Bluebulb is set to launch Orbita, a self-service treasury platform designed to help African businesses manage global payments from a single dashboard.
The move comes as cross-border payments across Africa remain costly and fragmented. Businesses currently pay between 7.4 per cent and 8.3 per cent in transaction fees, more than double the 3 per cent global benchmark under the Sustainable Development Goals. Many companies also juggle four to 10 different platforms to manage multiple currencies and payment corridors.
Orbita aims to centralise treasury operations by enabling businesses to:
- Fund and manage digital wallets
- Convert foreign exchange
- Settle international vendor payments
- Track transactions in real time
By consolidating these processes into one platform, Bluebulb says Orbita eliminates the visibility gaps and manual reconciliation that finance teams face daily.
According to Ola Daramola, the Group CEO, the platform was developed to address the growing complexity businesses encounter as they expand across borders.
Rather than focusing solely on transaction execution, Orbita prioritises treasury management—giving finance teams greater control, transparency and confidence over cross-border cash flows.
The launch strengthens Bluebulb’s positioning as a financial infrastructure provider for African businesses engaged in global trade. The company said the platform is designed to reduce operational friction and improve efficiency in international commerce.
Bluebulb currently offers T+0 settlements to the US, UK and EU, and T+1 settlements to China, supporting African firms with faster global payment processing.
