Brydge

Brydge is a web-based platform for businesses trading across Africa that need to manage sourcing, verification, cross-border payments, and deal execution from start to settlement.

Key capabilities include:

• Sourcing and verification: Find verified buyers, suppliers, and raw materials within a trade network, supported by KYB partner verification and automated compliance checks.
• Dealroom: Manage each trade in a secure workspace, including deal information and supporting documents, with visibility into deal progress.
• Payments and accounts: Send and receive secure multi-currency payments across 42 African countries, with options for local currency collection and settlement.
• Invoicing and trade finance: Create and track professional multi-currency invoices, and access trade finance to unlock up to 80% of unpaid invoice value for working capital.

Available on Web.

Designed for B2B procurement, finance, operations, and supply chain teams in manufacturing and industrial goods, consumer goods and FMCG, agriculture and agro-processing, pharmaceuticals and medical equipment, textiles and apparel, and technology and electronics.

Notable in the African market context, it focuses on reducing frictions common in intra-Africa trade, including vendor delays, FX challenges, and paperwork, and supports AfCFTA-aligned trade with built-in tooling for verification, compliance, and local currency settlement. Bank accounts are provided by Wema Bank and Globus Bank PLC (licensed by the CBN, insured by the NDIC).