

The Trade Desk for African Commerce.
Yala provides African businesses with the financial infrastructure to execute, settle, and protect international trade transactions.
Industries
Who we are built for.
Pharmaceuticals
Agriculture
Logistics
Chemicals
Electronics
Manufacturing
Products
Everything importers and exporters need.
Escrow
Hold funds until quality checks pass before releasing payment to the exporter.
Payments
Accept and pay in local African currencies or digital rails, settled in fiat instantly across any corridor.
Collections
Collect from francophone and other African buyers in their local currency and settle to suppliers in any region.
Overdrafts
Pay suppliers before your own customers pay you. Working capital for every shipment.
Trade View
A single view of every order and payment, without maintaining hundreds of spreadsheets.
APGs
Advanced Payment Guarantees let Yala guarantee payment to exporters before a single item ships.
Platform
Amplified with modern capabilities
On/off ramps, developer-friendly APIs, and invoicing built for cross-border trade.
Yala API. Integrate our payment infrastructure directly into your own system without building from scratch.
Invoicing. Invoice customers across different countries with embedded payment links and receive in any currency.
Collections. Collect from francophone and other African buyers in their local currency and settle to suppliers in any region.
Escrow. Hold funds until quality checks pass before releasing payment to the exporter.
Trade View. A single view of every order and payment, without maintaining hundreds of spreadsheets.
Hear from Yala Customers
Teams across the world run their business on Yala. Explore how they manage money and stay in control.
“As a financial agency business paying suppliers across China, Dubai, the USA, and India, we needed an IMTO that understood our world: competitive FX rates, multiple transfer corridors, and zero concentration risk. Yala checks every box, and they actually listen.”
“We manage supplier relationships across the US, Turkey, China, Mexico, the UK, Poland, Italy, and more. Reliable international payments aren't optional for us, they're critical. Since switching to Yala, processing is faster, FX rates have improved our margins, and Swift POPs mean our suppliers get confirmation quickly.”
“As a medical equipment business paying suppliers in India, Singapore, and the USA, we used to rely on bank transfers and Form M processing, which was stressful and slow. Yala changed that entirely. Payouts are seamless, FX rates are competitive, and what was once a drawn out process is now efficient.”
“Yala has taken our financial ops to the next level. Instead of spending hours comparing FX rates or dealing with multiple vendors, our finance team can now focus on higher value, critical tasks with Yala automating our payables.”
“Urban Foods distributes across multiple African markets, and Yala lets us invoice and collect in every one of them on a single platform. What used to be five providers and five reconciliations is now one workflow, and our customers get payment links that actually work.”
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