Pay4Me App

Pay4Me App is a financial technology company that offers cross-border payment services to international students.[1][2][3] Pay4Me have offices in Boise, Idaho, Indianapolis, Indiana, Lagos, Nigeria, and operates in Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya, Cameroon, Tanzania, and Rwanda.

History

The company was established in 2020 by Sunday “Paul” Adah,[4] as a cross border payment platform,[5][6] [7] for students' tuition fees.[8][9] In 2022, the company, Pay4Me App joined the founders’ class with Techstars Chicago[10] and competed in Boise Entrepreneur Week Pitch Competition.[11]

It joined the Village Capital 2024 ADAPT Social Innovation for a More Resilient Future accelerator program organized in partnership with the MetLife Foundation and TIAA. [12] The company also joined the NASDAQ Entrepreneur Center Milestone Maker Program, and became a gener8tor portfolio company.[13]

See also

References

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  2. ^ Appiah, Kwame Ofori (2024-02-13). "Mobile money leaders say political will needed to fix cross-border payments". African Business. Retrieved 2024-08-29.
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  7. ^ Capital, Village. "From Classroom to Career: Constraints and Their Release by US Startups". newsandviews.vilcap.com. Retrieved 2024-08-28.
  8. ^ Uti, Emmanuel (2023-05-19). "Nigerian Student in UK About to Lose Admission Over UBA's Failure to Process His Tuition". Foundation For Investigative Journalism. Retrieved 2024-08-24.
  9. ^ Nwite, Samuel (2024-05-23). "FX Crisis: Nigerian students unable to pay tuition fees, expelled from UK school". Tekedia. Retrieved 2024-08-24.
  10. ^ "Techstars Chicago Powered By J.P. Morgan Announces Inaugural Class of 2022". www.techstars.com. Retrieved 2024-08-24.
  11. ^ "Boise Entrepreneur Week Pitch Competition Finalists Announced". www.boiseentrepreneurweek.org. Retrieved 2024-08-24.
  12. ^ Capital, Village. "Ten US Startups Selected for Social Innovation for Resilient Future Accelerator". newsandviews.vilcap.com. Retrieved 2024-08-26.
  13. ^ "$500K awarded to 5 new startups by Bronze Valley Accelerator + what it means for Birmingham | Bham Now". bhamnow.com. 2024-09-23. Retrieved 2024-12-02.