Mansa

Mansa is a fintech firm addressing liquidity challenges in global cross-border payments for businesses, particularly those in emerging markets. Founded in 2023 by CEO Mouloukou Sanoh and COO Nkiru Uwaje, the Dubai-based company aims to make international transactions faster and more cost-effective. The inspiration for the company came from Sanoh's personal experiences with the difficulties of receiving money internationally while studying abroad. Sanoh is an experienced investor and operator with a background in private equity and investment banking, who previously co-founded Cassava, a large web3 platform in Africa. Uwaje has a decade of experience leading growth programs in the technology and financial services sectors for both large corporations and startups.

The company provides a platform that leverages stablecoin infrastructure to offer instant, on-chain transactions, circumventing the inefficiencies of traditional financial systems. This approach is designed to provide seamless cross-border payments, competitive exchange rates, and automated management of financial transactions. Mansa's primary clients are B2B payment providers and other payment companies operating in and out of emerging markets in Africa, Asia, and South America. The business model centers on providing liquidity solutions, including one to five-day stablecoin credit lines, which frees clients from the need to pre-fund accounts in multiple currencies. Revenue is generated through fees associated with these liquidity and transaction services.

Since its launch in August 2024, Mansa has processed over $27 million in transaction volume and has established partnerships with major payment companies. In February 2025, the company secured $10 million in a funding round, including a $3 million pre-seed investment led by Tether and $7 million in liquidity funding from institutional investors. This capital is intended to fuel expansion into Latin America and Southeast Asia and to develop more tailored liquidity services for complex global transactions.

Keywords: cross-border payments, fintech, liquidity solutions, stablecoin, B2B payments, emerging markets, trade finance, blockchain payments, real-time settlement, foreign exchange, payment infrastructure, on-chain transactions, financial services, global payments, treasury management, digital currency, payment providers, Africa fintech, Asia payments, Latin America fintech