Menu provides open, interoperable Digital Public Infrastructure that enables institutions to deliver identity, payment, and data‑exchange services at population scale. It offers both advisory services—such as DPI roadmaps, procurement guidance, and standards alignment—and end‑to‑end implementation of digital identity platforms, payment switches, and consent‑based data flows, all built on open standards and stakeholder governance.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
Founders
Product
Problem
Many governments and service providers lack a shared, standards‑based foundation for delivering digital identity, payment services, and data exchange at scale, leading to fragmented systems, high integration costs, and limited financial inclusion.
Solution
Menu offers an open, interoperable Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) platform that provides core layers for inclusive, privacy‑preserving digital identity, interoperable payment rails, and consent‑based data exchange. The platform is built on open standards such as ISO 20022 and ISO 27001, enabling institutions to deploy, integrate, and operate the infrastructure on‑premise or in cloud environments. Menu also supplies advisory, strategy, and implementation services to help clients design DPI roadmaps, procure components, and achieve regulatory compliance. Ongoing operational support and capacity‑building ensure that ecosystem participants can maintain and scale the infrastructure without vendor lock‑in.
Target Audience
Primary customers are government agencies, central banks, financial service providers, and large enterprises that need to build or modernize national‑scale identity, payment, and data‑exchange systems.
Features
- Open, standards‑based digital identity layer that supports privacy‑preserving, inclusive onboarding for citizens and customers
- Interoperable payment infrastructure built on ISO 20022, providing scalable rails for domestic and cross‑border financial inclusion
- Consent‑driven data exchange framework that enables rights‑preserving data flows between institutions while preventing surveillance
- Advisory and strategy services for DPI roadmapping, procurement guidance, and standards alignment
- End‑to‑end implementation of payment switches, identity platforms, and interoperability layers on client‑controlled infrastructure
- Platform operations support including security hardening, capacity building, on‑premise and cloud‑native deployment options, and integration assistance for fintechs and DFSPs