Payfuture's single-integration deal with APA gives clients direct access to local payment infrastructure in Africa, Asia and the Middle East without managing multiple banking relationships at each border.
Global payments infrastructure provider Payfuture has entered a partnership with Atlantic Partners Asia (APA) to simplify cross-border fund movement into emerging markets across Africa, Asia and the Middle East, the companies said Tuesday.
The agreement gives APA and its clients access to Payfuture's local payment infrastructure through a single integration. That lets businesses move funds into high-growth economies without maintaining multiple local banking relationships at each endpoint.
“This partnership reflects growing demand from businesses seeking efficient access to the world's fastest-growing economies,” Payfuture CEO and co-founder Manpreet Haer said. “Our infrastructure is built to move funds into these regions reliably and at scale.”
APA said the deal will strengthen its ability to support clients with global operations while keeping payments compliant. The partner's network currently spans multiple markets across the target regions.
“Our clients are increasingly looking to move funds into high-growth emerging markets, and they expect those payments to be fast, secure and compliant,” APA head of sales and distribution Tobias Billingham said. “Payfuture's extensive local infrastructure and market expertise made them the ideal partner.”
The structure is straightforward: Payfuture handles the local rails, APA wraps it in its cross-border compliance and client relationship layer. The hard part for most firms is not finding a counterparty in Lagos or Jakarta – it's routing funds through fragmented payment systems, local regulations and settlement timelines that differ at every border. Payfuture's existing infrastructure in those regions offers a faster path than building from scratch.
Both companies described the agreement as the start of a longer-term relationship focused on expanding payment capabilities. No financial terms were disclosed.
For a company like Global Payments (GPN), which operates in similar cross-border payment infrastructure, the deal adds another competitor in the high-growth corridor connecting Asia and Africa. GPN's Alpha Score of 32/100 on AlphaScala's stock page reflects a modest outlook, while APA's own position in this deal suggests the partner network model is gaining traction for emerging-market payments.
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