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KutanaPay Uses AI and Blockchain to Reduce Cross-Border Trade Risks
Ghanaian fintech KutanaPay has launched an AI and blockchain-enabled escrow platform for cross-border trade, bundling payments, cargo insurance, dispute resolution and trade finance to address Africa's $74–92 billion annual trade finance gap.
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The Wire takeaway
If you're building trade finance or cross-border payments for Africa, KutanaPay just proved a $74–92 billion gap can be closed by bundling escrow, insurance and dispute resolution into one platform. That's your blueprint and your competition.
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Topics: Fintech · trade-finance · escrow · cross-border-payments · africa · intra-african-trade