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Sohana in France

Sohana France — la communauté africaine.

France is Sohana's home market and founding base. With over 1.3 million Cameroonians, Senegalese, Malians, Congolese, and Ivorian communities across Paris, Lyon, Marseille, and Bordeaux, France has one of the largest and most active African diaspora populations in Europe — and one of the most underserved by existing financial infrastructure.

The market we serve

1.3M+
African diaspora in France
€2.8B+
Annual remittances to sub-Saharan Africa
8–12%
Average transfer fee via traditional channels
EUR
Primary wallet currency

French-based users hold EUR wallets by default. Sohana supports direct conversion from EUR to XAF (CFA Franc), GHC, NGN, and ZAR at 0.7% — significantly below the 7–12% typically charged by wire services for the same corridors.

Communities from Cameroon, Senegal, Mali, Guinea, the DRC, and Côte d'Ivoire are already active on the platform. French-language support across the full interface and the EN/FR toggle in the navigation makes Sohana as comfortable in French as in English.

Currencies supported from France

From a French account, you can hold and convert between:

EUR € GBP £ USD $ CAD C$ XAF Fr GHC ₵ NGN ₦ ZAR R

Regulatory status in France

Pursuing ACPR authorisation. Sohana SAS is incorporated in France and is actively pursuing authorisation from the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution (ACPR), the French banking and insurance regulator. During the beta phase, all transactions are simulated. Real-money operations will commence only after authorisation is obtained. This platform does not hold deposits or facilitate regulated payment transactions in the current beta phase.