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BettaPay
Non-Custodial Payment Gateway

Building payment infrastructure for African merchants

BettaPay empowers businesses across Africa to accept stablecoins, manage digital treasury, and settle into local fiat currency instantly without custodial risk or high transaction fees.

  • +125% YOY
    $50M+
    Total Payment Volume
    Processed securely via Stellar network
  • Across Africa
    5,000+
    Active Merchants
    SMEs, marketplaces & platforms
  • Direct Payouts
    12+
    Countries Supported
    Instant local currency bank settlements
  • Real-time
    < 5s
    Average Settlement Time
    Non-custodial, sub-second finality
Our Team

Meet the minds behind BettaPay

We are a mission-driven team of engineers, designers, and financial strategists building the future of African digital commerce.

Founders

  • Alhaji Shehu

    Alhaji Shehu

    Co-Founder & CEO

    Pioneering financial inclusion through non-custodial Web3 payment systems in West Africa.

  • Tunde Bakare

    Tunde Bakare

    Co-Founder & CTO

    Former Distributed Systems Lead with 10+ years architecting high-throughput fintech infrastructure.

Engineering

  • Amina Yusuf

    Amina Yusuf

    Lead Smart Contract Engineer

    Stellar ecosystem contributor specializing in Soroban smart contracts and automated market makers.

  • David Okafor

    David Okafor

    Senior Full Stack Engineer

    Building ultra-fast responsive merchant dashboards and secure payment gateways.

  • Kofi Mensah

    Kofi Mensah

    Infrastructure & Security Lead

    Ensuring 99.99% uptime, zero-downtime deployments, and banking-grade encryption.

Product

  • Chidimma Nwosu

    Chidimma Nwosu

    Head of Product

    Obsessed with creating seamless merchant payment UX for non-crypto-native African business owners.

  • Kwame Asante

    Kwame Asante

    Lead UI/UX Designer

    Crafting accessible, intuitive interfaces designed for lightning-fast merchant checkout experiences.

Advisors

  • Dr. Hassan Bello

    Dr. Hassan Bello

    Strategic Payments Advisor

    Ex-Central Bank Strategy Consultant specializing in Pan-African cross-border settlement regulation.

Capital & Strategic Backers

Backed by leading Web3 investors

We are supported by world-class venture funds and ecosystem leaders who share our vision for friction-free African commerce.

Ecosystem & Liquidity Partners
  • Soroban Incubator
    Ecosystem Partner
  • African Fintech Alliance
    Regional Partner
  • Stellar Anchor Network
    Settlement Partner
  • MoneyGram Access
    Liquidity Partner
Our Journey

Key Company Milestones

From our founding vision to high-throughput mainnet deployment and beyond.

  • 2024 Q1

    Company Founded

    BettaPay incorporated with a mission to solve African merchant settlement bottlenecks using Stellar.

  • 2024 Q2

    Testnet Launch

    Released initial non-custodial Soroban payment gateway contracts & developer SDKs on Stellar testnet.

  • 2024 Q3

    Mainnet Launch

    Deploying production mainnet smart contracts and automated NGN/KES fiat bank settlement anchors.

  • 2024 Q4

    First 100 Merchants

    Onboarded 100+ active merchants across Nigeria, Kenya, and Ghana processing live cross-border payments.

  • 2025 Q1

    Series A Funding

    Scaling operational reach to 12+ African markets, expanding SDK ecosystem, and launching developer API v2.

Core Principles

Our Guiding Values

The foundational standards that guide how we engineer our payment infrastructure and serve African merchants.

  • Non-Custodial by Design

    Merchants retain full control of their private keys and funds at all times. No central intermediary can freeze your funds.

  • Settle Instantly

    Leverage Stellar network speed to settle payments into local bank accounts in seconds instead of multi-day clearing delays.

  • Transparent Fees

    Predictable, low transaction fees with zero hidden charges or inflated foreign exchange spread markups.

  • Built for Africa

    Tailored specifically for African business realities, supporting local currencies, mobile money, and regional anchors.

  • Open Source

    Core smart contracts, SDKs, and developer tools are open source and independently auditable by the community.

Join Our Mission

We're Hiring

We are building a remote-first, high-performing culture of creators, engineers, and visionaries passionate about financial infrastructure for Africa.

  • Engineering
    Remote (Africa)Full-time

    Frontend Engineer

    Build ultra-responsive React/Next.js merchant dashboards, payment SDK widgets, and Web3 wallet integrations.

  • Engineering
    Remote (Africa)Full-time

    Backend Engineer

    Design high-concurrency Node.js/Go microservices, Stellar indexers, and webhook notification engines.

  • Design
    Remote (Africa)Full-time

    Product Designer

    Shape the next generation of friction-free merchant checkout flows and non-custodial wallet UX.

  • DevRel & Growth
    Remote (Africa)Full-time

    Developer Relations

    Empower developer communities with docs, tutorials, open-source SDKs, and hackathon workshops.

Media Coverage

As Seen In

Featured across global and regional tech & financial media outlets.

  • TechCrunchFeatured in African Fintech Roundup
  • CoinDeskStellar Soroban Merchant Infrastructure
  • TechCabalReinventing Non-Custodial Cross-Border Settlement
  • Disrupt AfricaTop Web3 Startups to Watch
  • BloombergStablecoins in Sub-Saharan African Commerce

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