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Building the future of African fintech infrastructure.

We build, consult on, and own the technology that powers payments, embedded finance, and AI-led customer experience across the continent.

The opportunity

Africa's financial infrastructure is fragmented.
We're closing the gap.

From disconnected payment rails to under-served retail merchants and slow customer support, the cost of friction is enormous. We build the rails, products and intelligence to remove it.

01

Fragmented infrastructure

Banks, fintechs and PSPs operate on disconnected systems that slow innovation and inflate cost.

02

Customer experience gaps

Support teams are overwhelmed; users wait days for answers that should take seconds.

03

The retail payments gap

Millions of merchants remain outside the digital payments economy. We build the bridge.

Who we are

A venture studio for African fintech.

We operate four ways — so partners can plug in at any stage of their journey.

Build

Own products that solve real market problems, from payments to AI CX.

Consult

Advise banks, fintechs and operators on strategy, architecture and go-to-market.

Own

Take equity in the ventures and joint products we co-create with partners.

Outsource

Become the embedded engineering and product team for ambitious institutions.

Our products

Three products. One mission.

Each product targets a specific gap in the African financial stack — and works better together.

Embedded Finance

Shoplite

Payments, lending and digital tools for the millions of merchants powering Africa's retail economy.

  • Merchant onboarding in minutes
  • Pay-in / pay-out across rails
  • Working-capital lending
AI Customer Experience

Fin.

Always-on AI agents that resolve customer issues instantly across chat, voice and email.

  • Trained on your knowledge base
  • Plugs into your CRM and core banking
  • Human-in-the-loop escalations
Infrastructure

UnionPay

The rails that connect banks, fintechs and merchants — one integration, every payment method.

  • Unified API across providers
  • Settlement and reconciliation
  • Fraud and compliance built-in
Business model

Diversified revenue. Aligned incentives.

Consulting

Strategy, architecture and delivery for institutions modernising fast.

Product Development

We build white-label and co-branded products end-to-end.

SaaS

Recurring revenue from our owned platforms — Shoplite, Fin and UnionPay.

Partnerships

Joint ventures and revenue-share with leading financial institutions.

The market

A continent in motion.

African fintech is one of the fastest-growing categories in the world — and it's still early.

$65B+
Projected African fintech revenue by 2030
400M
Adults still unbanked or under-banked
13×
Faster fintech growth vs. global average
100+
Years of combined team experience
Trusted by institutions

Partners and collaborators.

Tier-1 Banks Pan-African PSPs Telco MFS Fintech Operators Regulators Global Card Networks

Let's build what's next.

Whether you need a product built, a strategy reset, or a long-term technology partner — we'd love to talk.

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