Mercurie, a Software as a Service (SaaS) company, has launched its next-generation platform, a comprehensive digital service management and payment solution designed to streamline operations and reduce costs for African enterprises.
The new platform enables businesses to manage and pay for global digital services in their local currency, eliminating the problems associated with foreign exchange fluctuations and fragmented payment systems.
“Mercurie simplifies business software payments, eliminating currency conversion headaches for African businesses,” Ayode Akinfemiwa, a former Google executive, CEO, and Founder of Mercurie, stated.
“Our platform lets companies consolidate all their business-related digital service payments into one interface, significantly reducing administrative burdens and unlocking cost savings.”
In August 2022, Mercurie introduced Adpay, a solution that facilitates local currency payments for Google Ads.
Building on its success, Mercurie expanded its services to include Google Cloud and Google Workspace, helping businesses leverage its AI-driven capabilities.
For many businesses across Africa, subscribing to these global software services and SaaS tools presented significant hurdles. Companies often struggle with high transaction fees, currency conversion issues, and the administrative burden of managing multiple subscriptions.
Now, Mercurie is expanding its ecosystem with integrations for Zoho, Digital Ocean, Huawei, AWS, and other cloud and SaaS providers.
Mercurie’s newly launched platform consolidates these services into a single interface, allowing businesses to make payments in local currency, manage all software subscriptions centrally, eliminate the hassle of multiple invoices and payment methods, and allow access to expert support for software deployment, training, and ongoing optimisation.
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By tackling payment friction and SaaS management challenges, Mercurie wants to redefine how African businesses interact with the global digital economy, one seamless transaction at a time.
Akinfemiwa told Techpoint Africa that the business model combines transaction fees and partner discounts.
“For some of our services, like paying for Google Ads, we charge a percentage of ad spend as our fees, while for other services, [such as] Google Workspace and Google Cloud, we don’t charge our customers any fees. In fact, we discount the cost of the subscription to them, so it’s cheaper when they pay for it through us.”
The platform will enable payments in local currency, removing foreign exchange complexities and high transaction fees while offering access to export support for software deployment, training, and optimisation.
Early adopters have reported significant improvements, with one company slashing administrative costs by nearly 40% in three months. By consolidating subscriptions and optimising payments, Mercurie empowers businesses to focus on growth and innovation rather than financial logistics.
The launch of Mercurie’s platform coincides with a period when African startups are facing rising operational costs. Local alternative solutions that streamline operations and reduce costs, like Mercurie’s platform, are particularly relevant.
For African businesses, access to essential digital tools often comes with payment difficulties, leading to inefficiencies and higher costs. By offering a seamless payment and management solution, Mercurie wants to remove barriers to digital adoption and enable companies to operate more efficiently in the global market.
