Chipper Cash
also invests · investor profileFounded 2018 · 243 employees on LinkedIn · 18 known investors
Chipper Cash provides a mobile platform that enables Africans to send money internationally to bank and mobile money accounts across 21+ African countries, plus payment cards and fractional stock investing. The service targets individuals in Africa seeking low-cost cross-border transfers and financial access.
Also known as Chipper
Founders & leadership
Chipper Cash was founded in 2018 by Ham Serunjogi.
Investors · 18
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Company profile
researched Aug 2026Chipper Cash operates a consumer mobile application that lets users send money internationally to bank and mobile money accounts in more than 21 African countries, with free peer transfers and cross-border rates positioned as low-cost. Transfers are described as completing in a few taps and arriving instantly.
Beyond remittances, the platform issues virtual Visa "Chipper Cards" that can be used for online shopping, streaming and subscription payments globally, and offers Chipper Stocks, a fractional-share investing product covering more than 6,000 US-listed public companies with a $1 minimum, referencing names such as Google, Visa and Walmart. The company also markets a business-facing offering, Chipper for Business, and positions itself as African payment infrastructure with global ambitions.
Business model
Chipper Cash provides free consumer accounts that bundle international money transfers, virtual payment cards and fractional stock investing; peer transfers are marketed as free while cross-border transactions are offered at stated low rates. A separate Chipper for Business line addresses commercial customers.
Traction
The company reports more than 5 million users, over 1 million virtual Visa Chipper Cards issued and more than 250,000 transactions per day, with app store ratings of 4.5 on Google Play and 4.4 on the App Store.
Latest developments
Recent activity highlighted by the company includes its launch in the United States, a global partnership with Burna Boy, a Twitter Tips integration, the rollout of Chipper Stocks fractional investing, the Chipper for Business offering, and sponsorship of supporters groups attending the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
▸Full profile — go-to-market, geography
Go-to-market
Distribution is through the consumer app on the Apple App Store and Google Play, supported by in-app help, social channels and community engagement, celebrity and cultural marketing such as a global partnership with Burna Boy, football and World Cup supporter sponsorships, and an integration with Twitter Tips.
Individual consumers in Africa and members of the African diaspora sending money to, from and across the continent, plus retail investors seeking access to US-listed stocks, and businesses via Chipper for Business.
Geography
Consumer service is available in six countries — Ghana, Rwanda, Nigeria, Uganda, South Africa and the United States — with money transfers reaching bank and mobile money accounts in 21 or more African countries, and additional markets described as planned.
Compiled by commissioned research from 1 cited public sources — announcements, filings, and press listed under research sources below.
Key figures
latest reportedCompany-reported or press-reported figures, each dated to when it was claimed — not independently audited.
Competitors · 5
by search overlap
Companies competing with Chipper Cash for the same Google search keywords, organic and paid, via search-intersection analysis.
Timeline · 4
launches, deals, and filingsChipper-sponsored supporters groups attended the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
Chipper Cash launched its service in the United States, presented alongside a global partnership with Burna Boy and a Twitter Tips integration at a company event on unlocking global opportunities.
The company announced a global partnership with musician Burna Boy as part of a set of announcements that also covered its US launch and Twitter Tips integration.
Chipper Cash was integrated into Twitter Tips, allowing the service to be used for sending money to, from and across Africa.
Dated company events from announcements, filings, and press; legal rows summarize public dockets and regulator releases.
In the news
▸Research sources · 1
primary sources listed
- Chipper Cashchippercash.com · web
1 public sources were cited for this profile; the first-party ones are listed here.
Frequently asked questions
- What does Chipper Cash do?
- Chipper Cash is a mobile money platform for cross-border transfers, payment cards and stock investing across Africa.
- Who founded Chipper Cash?
- Chipper Cash was founded by Ham Serunjogi in 2018.
- Who are Chipper Cash's investors?
- Chipper Cash's investors include 137 Ventures, 500 Global, Better Tomorrow Ventures, Debut Capital, Deciens, Ethos VC, Flucas Ventures, Flyer One Ventures and 10 more.