Juicyway, the cross-border payments platform behind over $3 billion in processed transaction volume, has announced a strategic integration with the Aptos blockchain to enhance the speed, cost, and reliability of its settlement infrastructure across Africa and global markets.
The integration enables Juicyway to leverage Aptos-native stablecoin rails for treasury and settlement operations, allowing businesses to move funds across borders in seconds rather than days, and at significantly lower cost than traditional banking systems.
For African enterprises operating across fragmented payment systems and volatile currency environments, settlement delays and hidden fees remain a major constraint on growth.
Juicyway’s move to integrate Aptos is designed to remove this friction by providing a high-performance alternative built for scale.
Turning blockchain into financial infrastructure
Unlike traditional banking rails that rely on multiple intermediaries, or legacy blockchain networks that struggle with congestion and rising fees during periods of high activity, Aptos is engineered for consistent performance at scale. Its parallel execution architecture allows
Juicyway to process high transaction volumes with predictable fees and settlement times.
For Juicyway, which supports cross-border trade, treasury operations, and global merchant settlements, this integration adds an additional settlement corridor that complements existing rails and improves resilience during periods of market stress.
“Moving money across borders as an African has historically meant choosing between speed and cost,” said Ridwan Otun, VP Engineering and Product, Juicyway.
“We integrated Aptos because it’s an efficient settlement infrastructure available for our use case. This allows African businesses to move capital faster, with more certainty, and without being exposed to legacy banking friction.”
What this means for businesses
For businesses using Juicyway’s APIs and payment tools, the Aptos integration
enables:
- Faster settlement for cross-border payments and treasury movements
- Lower transaction costs for high-volume operations
- Greater reliability during periods of high demand or market volatility
- Expanded liquidity corridors, including Asia–Africa and global USD settlements
Juicyway has implemented on- and off-ramp connectivity and compliance workflows to ensure stablecoin transactions meet regulatory requirements across supported markets.
“Across Africa, businesses are growing faster than legacy settlement systems can support,” said Alex Heuer, Head of Payments at Aptos Labs.
“Juicyway’s integration with Aptos shows how stablecoin rails can reduce friction in cross-border payments to enable faster settlement, better capital efficiency, and more resilient financial operations across markets.
Looking ahead
As stablecoin adoption accelerates across Africa, access to multiple high-
Performance settlement networks are becoming essential. Juicyway’s integration with Aptos forms part of its broader strategy to build a durable financial infrastructure that supports future payment corridors, product expansion, and global growth.
About Juicyway
Founded in 2021, Juicyway is a cross-border payments platform enabling global businesses and individuals to move money across borders with speed and transparency. The company has processed over $3 billion in transaction volume, serving businesses across Africa, the UK, North America, and beyond.
