Bridging continents through compliant fintech innovation.
The fintech startup REasy, operating between Paris (Station F), Hong Kong (HKSTP), and Douala, and proudly incubated at French Tech Shanghai, has announced a USD 1.8 million Pre-Seed round. The round was led by a consortium of international investors, including Launch Africa, 54 Collective, Ingressive Capital, Digital Africa, Cameroon Angels Network, and Dakar Network Angels, alongside several well-known French and global business angels such as Christophe Chausson and Thibault Poutrel.
From compliance headaches to instant cross-border payments
For thousands of exporters based in China, trading with African partners often means facing a maze of payment delays, compliance risks, and frozen transactions. Due to complex foreign exchange rules and unregulated channels, many African and Asian SMEs struggle to send or receive funds securely creating a major bottleneck in South–South trade.
Founded in 2023, REasy’s mission is clear: To make cross-border payments between Africa, China, and Europe as simple, fast, and secure as any domestic transaction.
A compliant bridge between Africa and Asia
REasy’s platform connects local African payment systems — including Mobile Money, bank transfers, and cash deposits — to China’s major payment networks like Alipay, WeChat Pay, and UnionPay.
Built on internationally regulated infrastructure, REasy now enables exporters in China to receive instant, 100% compliant payments, eliminating the need for risky parallel systems.
A historic regulatory first
In partnership with the Bank of Central African States (BEAC), REasy has co-designed the first-ever foreign exchange framework dedicated to importing SMEs. For the first time, small African businesses can make compliant and instant payments for amounts below USD 10,000 a milestone for inclusive trade across the continent.
Scaling a new era of trusted trade
By making payments transparent, fast, and compliant, REasy unlocks new growth opportunities between Africa, China, and Europe and empowering businesses to trade with confidence.
This latest funding will accelerate REasy’s expansion across key global trade corridors, strengthen its regulatory partnerships, and further develop its proprietary technology.
“Our ambition is clear: to build a payment infrastructure that permanently connects the economies of emerging markets — with low cost, speed, and full compliance.” — Wing Hang Mathieu Tse, Co-founder and Co-CEO of REasy
As part of the French Tech Shanghai ecosystem, REasy exemplifies the new generation of cross-border innovators building the digital bridges of tomorrow.