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Notes on moving money, across Africa.
Product news, explainers and the thinking behind Sente.
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Why a Double-Entry Ledger Matters for African Fintech
How immutable, provably correct bookkeeping builds trust in every transaction — and why we refuse to store a balance we cannot rebuild.
Sente Team· 21 October 2026
engineering
Building for Intermittent Connectivity: Lessons from USSD
How we designed USSD menus that feel instant on a basic phone and a patchy network — and never charge twice when a session drops.
Sente Team · 16 October 2026
cross-border
The State of Cross-Border Payments in Africa (2026)
An honest look at the rails, the costs and the regulation — and how Sente intends to bring the cost of moving money below 1%.
Sente Team · 9 October 2026
engineering
Idempotency Keys: Why 'Send Once' Is Harder Than It Sounds
A deep dive into exactly-once payments in a distributed system — the failure that causes double charges, and the thirty lines of code that prevent them.
Sente Team · 2 October 2026
platform
Welcome to Sente: A Payments Platform Built for Africa
An introduction to Sente — why we are building it, what the platform does, the principles behind it and where we are going next.
Sente Team · 23 September 2026