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title: "Escrow software products"
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# Escrow software products

Escrow platforms that hold buyer funds in a regulated third-party account and release them to the seller only when delivery or contract terms are verified, reducing fraud risk in African marketplace, freelance, and cross-border trade.

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## Summary

Escrow platforms that hold buyer funds in a regulated third-party account and release them to the seller only when delivery or contract terms are verified, reducing fraud risk in African marketplace, freelance, and cross-border trade.

## About this page

Escrow services solve one of the oldest problems in commerce: how do you pay a stranger before they've delivered, or deliver to a stranger before they've paid? An escrow platform sits between buyer and seller, holds the funds in a regulated account, and releases them only when both sides have met agreed-upon conditions. For African markets — where cross-border trade, online marketplaces, and freelance work routinely involve parties who have never met — this trust layer is becoming infrastructure rather than a nice-to-have.

The products in this category typically handle three flows: locking funds at the point of sale, tracking milestones or delivery confirmation, and releasing funds (or refunding) based on the outcome. Some operate as standalone consumer apps for used-goods and peer-to-peer transactions. Others are embedded inside [marketplaces](/tags/marketplace), [freelance platforms](/tags/recruitment), or [B2B trade](/tags/cross-border-payments) workflows via API.

Escrow is closely related to but distinct from [payment gateways](/tags/payment-gateway) and [BNPL](/tags/bnpl). A payment gateway moves money instantly from buyer to seller; escrow holds it. BNPL splits a buyer's payment over time; escrow protects a single payment until conditions are met. A product that briefly delays settlement for chargeback risk is not an escrow product — the buyer must have an explicit right to dispute and reverse the release.

Use this tag for products where escrow is a primary, user-facing feature — not a back-office reserve or float account. Where the buyer and seller both interact with the held-funds state (lock, release, dispute), this tag applies.

## Products

| Name | URL | Tagline | Country | Rating |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Sponzar | /sponzar | Monetization, ticketing, and verified revenue in one ledger | South Africa |  |
| Zemi | /zemi | Hold payments until delivery to buy and sell safely | Kenya |  |
| Ushawishi | /ushawishi | Find paid brand campaigns and get paid securely in Kenya | Kenya |  |
| Xedla | /xedla | Escrow payments that help buyers and sellers transact safely | Nigeria |  |
| Cre8Hive | /cre8hive | Hire trusted creative talent and pay safely with escrow | Nigeria |  |
| Yadsale | /yadsale | Buy and sell used items in Nigeria with escrow payments | Nigeria |  |
| PadeeSpace | /padeespace | Buy, learn, and earn safely within your campus network | Nigeria |  |
| Kynettic | /kynettic | Instant escrow P2P crypto trades with no chats or screenshots | Nigeria |  |
| TASA Africa | /tasa-africa | Hire verified professionals and sell skills with protected payments | Nigeria |  |
| Upkazi | /upkazi | Hire African freelancers with upfront pricing and approval-based pay | Uganda |  |
| Maviram | /maviram | Shop Nigerian sellers and send packages with escrow delivery | Nigeria |  |
| Towman | /towman | Find verified roadside help fast with escrow-protected payment | Nigeria |  |
| TradePoint | /tradepoint | Escrow-protected mobile shopping with seller trust stats | Kenya |  |
| Peach Cars | /peach-cars | Buy and sell used cars in Nairobi with trusted checks | Kenya |  |
| Mazadat | /mazadat | Buy and sell safely through online auctions or fixed prices | Egypt |  |
| Pursa Exchange | /pursa-exchange | Swap crypto to local currency without ID verification | Cameroon |  |
| Centiiv | /centiiv | Collect and payout in 100+ currencies with built-in liquidity | Nigeria |  |
| Abegeppme | /abegeppme | Find and book verified local service providers in Nigeria | Nigeria |  |
| Trovotech | /trovotech | Tokenize and trade real-world assets with non-custodial security | Nigeria |  |

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