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Conduit, Onafriq, provide Afrida payment gateway, stablecoin infrastructure

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Feb 10, 2026 11:00 AM Eastern Standard Time

Conduit Announces New Partnership With Onafriq, Providing Africa’s Largest Payment Gateway With Stablecoin-Powered Global Payments Infrastructure

NAIROBI, Kenya--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Conduit, a leading cross-border payments platform powered by stablecoins, announced a partnership at Africa Fintech Summit with Onafriq, Africa's largest digital payments network of networks connecting a billion mobile money wallets and 500 million bank accounts across over 40 African countries.

The net result of this partnership is that more merchants will have reliable access to local payment methods, strengthening the infrastructure required to support the growing adoption of digital and stablecoin-enabled payments across Africa. - Share

Onafriq is partnering with Conduit to help realize its vision of real-time, interoperable trade across African currencies, with near-instant and programmable payments. Onafriq was founded in 2010 and since inception, has built a robust payment infrastructure to help bring Africa closer to a seamless and integrated financial future. The company facilitates everything from cross-border payments, collections, card issuing and processing, agent banking and FX and treasury services. It is currently seeing significant demand for stablecoin payment flows.

Conduit’s partnership with Onafriq significantly expands its footprint in Africa, bringing together its global stablecoin network with Onafriq’s robust cross-border payment rails. The net result of this partnership is that more merchants will have reliable access to local payment methods, strengthening the infrastructure required to support the growing adoption of digital and stablecoin-enabled payments across Africa.

Through this partnership, Onafriq will be able to leverage Conduit’s infrastructure to more easily onramp payments in USDC, manage its global treasury through stablecoins, and make same-day payments into multiple markets where payments usually take days to settle through traditional options such as SWIFT.

“Onafriq is a global poster child for the impact a fintech can have in a developing market, offering fast, reliable, and accessible money movement in Africa, which has not been served well by traditional banking options,” said Kirill Gertman, co-founder and CEO of Conduit. “Their impact is clear, and it can only be amplified by the power and potential of stablecoins. It is exciting to see a company of their scale recognize this, and we look forward to supporting their vision.”

Since launching its cross-border stablecoin platform in 2023, Conduit has seen strong need in Africa for its product. It is experiencing significant momentum in Africa, with the number of African customers transacting on its platform growing by 80% between Q3 and Q4 in 2025.

“Conduit’s infrastructure will help us move toward streamlining our global treasury management through stablecoins and drive faster payouts for our customers,” said Onafriq’s Group Chief Product and Innovation Officer, Luke Khohere. “Onafriq is focused on building a foundation to power more seamless payments across all of Africa, and we believe stablecoins represent a massive stepchange in what is possible.”

About Conduit

Conduit is the end-to-end platform for seamless money movement, built to fuel the always-on economy. Conduit enables any business around the world to open a multi-currency bank account, helping customers send, exchange and manage global payments with greater ease and at less cost thanks to the benefits of stablecoins. We’re evolving the future of finance, by combining the benefits of stablecoins and blockchains with banks and local payment rails. Conduit offers a highly liquid payment network, with deep connectivity across Latin America, Africa and Asia, with best-in-class compliance controls. To learn more visit conduitpay.com/

About Onafriq

Onafriq is an omnichannel payments hub – a true network of networks – designed to make borders matter less by giving partners a single pathway to unlock the full power of cross-border and cross-platform solutions. Operating in 40 African markets, Onafriq connects 1 billion mobile money wallets, 500 million bank accounts, and over 400,000 agents in Nigeria, enabling domestic and cross-border disbursements, collections, card issuing and processing, agency banking, and treasury services.

At Onafriq, we bring together global and regional enterprises, mobile network operators, money transfer operators, banks, fintechs, development organisations, and merchants both online and offline. With strong regulatory and compliance expertise and a robust presence that includes 10 offices across Africa and locations in the UK, US, and China, Onafriq is paving the way for a new era of financial access across Africa and beyond. Learn more at onafriq.com/.

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