run late.
Work style
Hybrid
Compensation
Public salary snippets on company-profile aggregators show role-based pay bands, and internship listings mention a competitive stipend, but Nomba does not publish official compensation bands publicly.
Benefits
Pricing
No setup fees and free onboarding; transaction/merchant-fee pricing appears to be the core model, but exact published rates were not found.
Differentiators
Technology
Customers
Competitors
Estimated revenue
$1M-$10M
Estimated monthly visits
45.3K
Traffic estimate as of Jun 2026
Nomba acquired a licensed Canadian payments company / PSP-MSB pair and said it would invest about $2M to build Africa–Canada cross-border payment infrastructure; I found no public evidence of layoffs or shutdowns in the reviewed sources.
SourceTechCabal · Jul 2026
Nombank, Nomba's microfinance banking subsidiary, described a slower 24-48 hour lending process backed by transaction data and human verification; the piece also cites strong loan growth and low NPLs.
TechPoint · Mar 2026
Nomba launched a Global Payout API that lets operators collect in naira or stablecoins and disburse cross-border payments to the UK, Europe, Canada, DRC, and Nigeria while reducing FX and compliance friction.
TechEconomy · Feb 2026
Nomba said it acquired a licensed Canadian PSP/MSB in Q2 2025 and would invest about $2M to strengthen regulated infrastructure for Africa–Canada B2B payments.
TechCabal · Dec 2025
Nomba enabled Apple Pay for merchants across POS and online checkout, targeting diaspora and international card spend for Nigerian businesses.
TechCabal · Nov 2025
Nomba expanded into the Democratic Republic of the Congo, starting with remittances and agent recruitment in Kinshasa before layering on more products.