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VaultPay

vaultpay.io

VaultPay provides digital banking, cards, payments, and agency-banking infrastructure for users across the DRC.

HQKinshasa, Not applicable (non-US), Democratic Republic of the Congo
Employees1-50
Jobs checked 5d ago
Specialization
Not classified
Business
Financial Services
Market
Financial Services
Ecosystem
Not applicable
Customers
Consumersand 2 more customers values
  • Enterprises
  • Small Businesses
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Organization type
Commercial Company
Ecosystem
Not applicable
Business
Financial Services
Specialization
Not classified
Market
Financial Services
Customers
Consumers, Enterprises, Small Businesses
Delivery models
Hosted Software
Revenue models
Not classified
Listing status
Not classified
Latest equity round
Seed
Reported funding amount
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About

VaultPay is building a digital banking platform for smartphone users and agent networks in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, offering USD and CDF accounts, virtual and physical Visa cards, and agency banking. It differentiates itself through a locally focused payment infrastructure, a full Central Bank of Congo payment license, and partnerships with Visa and Ecobank.

Market

VaultPay competes in the DRC’s digital-banking, payments, and financial-inclusion market, targeting a large smartphone population in a predominantly underbanked, dollarized economy. It positions itself as a full-stack, locally licensed alternative to mobile-money operators and wallets by combining USD/CDF accounts, Visa cards, agency banking, and bank integrations under a full payment license.

Target Customers

VaultPay primarily targets underbanked smartphone users in the Democratic Republic of Congo, including individuals and micro-to-small-business entrepreneurs who need personal or business accounts, payments, and card access. Its B2B distribution customers and partners include banks, financial institutions, and local businesses that can serve as cash-in/cash-out agents.

At a Glance

Problem

VaultPay addresses the basic lack of accessible, modern banking in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The country has roughly 120 million people, 85% of whom remain unbanked, while 90% of transactions occur in U.S. dollars. For smartphone users, the core pain is being able to hold, move, spend, and withdraw money without relying on traditional bank branches. The clearest use case is a DRC consumer obtaining a digital account and Visa card for everyday payments and cash access.

Product / Service

VaultPay is a fintech platform—not a bank—that delivers digital banking through a mobile application. Its account product combines virtual and physical Visa cards, enabling users to manage funds, make payments, transfer money, and withdraw cash globally. Related company descriptions also position the product as a borderless social wallet for sending, receiving, storing, converting, and managing money across countries and currencies, which extends its usefulness beyond domestic payments.

Market

VaultPay competes in digital banking, payments, card issuing, and mobile-wallet fintech. Its initial market is the large underserved DRC customer base: the company describes itself as building for approximately 30 million smartphone users and the country’s largest agent network. The available evidence does not name specific competitors or disclose revenue, customer counts, or transaction volume, so it is best characterized as an early-stage company building toward scale rather than as a business with publicly demonstrated traction. Its profiles indicate a 2023 founding and classify it within payments and financial software.

Founders & Leadership

Ntambwa BasambomboFounder
CEO
Christel IlakaFounder
COO

Funding History

2023-09
Seed$500K

Y Combinator

Recent News

2026-03-18other
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)’s Fintech in 2026

The Fintech Times identified VaultPay as a notable DRC fintech, describing it as a digital banking platform providing Visa cards and mobile-based financial services to Congolese consumers.

2025-12-04funding
Vaultpay Funding | $69436 Revenue | Complete Analysis

An Extruct company profile described VaultPay as a financial-technology company serving users in the Democratic Republic of Congo with branded account and card products.

2025-09-02other
VaultPay Revenue 2025: $440K Est. ARR, $1.3M Valuation

GetLatka’s VaultPay profile reported estimated 2025 revenue of $440,000 and a $1.3 million valuation. The profile labels the figures as estimates and lists no disclosed funding amount.

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Business Model

VaultPay plans to earn transaction-based fees, merchant payment-facilitation fees, and interchange revenue from Visa and Mastercard. Its platform supports digital accounts, card payments, transfers, and agency-banking services for consumers, businesses, and financial institutions.

Products

Virtual and physical Visa cardsUSD and CDF digital accountsMobile digital-banking and payment platformAgency-banking network for cash-in/cash-out servicesBank and card-experience integrations, including Ecobank CashXpress

Customers

Ecobank RDC (including its CashXpress program integration)

Tech Stack

Proprietary end-to-end software stackKYC and identity-verification systemsAnalytics and data-science infrastructureAI/automation capabilitiesVisa card, payment-processing, and agency-banking integrations

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