Cedar Money, a regulated cross-border payments and FX infrastructure firm focused on emerging markets, has formed a strategic partnership with API-first stablecoin payments platform Noah to enable compliant, scalable payment flows between Africa and international markets.
The tie-up tackles a long-standing pain point in global B2B trade, the challenge of underwriting African merchants against Western compliance requirements. Cedar will act as the regulated onboarding and compliance layer, carrying out KYC, AML, sanctions screening and PEP checks under its financial institution licence, giving businesses a trusted route onto global payment networks. Noah, meanwhile, supplies the stablecoin-based payment infrastructure, spanning named virtual EUR and USD accounts alongside programmable payouts in multiple currencies.
By combining regulated access with modern payment rails and worldwide settlement capabilities, the pair aim to help companies transfer funds internationally with greater speed, transparency and reduced operational friction.
Cedar’s regulatory credentials include registration with the US Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), Canada’s Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre (FINTRAC) and under the Bank of Canada’s Retail Payment Activities Act (RPAA). Noah contributes the stablecoin rails needed to settle transactions into Europe, the US, Asia and further afield. With testing finished and live transactions already flowing, the two firms view the collaboration as a springboard for widening access to global payment rails for underserved markets.
Cedar Money is a cross-border payments and FX infrastructure business helping companies move money into and out of emerging markets, with a particular focus on Africa.
Cedar Money CEO Benjy Feinberg said, “Africa represents a significant opportunity for global trade finance, but access has always been gated by compliance complexity. Cedar exists to remove that gate. Our partnership with Noah means African businesses can now settle invoices with their global counterparts using best-in-class infrastructure — and the compliance layer travels with them.”
Noah founder and CEO Shah Ramezani said, “Working with Cedar has given us a genuinely differentiated path into African markets. Their compliance depth is exceptional — it’s the kind of infrastructure that changes what’s possible for Western payment platforms looking to access African business flows responsibly. We’re building something meaningful together.”
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