{"releaseId":"sha256:ac5dd8d905c00eace5353304a9456358eede4224f3a935465432ab184b4d049a","startup":{"record_contract":"stompstart.startup/v1","startup_id":"stp_96bb1d9edf47d0ab49c35194d5","subject_id":"sub_b3ebcf7242d74a98643f4b692f","slug":"beyonic","stewardship":"editorial","directory":{"state":"unlisted"},"name":"Beyonic","tagline":"Enabling last mile digital payments for business","description":"The listing described Beyonic as two-way digital payments for businesses operating at the last mile in Africa. It said the platform connected to more than 20 mobile network operators in six African countries, with web tools and APIs to help firms stop paying and collecting in cash.","highlights":[],"website":{"state":"known","url":"https://onafriq.com/"},"access":[{"kind":"browse","url":"https://onafriq.com/"}],"platforms":[],"surfaces":[],"classification":{"categories":["finance","developer-tools"],"stage":"unknown"},"pricing":{"model":"unknown"},"company":{"state":"unknown"},"people":{"state":"unknown"},"location":{"kind":"unknown"},"founded":{"precision":"unknown"},"media":{"gallery":[]},"links":[],"status":{"label":"acquired","basis":{"kind":"event","event_id":"evt_29688ea0806e41d32d25f591e5"},"checked_on":"2026-09-28","confidence":"high","hook":"A payments API that helped businesses in Africa swap cash for mobile money, bought in 2020 by MFS Africa, now Onafriq.","summary":"MFS Africa announced on 29 June 2020 that it had acquired Beyonic, which by then connected to 26 mobile money networks and more than 20 banks in nine countries. MFS Africa renamed itself Onafriq in November 2023. Beyonic's website and its API documentation address now redirect to Onafriq, which still runs payments across Africa."},"citations":[{"url":"https://onafriq.com/press/article/mfs-africa-acquires-beyonic-bringing","title":"onafriq.com","kind":"first_party","retrieved_at":"2026-09-28T00:00:00Z","capture_attempt_digest":"sha256:7fe0b22604dde51bb2c89ae8dbb4c3150a5e02043857571a45faa1585fce29aa"},{"url":"https://onafriq.com/press/article/a-new-look-for-a-bolder-mfs-africa","title":"onafriq.com","kind":"first_party","retrieved_at":"2026-09-28T00:00:00Z","capture_attempt_digest":"sha256:4bcc86d31b00ae9409000e3f5f0a46d135b9b9afb009f42176f91555ab171215"},{"url":"https://hapakenya.com/2023/11/01/mfs-africa-rebrands-to-onafriq/","title":"hapakenya.com","kind":"press","retrieved_at":"2026-09-28T00:00:00Z","capture_attempt_digest":"sha256:e0b5743c64ff88dc43410839bb0db8889a553def1e954665916d58db60cbf092"},{"url":"https://onafriq.com/","title":"onafriq.com","kind":"first_party","retrieved_at":"2026-09-28T00:00:00Z","capture_attempt_digest":"sha256:6624a366eca8366e05d4a3864a94504e6021e9c79bc48a8c19617aa1f133a5db"},{"url":"https://apidocs.beyonic.com/","title":"apidocs.beyonic.com","kind":"first_party","retrieved_at":"2026-09-28T00:00:00Z"}],"corrections":[],"revision_digest":"sha256:3c928a3c25e8280dc750e5e0b9a1632f4400973493635a8a5c58165d91da056f"},"basis":{"kind":"event","event":{"record_contract":"stompstart.event/v1","event_id":"evt_29688ea0806e41d32d25f591e5","startup_id":"stp_96bb1d9edf47d0ab49c35194d5","kind":"acquisition","subject":"company","title":"Acquired","summary":"MFS Africa announced it had acquired Beyonic, whose platform then connected to 26 mobile money networks and more than 20 banks in nine countries.","occurred_on":{"precision":"day","value":"2020-06-29"},"date_basis":"announced","citations":[{"url":"https://onafriq.com/press/article/mfs-africa-acquires-beyonic-bringing","title":"onafriq.com","kind":"first_party","retrieved_at":"2026-09-28T00:00:00Z","capture_attempt_digest":"sha256:7fe0b22604dde51bb2c89ae8dbb4c3150a5e02043857571a45faa1585fce29aa"}],"status":{"state":"active"},"corrections":[],"revision_digest":"sha256:bf2c9f6f42905c142f55beace1e3ce7e7a1a7cf95cfe152609e8c30d72f3142c"}},"events":[{"record_contract":"stompstart.event/v1","event_id":"evt_0edd73841a7c1852b0a40b592d","startup_id":"stp_96bb1d9edf47d0ab49c35194d5","kind":"rename","subject":"company","title":"Renamed","summary":"MFS Africa, Beyonic's acquirer, rebranded as Onafriq.","occurred_on":{"precision":"day","value":"2023-11-01"},"date_basis":"announced","citations":[{"url":"https://hapakenya.com/2023/11/01/mfs-africa-rebrands-to-onafriq/","title":"hapakenya.com","kind":"press","retrieved_at":"2026-09-28T00:00:00Z","capture_attempt_digest":"sha256:e0b5743c64ff88dc43410839bb0db8889a553def1e954665916d58db60cbf092"}],"status":{"state":"active"},"corrections":[],"revision_digest":"sha256:9aefd2d2daafdfeb14d48595f3ddc85310c95f92c2ed23064d0c9c6170d4799d"},{"record_contract":"stompstart.event/v1","event_id":"evt_29688ea0806e41d32d25f591e5","startup_id":"stp_96bb1d9edf47d0ab49c35194d5","kind":"acquisition","subject":"company","title":"Acquired","summary":"MFS Africa announced it had acquired Beyonic, whose platform then connected to 26 mobile money networks and more than 20 banks in nine countries.","occurred_on":{"precision":"day","value":"2020-06-29"},"date_basis":"announced","citations":[{"url":"https://onafriq.com/press/article/mfs-africa-acquires-beyonic-bringing","title":"onafriq.com","kind":"first_party","retrieved_at":"2026-09-28T00:00:00Z","capture_attempt_digest":"sha256:7fe0b22604dde51bb2c89ae8dbb4c3150a5e02043857571a45faa1585fce29aa"}],"status":{"state":"active"},"corrections":[],"revision_digest":"sha256:bf2c9f6f42905c142f55beace1e3ce7e7a1a7cf95cfe152609e8c30d72f3142c"}],"nextEventCursor":null,"siteChecks":[{"record_contract":"stompstart.observation/v1","observation_id":"obs_453bd03af47d2715cc35d94613","capture_attempt_digest":"sha256:1be17ef766136046d067c8522c82b649fa8510b400e392e9e5a6ae6a9834919a","observed_at":"2026-09-29T12:05:45.303Z","checked_at":"2026-09-29T12:05:45.303Z","corrections":[],"kind":"site_check","startup_id":"stp_96bb1d9edf47d0ab49c35194d5","page_url":"https://onafriq.com/","site_verdict":"product_live","revision_digest":"sha256:97c72a9f08d34a50e79f67ad70c883d169a228c7d1a66a08a59464b23552be01"}],"listings":[{"listing":{"record_contract":"stompstart.listing/v1","listing_id":"lst_4b4834486e75ebbd366477c639","startup_id":"stp_96bb1d9edf47d0ab49c35194d5","original_url":"https://stompstart.com/beyonic","legacy_paths":["/beyonic"],"listed_on":{"precision":"unknown"},"editorial_summary":"The listing described Beyonic as two-way digital payments for businesses operating at the last mile in Africa. It said the platform connected to more than 20 mobile network operators in six African countries, with web tools and APIs to help firms stop paying and collecting in cash.","media":[],"citations":[{"url":"https://stompstart.com/beyonic","title":"Stompstart listing for Beyonic","kind":"archive","retrieved_at":"2026-09-29T12:06:22.467Z","archived_copy":{"url":"https://web.archive.org/web/20191211010943id_/https://stompstart.com/beyonic","captured_at":"2019-12-11T01:09:43Z"},"capture_attempt_digest":"sha256:edb4a68c3aa8ce89965de66650d907e340edf3ebb9249fb7b7f63ac62059131a"}],"corrections":[],"revision_digest":"sha256:8a2fdfd48fe0515cc2a74277f4ee7dd07eda331ff3cf990aaa4584159f2bc3fe"},"observations":[{"record_contract":"stompstart.observation/v1","observation_id":"obs_adec2e90f4d90637b0995839ac","capture_attempt_digest":"sha256:edb4a68c3aa8ce89965de66650d907e340edf3ebb9249fb7b7f63ac62059131a","observed_at":"2019-12-11T01:09:43Z","checked_at":"2026-09-29T12:06:22.467Z","corrections":[],"kind":"archive_listing","listing_id":"lst_4b4834486e75ebbd366477c639","page_kind":"detail","extractor":{"name":"stompstart-archive-extractor","version":"1+b094880b3b02556f"},"original_listing_url":"https://stompstart.com/beyonic","page_url":"https://stompstart.com/beyonic","listed_on":{"precision":"unknown"},"karma_at_snapshot":80,"page":{"name":"Beyonic","pitch":"Enabling last mile digital payments for business","description":"Beyonic provides two way digital payment solutions for businesses operating at the last-mile. We help global businesses working in Africa transition from sending/receiving cash to digital payments. Beyonic's platform is connected to over 20 mobile network operators across 6 African countries, enabling global businesses to quickly start sending and receiving funds from customers on these networks. Our web-based tools and robust APIs provide the technical, process and compliance infrastructure that our customers' businesses demand. Stop using cash and go digital with Beyonic payments today!","description_kind":"full","stage_text":"Public","market_tags":["developer-tools","payments"],"location":{"country":"US"},"links":[{"kind":"https://beyonic.com","url":"https://beyonic.com/"},{"kind":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LKWiu3Xl","url":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LKWiu3Xl9oM"},{"kind":"https://blog.beyonic.com","url":"https://blog.beyonic.com/"},{"kind":"https://www.facebook.com/beyonictechnolo","url":"https://www.facebook.com/beyonictechnologies"},{"kind":"https://twitter.com/beyonictech","url":"https://twitter.com/beyonictech"},{"kind":"https://www.linkedin.com/company/beyonic","url":"https://www.linkedin.com/company/beyonic-technologies"},{"kind":"https://angel.co/beyonic-1","url":"https://angel.co/beyonic-1"},{"kind":"https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/","url":"https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/beyonic"}],"redactions":0},"attachment_digests":[],"revision_digest":"sha256:f886f2eaa11ba01815d69ada91179f89542df49651e4b22ec3bc4f64046af04a"}],"moreObservations":false}],"moreListings":false,"stories":[],"moreStories":false}