Waza (YC W23)

Waza is a Y Combinator-backed B2B fintech startup focused on global payments and treasury management for African businesses and emerging market commerce. The company addresses liquidity challenges, cross-border transaction inefficiencies, and banking access barriers faced by these businesses. Waza offers a global payments infrastructure that allows businesses to send and receive payments in various currencies, including USD, EUR, CNY, and African currencies, with competitive exchange rates and low transaction costs. Their recently launched Lync platform provides multi-currency accounts for businesses in the U.S., U.K., or EU, enabling them to manage international transactions and liquidity. Additionally, Waza provides developer-first APIs for integrating payment capabilities and currency conversion into financial applications. Target customers include African startups and enterprises, companies in emerging markets with limited banking access, and global businesses operating in Africa. Waza emphasizes regulatory compliance and cost efficiency, aiming to solve financial infrastructure challenges in underserved markets.