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.

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Long-term alignment

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

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Practical implementation

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

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Mutual value creation

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

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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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