JUMO World Ltd.

Jumo Africa

In brief

JUMO World Limited is a large-scale, low-cost financial services platform for Emerging Markets. JUMO is a transaction and predictive technology platform for mobile network operators and banks operating in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. JUMO offers a diversified product base that drives customer utility, including mass-market credit and savings products. JUMO’s primary products, mobile loans, lending to airtime credit agents, and business cash advances, use proprietary technology and partnerships with mobile network operators to tap markets that enjoy high usage of mobile money but suffer from low penetration of traditional banking. Credit extended to new customers is initially relatively small and short-term, with limits increasing as their track record and behavioural dataset develop. JUMO boasts an experienced board and management team that includes founders of successful fintech businesses and other businesses in Africa.

Main development impact

Providing financial services to the population without access to these services: JUMO focuses on providing financial services. Anonymous access to finance via mobile platform provides opportunities and improves women’s position. JUMO provides a reliable and low-cost alternative to local, non-regulated lenders. Indirect employment: JUMO is reaching, especially micro-entrepreneurs. Increase in tax revenues. Meets gender criteria.

Investment details

Name: JUMO World Ltd.
Project number: 80000079
Region: Africa, Asia
Country: Africa, Asia
Sector: Digital infrastructure and solutions
Signing date (month/year): March 2022
Currency: USD
Finnfund's financing (commitment): 8,000,000
Instrument: Loan
Size of the project financing: USD 23,600,000
Share of Finnfund's financing (%): 31 %
Status: Active

Please note, that in principle, this information is given at the time of signature according to Finnfund's disclosure policy. However, in the case of investment funds, the share of Finnfund’s financing (%) is disclosed after the fund’s final closing, and information on the portfolio companies financed by the fund is updated at least once a year.

Other investments

Name Country Signing date (month/year) Currency Finnfund's financing (commitment) Instrument
JUMO World Ltd. Africa, Asia February 2018 USD 5,996,500
March

Key facts

Name:

JUMO World Ltd.

Sector:

Digital infrastructure and solutions

Region:

Africa, Asia

Country:

Africa, Asia

Currency:

USD

Finnfund's financing (commitment):

8,000,000

Signing date (month/year):

March 2022

Last update:

September 2022