Opportunity Summary
Duelapay is a fintech infrastructure company building seamless, interoperable digital payment rails across Africa and key global corridors. Currently under consideration by Caban Global Reach Fintech Fund, Duelapay represents a high-potential pipeline opportunity aligned with our investment thesis in fintech infrastructure, interoperability, and regional integration.
Why It Matters
The African digital payments market is on track to exceed $146 billion in volume by 2025 (McKinsey), yet fragmented systems, high cross-border fees, and compliance complexity continue to block scale. Duelapay addresses this gap by offering a unified API layer that integrates mobile money, bank transfers, and international remittances—creating a “digital switchboard” for payments across jurisdictions.
Strategic Rationale for Pipeline Inclusion
Category-Creating Potential
Duelapay’s infrastructure model positions it not as another wallet, but as the underlying infrastructure fintechs and platforms build on—akin to Stripe’s developer-first approach in the U.S. and MFS Africa’s aggregation model regionally.Macro Tailwinds and First-Mover Advantage
Regulatory initiatives such as the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) and Pan-African Payment and Settlement System (PAPSS) are actively encouraging payment integration. Duelapay is timing its rollout to ride this wave, embedding compliance from the outset.Platform Scalability
With a multi-corridor architecture and a modular compliance engine, Duelapay is designed to plug into new markets with minimal reconfiguration—unlocking scalability across diverse regulatory landscapes.
Current Status
Caban Global Reach is currently engaged in the pre-investment process, providing due diligence, market readiness support, and early advisory. While no capital has yet been deployed, Duelapay is a key candidate for our next cohort of high-impact fintech investments.
Potential Value-Add (If Approved for Investment)
Should the investment proceed, our support would include:
Strategic input on market sequencing and regulatory navigation
Technical and financial infrastructure planning
Capital structuring guidance
Introduction to ecosystem partners across the Caban network
Geographic Focus
Primary: Southern Africa
Secondary: East–West Africa corridors and EU–Africa diaspora markets
