Onafriq

Payment Processing & Gateways · Money Transfer & Remittances
2open roles
Growinghiring pace, 58 of 100
1-10people
10stories in the press

Overview

Onafriq, formerly MFS Africa, is a digital payments hub founded in 2009 that connects mobile money wallets across the continent. Its network links hundreds of millions of wallets and bank accounts for cross-border transfers. The company serves banks, remittance operators and fintechs.

Jobs

≈ $38k – $71k per year (Estimated) · In office · Full-Time · 7+ years exp · Johannesburg
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≈ $47k – $105k per year (Estimated) · In office · Full-Time · 10+ years exp · Bachelor's Degree · Johannesburg
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AWS
Cybersecurity
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Growth

Hiring Momentum
58/100
Growing
Open positions
2
0 opened / 0 closed in 30 days
ATS activity
Every ~5 hours
Today
Hiring Dynamics +100%
Hiring Focus
The percentage next to each role is its share of the company's job openings over the last 90 days; the arrow shows the shift versus the previous period.
Data Science
50% ▼
Leadership
50% ▼
Activity Timeline
Removed Windows from stack Sep 2026
Added ITIL to stack Sep 2026
Added Windows to stack Sep 2026
Added PCI DSS to stack Sep 2026
Added GCP to stack Sep 2026
Added Azure to stack Sep 2026
Added AWS to stack Sep 2026

Tech stack

Technologies named in job postings at Onafriq over the last 12 months, by layer, with the share of postings for each.
Technologies in use
7
Postings analysed
2
Stack modernity
79/100
Languages
SQL
Databases
MySQL
Oracle
PostgreSQL
Cloud & platforms
AWS
Azure
GCP
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Connections

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Shared investors3
AdmaiusVia a fund
8 portfolio companies: Parkville Pharmaceuticals Egypt, Tres, Cerealis snacks and 5 more
CommerzVenturesVia a fund
36 portfolio companies: Unique, Volt, Tuum and 33 more
EndeavorVia a fund
1352 portfolio companies

News

News PYMNTS.com 1 year ago
Visa and Onafriq Expand Digital Wallet Capabilities in Democratic Republic of Congo
Visa and Onafriq partnered to launch the payments-as-a-service platform Visa Pay in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
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Onafriq Celebrates 15 Years by Connecting 1 Billion Mobile Wallets
Onafriq Celebrates 15 Years by Connecting 1 Billion Mobile Wallets - IT News Africa - African Business Technology News
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News Cointelegraph 1 year ago
Circle taps Onafriq to cut Africa's cross-border payment costs with USDC
Circle and Onafriq partner to reduce Africa's $5 billion cross-border payment costs by integrating USDC into Onafriq's pan-African financial network.
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Alviere & Onafriq Revolutionize Cross-Border Payments in Africa
Alviere, a provider of embedded finance platforms, is thrilled to announce its collaboration with Onafriq, Africa's digital payments network.
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News Bitcoin.com News 3 years ago
Ripple Partners With Onafriq to Enable Faster Cross Border Payments to Africa
Using Ripple's platform helps Onafriq achieve its goal of making borders "matter less when it comes to payment within, to, and from Africa."
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News PYMNTS.com 3 years ago
Onafriq Partners With Ripple to Open Payments Corridors to Africa
Onafriq, formerly known as MFS Africa, has partnered with Ripple to boost the speed and efficiency of payments between Africa and several new markets.
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News Cointelegraph 3 years ago
Ripple, Onafriq partner for new payment corridors for Africa, UK, Australia and Gulf
Blockchain technology provider Ripple and African mobile payments company Onafriq will collaborate on cross-border transfers.
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Offices

Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
1
Hiring now
1
Countries
1
Busiest office
Johannesburg
Johannesburg South Africa
HQ
2 open roles 2 posted in 90 days 50% engineering 1-10 est. staff
hires for Data Science, Leadership
seen since Aug 2026 job postings