Yuno has partnered with Onafriq to provide global merchants with a single API gateway to 43 African payment markets and 1 billion mobile wallets.
The complexities of cross-border digital commerce in Africa are undergoing a major shift. Global financial infrastructure and payment orchestration platform Yuno has announced a strategic partnership with Onafriq, the continent’s leading Pan-African payments network. According to Paypers, the collaboration aims to provide international merchants with an unprecedented, unified gateway into Africa’s rapidly expanding digital economy.
Through this integration, global businesses utilizing Yuno’s orchestration platform gain immediate access to Onafriq’s massive footprint. According to the official announcement on the Onafriq Press Room, the network spans 43 African markets, encompassing nearly 1 billion mobile money wallets, 500 million registered bank accounts, and over 2,000 cross-border payment corridors. All of this scale is made available through a single, developer-friendly Application Programming Interface (API).
Solving the Fragmentation Problem
For years, the primary roadblock for international enterprises looking to scale across Africa has been infrastructural fragmentation. Operating across dozens of jurisdictions typically requires navigating a disconnected patchwork of local payment rails, varying compliance mandates, and unique regional mobile money networks.
By layering Yuno’s payment orchestration technology over Onafriq’s deep-rooted financial pipeline, the partnership effectively erases these technical and regulatory silos. Merchants can now manage everything, including real-time mobile money disbursements, omnichannel merchant collections, card issuance, and foreign exchange (FX) treasury management, directly via the Yuno dashboard.
Driving Regional Interoperability
The collaboration is already live in several key economic hubs, including Nigeria, Kenya, Egypt, Ghana, Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, and Uganda. For major digital markets like Nigeria, the alliance arrives at a pivotal moment as businesses aggressively seek seamless methods to process high-volume, cross-border retail and corporate transactions.
Juan Pablo Ortega, Co-Founder and CEO of Yuno, emphasized the commercial potential of the region, noting that while Africa represents one of the most exciting growth frontiers in global commerce, many merchants have historically been locked out by infrastructure unsuited for rapid scaling.
Echoing this sentiment, Onafriq CEO Dare Okoudjou stated that the partnership delivers the exact scale and infrastructure required to match the continent’s digital ambitions. By making “borders matter less,” the alliance enables consumers to engage with the global digital economy on their own terms while expanding operational footprints for global brands.
The Next Phase of African Fintech
As structural trade agreements like the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) gain momentum, the focus of the African fintech landscape is visibly shifting. Industry growth is no longer just about launching isolated consumer-facing applications; it is centered on building the underlying infrastructure that connects these systems
According to analysis by Businessday NG, this alliance underscores a broader industry transition toward total interoperability. By transforming massive pool networks into a single plug-and-play connection, Yuno and Onafriq are lowering the financial barriers to entry, accelerating market expansion, and driving a more integrated, digitally inclusive economy across Africa.
