Transforming African B2B payments with zero-fee cross-border transactions through the Ubuntu Network, intelligent financial insights, and enterprise-grade compliance automation.
Team size: 4 Engineers, 2 Designers, 1 PM
Duration: 14 months
Dev hours: 18,000+
Role: Product Strategy, Design & Full-Stack Development
Cross-border B2B payments in Southern Africa remain one of the most expensive and friction-filled processes for businesses operating in the region. Companies sending payments between SADC nations face transaction fees averaging 6-9% per transfer, with settlement times stretching from 3-7 business days. The existing banking infrastructure was built for domestic transactions, not the interconnected trade reality of modern SADC economies. A single cross-border payment can touch 4-5 intermediary banks, each adding fees and delays. Beyond cost, compliance is a significant burden — each SADC nation has its own AML/KYC requirements, sanctions screening obligations, and regulatory reporting standards. There is no unified platform that handles multi-jurisdiction compliance while simultaneously reducing payment costs.
AsantePay addresses these challenges through a purpose-built payments platform that combines zero-fee network transactions, intelligent financial insights, and automated compliance into a single dashboard experience.
Ubuntu Network — a collaborative payment ecosystem where verified businesses transact with zero fees, supporting 16 SADC currencies with real-time conversion
Rafiki — an intelligent financial assistant providing real-time payment insights, cash flow forecasting, anomaly detection, and compliance monitoring with contextual awareness
Multi-currency payment processing with native support for ZAR, NAD, BWP, ZMW, MZN, and 11 other SADC currencies with automated routing and settlement
Automated compliance engine with real-time AML screening, KYC verification, sanctions checking, and risk scoring embedded directly into payment workflows
Enterprise invoice management with full lifecycle tracking, recurring billing, payment tracking, and collection automation
Professional analytics and reporting dashboards with payment volume trends, fee savings calculations, corridor analysis, and exportable reports
AsantePay delivers end-to-end B2B payment workflows through a professionally designed dashboard interface. Every feature was built iteratively with rigorous QA, user testing, and continuous deployment.
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“They didn't just build us an app — they actually understood why our customers shop the way they do. The whole experience feels natural, and our operations run so much smoother now. Honestly, the platform paid for itself within the first few months.”
“We needed branding that said 'modern and trustworthy' without being boring. What we got back was spot on — the designs feel fresh but also serious enough for a digital contracting platform. It gave us the confidence to go out and pitch to investors with a polished identity from day one.”
“Our logo needed to speak to young entrepreneurs and seasoned stakeholders at the same time. Not an easy brief. But the final design just works — it's vibrant enough to feel exciting and professional enough to put on government partnership documents. We've gotten more compliments on our branding than anything else.”
“We're an AI-powered platform, so our branding had to feel techy without being intimidating. The logo they designed hits that balance perfectly — clean, modern, and it scales well whether it's on a website header or a tiny app icon. Simple brief, but they executed it really well.”
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