Nigeria’s fast-growing creator platform integrates Busha’s payment infrastructure to enable seamless fiat-to-crypto rails, eliminating withdrawal barriers for writers across Africa.
StoriPod, a social storytelling platform where creators publish, readers discover, and creators monetise their stories, has partnered with Busha, Nigeria’s first SEC-licensed digital asset exchange, to integrate stablecoin payment infrastructure that enables instant, borderless payouts for its rapidly growing community of 150,000+ creators.
With this integration, readers can top up their StoriPod wallets and receive a stablecoin credit. Story writers and creators can now monetise their content across borders, for example, a Nigerian writer earning from readers in Kenya, South Africa, or anywhere in Africa, with instant payouts in local currency or stablecoins. This solves one of the most significant barriers African creators face: getting paid across multiple jurisdictions without the delays, fees, and restrictions of traditional cross-border payments.
The creator economy problem
African writers have long faced systemic barriers to monetisation. Global platforms like Medium and Substack either don’t support payments to African creators or impose country-by-country integration hurdles that leave most writers unable to access their earnings. For Nigeria’s thriving community of storytellers who have created over 2 million stories on StoriPod, this meant talent without compensation.
“There’s no platform that enables people who write incredible stories to actually make influencer money,” said James Nelson, Founder of StoriPod. “Writers deserved better. With Busha’s infrastructure, we’ve removed every barrier between a creator’s work and their earnings. From Lagos to Accra, writers can now earn in stablecoins and cash out instantly to their local bank accounts.”
Busha’s stablecoin infrastructure supercharges StoriPod’s unique monetisation model, where creators earn from locked content, tips, and reader engagement – keeping 70% of all earnings. Some creators are already earning 20 times their previous income from traditional platforms.
Enterprise infrastructure at scale
For Busha, the StoriPod partnership showcases the company’s capabilities as an enterprise infrastructure provider for fintech innovators building on crypto rails.
“We built Busha’s API infrastructure specifically for companies like StoriPod, businesses that need reliable, compliant, and scalable crypto payment rails to power their product vision,” said Michael Adeyeri, CEO of Busha. “StoriPod is proving that when you remove the friction from creator monetization, African talent can compete continentally and globally. We’re proud to provide the financial infrastructure that makes this possible.”
Busha’s licensing and compliance status, deep liquidity pools, and 99.9% API uptime make it the preferred partner for Nigerian fintechs and global players requiring institutional-grade stablecoin infrastructure to on-ramp and off-ramp in the country.
Market momentum
StoriPod’s growth trajectory underscores the massive opportunity in Africa’s creator economy. The platform grew from 50,000 users in mid-2025 to 150,000 by year-end, with engagement rates of 56.7%, well above industry standards. Users aren’t just scrolling; they’re creating over 29,000 story communities (“pods”) monthly and actively monetising their content.
“Platforms like Wattpad tried, but they weren’t built for African creators,” said Muhammad Sal, a digital marketing expert and StoriPod user. “Monetisation was locked behind massive follower thresholds and Western standards. StoriPod is different; it’s built from day one with monetization in mind, designed for micro-audiences and intimate storytelling.”
With Busha’s infrastructure enabling instant, pan-African payouts, StoriPod is positioned to scale across the continent, bringing sustainable income to a new generation of African storytellers.
