Partnerships

Building this together — across borders, across institutions.

Sohana sits at the intersection of informal finance, digital infrastructure, and cross-border communities. We are early — and that is precisely why now is the moment to build with us.

01 · Why partner with Sohana

An already widespread behaviour, made structured and scalable.

Sohana sits at a unique intersection. We are turning a behaviour that already moves billions in value — community group savings — into something formal infrastructure can recognise, plug into, and build on top of.

  • SHAPEHelp shape product direction. Early partners influence what we build, in what order, for which markets.
  • REACHAccess emerging markets and underserved segments through a platform built for the diaspora reality, not retrofitted to it.
  • BUILDCo-create financial & community-driven solutions — credit products, identity layers, distribution rails — together.
  • POSITIONPosition alongside long-term infrastructure. Sohana is not a single product — it is a layer that compounds in value over time.
02 · Who we're looking for

Four kinds of partner. All long-term.

We are open to conversations across the financial, community, technology, and strategic ecosystem. If you operate in any of these, we want to hear from you.

01 — FINANCIAL

Banks, EMIs & fintechs

Licensed money movers

Institutions that want to expand into new user segments, support group-based financial products, and integrate with community-driven savings systems.

  • Reach diaspora & underserved segments
  • Co-build group savings products
  • API integration into Sohana rails
02 — COMMUNITY

Networks & cooperatives

Diaspora associations · Faith groups · Co-ops

Organisations that already operate savings groups or ROSCAs and want to digitise, scale, or formalise what they're doing — and pilot with us.

  • Migrate existing circles onto the platform
  • Pilot programmes with real members
  • Distribution through trusted networks
03 — TECHNOLOGY

Infrastructure providers

KYC · Risk · Payments · Data

Builders of payments, identity verification, fraud detection, or financial data infrastructure looking for a platform that wants to integrate, not white-label.

  • Payments & remittance rails
  • Identity & KYC verification stacks
  • Risk, fraud & data infrastructure
04 — STRATEGIC

Investors & advisors

Venture · Ecosystem · Operating

Investors, advisors, and ecosystem builders who understand the long-term value of informal finance, and want to back early-stage infrastructure rather than feature plays.

  • Early-stage infrastructure conviction
  • Africa & diaspora market expertise
  • Multi-cycle thinking, not feature plays
03 · Areas of collaboration

Where partnerships unlock real value.

We are particularly interested in partnerships that deliver concrete outcomes — pilots, integrations, products, regulatory pathways, distribution.

  • Pilot programmes with real communities

    Run a controlled pilot with a community network — measure what works, refine, then scale.

  • Integration with payment rails

    Plug into mobile money, bank rails, or card networks in the markets that matter most.

  • Co-development of new products

    Build credit, insurance, or savings products on top of Sohana's behavioural data layer.

  • Regulatory insight & market entry

    Help us navigate authorisation pathways and local frameworks across diaspora and home markets.

  • Distribution through trusted networks

    Reach members through associations, cooperatives, and diaspora groups that already have trust.

04 · How we partner

Practical implementation, not discussion theatre.

We are still early. That means we prioritise partners who are willing to build with us, test ideas, and iterate quickly — over partners looking for finished products and signed contracts on day one.

Long-term alignment

We choose partners we expect to be working with in five years, not five weeks.

Practical implementation

Every partnership has a measurable outcome — a pilot, an integration, a product. Conversations lead somewhere.

Mutual value creation

Both sides should be visibly better off six months in. We don't do partnerships that only work for one party.

Respect for what already works

We respect local financial behaviours and structures. Strengthen — never override — what communities have already built.

05 · Current stage

We're early — and that's the point.

Sohana is not yet publicly launched. Foundational decisions about product direction, market sequencing, and integrations are still being made. That makes this an unusually high-leverage moment to engage.

Live status

Where we are right now

Pre-launch · Active beta · Closed pilots · Early-stage architecture

  • Developing the platform — beta MVP live, core ROSCA & Pool products operational, KYC & admin pipeline in place.
  • Validating with real users — closed pilots running across France & Cameroon with measurable signal.
  • Preparing for first market entry — regulatory authorisation pathways under way (ACPR, FCA), partner conversations open.
06 · Get in touch

If you're building toward a similar future — let's talk.

Help shape the foundation of community finance.

Reach out with a brief introduction, your area of interest, and how you see a potential collaboration. Replies typically within 3 business days.

partnerships@sohana.app
Brief intro Area of interest Potential collaboration

The future of finance will be more connected, more community-driven, and more accessible.

We are building toward that future — and we are open to building it together.

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