Blockchain-based fintech company Jia has completed a $4.3 million financing round, led by TCG Crypto, with participation from BlockTower, Hashed Emergent, Saison Capital and Global Coin Research.

Individual investors include Not Boring founder Packy McCormick, Canonical Crypto’s Anand Iyer and Jared Hecht, and fintech lender Fundera and CircleUp founder Rory Eakin.

Jia aims to provide loans to small and micro businesses in emerging markets. This round of financing will be used to expand the Kenya and Philippines markets and explore emerging markets in West Africa, Latin America and Asia. (TechCrunch)