Experience the future of African cross-border payments with virtual Juice Coins (JUC). Real technology, zero risk.
PesaFlow is a platform designed to solve the challenges of cross-border payments for African businesses. This sandbox environment uses the Interledger Protocol (ILP) to demonstrate instant, low-cost settlement.
| Link | Description |
|---|---|
| [View Demo] | See the Live Sandbox in action (when available) |
| [API Documentation] | Explore our developer-first REST API |
| [Interledger Docs] | Learn more about the underlying ILP technology |
| [License] | MIT License Details |
Juice Coin is a virtual currency demonstration of PesaFlow. It's built to showcase how modern, open payment technology can specifically address the pain points of African Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs).
African SMEs lose time and money due to a fragmented financial landscape:
- High Costs: Traditional cross-border payments incur 8-15% fees.
- Slow Settlement: Transactions often take 3-5 days to complete.
- Lack of Tools: Developers lack simple, modern APIs to build cross-border features.
- Fragmentation: Difficulties in accepting payments across different African countries.
The Juice Coin Sandbox provides a risk-free environment to interact with a truly modern payment solution:
- Virtual Economy: Transact with Juice Coins (JUC) to simulate real-world value transfer.
- Instant Settlement: Payments are completed in minutes, not days, powered by the Interledger Protocol.
- Developer First: Access to a full REST API for building and testing integrations.
- Real Technology: Utilizes the open-source Rafiki implementation of ILP.
| Category | Feature | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Virtual Currency | 10,000 JUC Starting Balance | Every user account is pre-funded for immediate testing. |
| Simulation | Virtual African Merchants | Simulate transactions between businesses in Kenya, Nigeria, Ghana, and South Africa. |
| Core Tech | Interledger Protocol | Real-world Rafiki integration for high-performance, cross-ledger settlements. |
| Interface | Modern React Dashboard | Intuitive merchant and user interfaces for transaction tracking and analytics. |
| Safety | No Real Money | JUC is for educational demonstration only and holds zero monetary value. |
The platform is designed for high-performance and scalability, utilizing best-in-class open-source technologies.
graph TD
A[Frontend Dashboard - Next.js] --> B(Go API Server)
B --> C{Juice Coin Engine}
B --> D[Interledger Rafiki Connector]
C --> E[PostgreSQL Virtual Ledger]
D --> F[Cross-border Settlement Network]
B --> G[PostgreSQL DB]
H[Webhooks] --> B
style C fill:#e1f5fe,stroke:#4CAF50,stroke-width:2px
style D fill:#f3e5f5,stroke:#9C27B0,stroke-width:2px
- Go 1.21+ - High-performance API server
- Gin Framework - HTTP web framework
- GORM - Database ORM
- PostgreSQL - Primary database
- Rafiki Money - Interledger connector
- Next.js 14 - React framework
- TypeScript - Type safety
- Tailwind CSS - Styling
- Chart.js - Analytics and metrics
- Docker - Containerization
- Kubernetes - Orchestration
- Prometheus - Monitoring
- Grafana - Dashboards
- Go 1.21+
- PostgreSQL 14+
- Node.js 18+
- Docker (optional)