Kora is a Toronto-headquartered payments infrastructure provider focused on African markets, with a Node.js, TypeScript and Python core backed by PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB and Redis. A data layer of BigQuery, Airflow, Spark and Vertex AI, plus Splunk, QRadar and CrowdStrike for security monitoring, points to a mature, compliance-conscious fintech stack. Current hiring is minimal and centered on a senior finance role in Nigeria.
Kora provides payment infrastructure that lets businesses in Africa process single and bulk transactions through a core payment engine. The company was founded in 2017, is privately held, and is headquartered in Toronto, Ontario, with a team in the 51–200 employee range. Its product and web surfaces are built with React, Next.js and Vue, while marketing runs through Google Ads, Taboola, Google Analytics and Mixpanel. Recent hiring activity is located in Nigeria.
Kora uses Node.js, TypeScript and Python with PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB and Redis, plus BigQuery, Apache Airflow, Apache Spark and Vertex AI for data, and React, Next.js and Vue on the front end.
Kora is headquartered in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, while its payments infrastructure focuses on African markets and current hiring is in Nigeria.
Kora has between 51 and 200 employees. It was founded in 2017 and is privately held.
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