Pesa is a Money Service Business registered in Canada and the US, providing remittance services primarily from Canada to Nigeria.
African remittance startups to watch in 2026
Africans abroad sent home $56 billion in remittances to Sub-Saharan Africa in 2024. LemFi reported handling over $1 billion in monthly payment volume and processing over $2 billion in total transactions in 2023.
Pesa acquires UK EMI, Authoripay Emoney to begin Europe expansion
Pesa announced its acquisition of Authoripay Emoney Ltd to expand its remittance services. The acquisition will add $80 million in annual transactional volume to Pesa's platform.
Pesa unlocks new markets to keep remittances flowing to emerging economies
Pesa, a remittance fintech, is innovating responsive remittance products to address the costly and unreliable nature of traditional remittance services. The World Bank predicts a rise in remittances to low-and-middle-income countries, creating a demand for fast and affordable cross-border remittance
