Unified API gateway for UAE blockchain projects to accept African payments like M-Pesa effortlessly.
UAE-based blockchain projects struggle to scale access to their infrastructure among millions of African users without partnerships with dominant local platforms like M-Pesa.
AfriBridge offers a simple API that abstracts M-Pesa, MTN MoMo, and other local payments, allowing UAE projects to receive fiat deposits converted to stablecoins. It manages routing, retries, and compliance without direct telco partnerships. Projects integrate once and scale across 5+ African markets instantly.
UAE/Abu Dhabi-based blockchain and fintech foundations targeting growth in African emerging markets
Blockchain-optimized API with auto stablecoin conversion and UAE sandbox testing.
friendly
Single endpoint for M-Pesa/MoMo payments.
Keys management, usage stats, error logs.
Convert fiat to USDC/USDT on Polygon/Base.
Real-time payment status updates.
Test environment with fake M-Pesa.
Auto-select best provider by country.
Generate branded payment links.
API security and abuse prevention.
CSV downloads of transactions.
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| text | No | |
| company | text | Yes |
Relationships:
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| user_id | uuid | No |
| key_hash | text | No |
| active | bool | No |
Relationships:
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| api_key_id | uuid | No |
| mpesa_id | text | Yes |
| amount | int | No |
| status | text | No |
| stablecoin_amount | int | Yes |
Relationships:
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| payment_id | uuid | No |
| event_type | text | No |
| payload | text | Yes |
Relationships:
/api/paymentsInitiate payment
/api/keysList API keys
/api/payments/:idPayment details
/api/webhooks/mpesaM-Pesa callback
No live payments
$10k/mo volume
None
| Month | Users | Conversion | MRR | ARR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month 1 | 80 | 3% | $89 | $1,068 |
| Month 6 | 700 | 7% | $1,637 | $19,644 |
Accept M-Pesa & convert to stablecoins – no partnerships required.
Post in Abu Dhabi Blockchain Slack/Discord groups, DM 20 foundations with API demo video, offer 3-month free Pro for first integrations.
African coverage
No crypto conversion
Built-in stablecoin bridge
Fiat ramps
Generic, slow setup
API-first for devs
Network effects from shared African payment routing data
Post-2024 crypto bull, African mobile money at $1T volume, UAE Africa trade deals.
Provider API downtime
Multi-provider redundancy
Cross-border regs
Partner with UAE lawyers
Success: 5 dev signups
Success: 50 test payments
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