About Umba
Umba is a pan-African digital bank offering free bank accounts and a connected ecosystem of financial services — including loans, payments, savings, and bill payments — to customers in Kenya and Nigeria. It uses machine learning to underwrite credit and deliver affordable banking products tailored to emerging markets, serving the financially underserved via a mobile-first app.
Company details
Funding
Total raised
$30.1M
Last stage
Series A
Investors
Founders
Barry O'Mahony
Former Munster rugby player and co-founder of Umba. Served as CFO before stepping back from the business in 2023.
Tiernan Kennedy
Irish entrepreneur and co-founder/CEO of Umba, an African digital bank. Founded the company in 2018 alongside Barry O'Mahony.
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