Cellulant offers a unified API payments platform, Tingg, that enables businesses across Africa to accept payments through various methods, including mobile money and bank transfers. This platform addresses the fragmented payment landscape by providing interoperability across 35 countries and connecting thousands of merchants to 154 payment options, facilitating seamless transactions for over 220 million consumers.
Funding
$47.5M raised to dateRaised to date based on public sources. This may differ from the amount the company actually raised and is based only on what is publicly available on the internet.
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Product
Problem
Businesses operating across Africa face a complex payment landscape with fragmented systems and a lack of interoperability between various payment methods. This complexity creates barriers to seamless transactions and limits the ability to reach a wider customer base.
Solution
Cellulant provides a unified payments platform, Tingg, that aggregates various payment methods, including mobile money, bank transfers, and card payments, through a single API. This platform enables businesses to collect payments online and offline from over 220 million consumers across Africa. Tingg connects merchants to an extensive network of 154 payment options, simplifying the payment process and expanding market reach. The platform processes over 1 million transactions daily, offering a robust and secure solution for businesses looking to scale efficiently across the continent. Cellulant's technology provides a single access point to multiple countries, licenses, and partnerships, streamlining operations and fostering growth.
Target Audience
The primary target audience includes global, regional, and local businesses operating in Africa, particularly those in the e-commerce and travel sectors, seeking to streamline payment processes and expand their reach across the continent.
Features
- Unified API for seamless integration of diverse payment methods
- Access to over 154 payment options across Africa
- Supports collections and payouts via mobile money, bank transfers, and cards
- Platform processes over 1 million transactions daily
- Real-time transaction alerts and messaging
- Integration with a global transactional alert ecosystem
- Compliance with local regulations and licensing requirements