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Frictionless payments for businesses trading in Africa

Criss Cross offers global FX liquidity, corporate treasury management and local payouts for enterprise businesses across 20+ African markets – through one API.

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Make global payments as seamless as local ones

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Legacy rails weren’t built for the speed and complexity of today’s global money movement needs – particularly in emerging markets. CrissCross is. 


Our regulated infrastructure combines the speed of blockchain technology with the certainty of robust payments infrastructure. We enable enterprises to manage global treasury and access real-time FX liquidity, with automated local payouts.

The Next Phase of Global Money Movement
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An Operator’s 2026 Outlook 
on Liquidity, Control, and Infrastructure Through Africa

Products

Trade

FX liquidity

Access deep liquidity through streamlined OTC, off-dashboard, or API integrations tailored to execute high-volume trades at the speed of your business.

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Corporate treasury

Centralise multi-currency accounts and access deep liquidity pools for real-time FX conversion at institutional rates.

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Payout

Automated payouts

Move money across Africa, Asia and Europe, quickly, securely and cost-effectively. Execute bulk payouts and invoice settlement with guaranteed delivery in local markets.

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Why CrissCross

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Global reach, local expertise

We have deep corridor coverage in Africa, as well as globally, and support liquidity in 15+ currencies and counting

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Bank-grade security

CrissCross is licensed and regulated, and compliant with global AML/KYC frameworks

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Industry-leading support

Enjoy white glove client support and modular, custom solutions, from setup to ongoing needs

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Reliable performance, with 99.99% uptime

We monitor performance 24/7, with automatic failovers and intelligent retries to ensure peak performance and minimal downtime

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Enterprise-grade settlement

Near-instant, compliant, and reduced-cost settlements built for scale

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Flexible payments infrastructure

Choose your level or service and integration shape. Integrate our API into your existing infrastructure to power smooth financial transactions, streamline operations and deliver execution certainty. Or choose simple delivery via channels like WhatsApp.

Access our solutions via self-serve portals like our custom dashboard, or choose to work hand-in-hand with our team for dealer-intermediated, full service execution on every trade.

Advanced data protection + compliance

CrissCross maintains robust data security protocols and operates as an authorised Financial Services Provider (FSP), registered with the Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA) under the FAIS Act.

As a designated Accountable Institution, we strictly adhere to the Financial Intelligence Centre Act (FICA), implementing comprehensive Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Counter-Terrorism Financing (CTF) frameworks to ensure the integrity of every transaction.

Learn how CrissCross can streamline and simplify global payments.

Learn how CrissCross can streamline and simplify global payments.

FAQs

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What is CrissCross?
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Are you licensed?
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Which currencies do you support?