Cameroon’s REasy Raises $1.8M to Streamline Cross-Border Trade

STARTUP VENTURE CAPITALOctober 15, 2025 at 12:35 PM UTC

TLDR

REasy, a Cameroon-based trade-finance and cross-border payments platform, has raised $1.8 million in pre-seed funding
REasy enables African SME importers to execute end-to-end international transactions — from payments and foreign-exchange conversion to logistics and customs clearance
REasy plans to enter Nigeria next and integrate with the Pan-African Payment and Settlement System (PAPSS) by 2027

REasy, a Cameroon-based trade-finance and cross-border payments platform, has raised $1.8 million in pre-seed funding to expand its operations across West Africa and strengthen its trade infrastructure.

The round was led by Ingressive Capital, Launch Africa, and 54 Collective, with participation from Digital Africa, Christophe Chausson (Chausson Partners), Mathias Léopoldie (Julaya), and Joël Nana Kontchou (Cameroon Network Angels).

Founded in 2023 by Brice Mba and Mathieu Wing, REasy enables African SME importers to execute end-to-end international transactions — from payments and foreign-exchange conversion to logistics and customs clearance — all within a single digital platform. The company integrates mobile-money systems (Orange Money, MTN MoMo) and bank transfers with Alipay, WeChat Pay, and UnionPay, giving African traders direct connectivity with Asian suppliers.

REasy recently achieved a regulatory breakthrough with the Bank of Central African States (BEAC), allowing it to process multi-currency payments through a compliant foreign-exchange channel — a first for fintechs in the CEMAC region.

“We’re enabling African businesses to trade globally without friction,” said Brice Mba, co-CEO. “By reducing settlement times from weeks to minutes, we unlock both capital and confidence for the millions of SMEs that power our economies.”

Currently focused on the China-Cameroon trade corridor (worth $3.7 billion in 2023), REasy plans to enter Nigeria next and integrate with the Pan-African Payment and Settlement System (PAPSS) by 2027, before expanding to India–East Africa and Brazil–West Africa trade routes by 2030.

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Key Takeaways

REasy’s $1.8 million pre-seed marks a milestone for Central Africa’s fintech ecosystem, traditionally overlooked by venture capital. Its BEAC-approved FX mechanism gives it a defensible regulatory moat in a region where compliance barriers have stifled digital trade innovation. The platform’s multi-rail connectivity—linking African mobile money networks to Asian payment gateways—positions REasy as a critical bridge for South–South commerce. As Nigeria and CEMAC economies seek deeper integration through PAPSS, REasy’s infrastructure could underpin a new generation of cross-border SME finance. The company’s long-term vision to serve one million traders by 2030 places it at the intersection of fintech, logistics, and continental trade liberalisation under the AfCFTA.

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