Yuno Partners With Onafriq to Expand Cross-Border Payments Across Africa
Global infrastructure platform Yuno has partnered with Onafriq to give international merchants access to payment networks across Africa through a single integration. The collaboration connects Yuno clients to 43 African markets and aims to simplify cross-border commerce in a region where payment systems are often fragmented.
According to the companies, the integration provides access to nearly 1 billion mobile wallets, 500 million bank accounts, and more than 2,000 cross-border payment corridors. The partnership is designed to help businesses expand into African markets without having to manage multiple local payment rails, compliance requirements, or separate technical integrations.
The move also broadens the capabilities available through Yuno’s infrastructure layer. Merchants using the platform can now support the full payment lifecycle, including real-time disbursements, omnichannel collections, card issuance, treasury management, and stablecoin settlement. In addition, payouts can be made to mobile wallets, bank accounts, or cash pickup points, while payment acceptance can be handled across multiple channels from one dashboard.
Yuno said the partnership is intended to make it easier for merchants to reach consumers and businesses across the continent. Juan Pablo Ortega, Co-Founder and CEO of Yuno, said Africa presents a strong growth opportunity for global commerce, but that many merchants are still limited by infrastructure that was not built for scale.
“By bringing their African network into our infrastructure layer, we are giving our clients a single path to a continent-wide network,” Ortega said.
Onafriq said the partnership opens access to a new group of international merchants seeking a streamlined entry point into African commerce. Dare Okoudjou, CEO of Onafriq, said the integration allows global merchants to reach African consumers and businesses more seamlessly while supporting broader participation in the digital economy.
“Through a single connection, global merchants can reach consumers and businesses across Africa more seamlessly than ever before, while more people across the continent gain access to the digital economy on their own terms,” Okoudjou said.
The payment integration is already operational in Egypt, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, and Uganda. Yuno merchants can access Onafriq’s mobile money disbursements, collections, card issuance, and foreign exchange treasury services directly from their main dashboard, without signing additional contracts.
The partnership is supported by local regulatory licenses, as well as ISO 27001 and CMMI Level 3 certified security measures, according to the companies. Yuno said the deal aligns with its broader strategy of connecting merchants to regional payment methods globally, following previous expansions across the Middle East, Europe, and Asia. Africa now represents the next major phase of growth for the platform.
Industry Analysis
The partnership highlights the growing demand for infrastructure that can reduce complexity in cross-border payments across Africa. For international merchants, access to multiple local payment methods through one technical connection can lower operational barriers and support faster market entry. For African payment networks, the collaboration may help expand reach by linking local rails to global commerce platforms.
More broadly, the integration reflects a trend toward payment orchestration models that consolidate collections, payouts, and treasury functions across regions. As merchants continue to seek scalable ways to operate in diverse markets, partnerships such as this one may play an increasingly important role in connecting global businesses to Africa’s digital payment ecosystem.
