A well deserved award!
Founded in 2019,
@wapipay is the first Africa–Asia payments platform, built to bridge currencies, continents, and fragmented financial infrastructure across a $209 billion bilateral trade corridor.
Headquartered in Singapore, with operational and registered entities in Kenya, Uganda, China, and the United States, Wapipay was clearly designed from day one for scale, speed, and trust.
In under five years, the platform has:
1. Processed over USD 1 billion in transaction value
2. Enabled access to 100 million mobile money and bank accounts
3. Connected African businesses to 30,000 suppliers across China and Southeast Asia
4. Delivered same-day, lower-cost cross-border payments through direct FX clearance and optimized liquidity
Hearty congratulations Wapipay for winning The Most Innovative Remittances Company Award at the 2025 Economic Empowerment Awards!