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Brandlink

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Mar 12, 2025

How Brandlink streamlined cross-border payouts for African markets

Solvent gave us access to markets we couldn't reach before. Our payout coverage tripled in a quarter.

Amara Diallo

Chief Executive Officer

3x

Coverage Growth

Payout coverage tripled in their first quarter on Solvent.

3x

Coverage Growth

Payout coverage tripled in their first quarter on Solvent.

$1.2M

Processed

Moved through Solvent in the first 30 days.

$1.2M

Processed

Moved through Solvent in the first 30 days.

18hrs

Saved Monthly

Hours saved per month on reconciliation and reporting.

18hrs

Saved Monthly

Hours saved per month on reconciliation and reporting.

40

Time Lost

Of finance ops spent reconciling numbers across disconnected tools.

40

Time Lost

Of finance ops spent reconciling numbers across disconnected tools.

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Nairobi, Kenya

Industry

Professional Services

Size

51–200

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The Challenge

Brandlink was processing payments across twelve markets. Every wire transfer took between three and four days to settle. Their finance team spent two full days every month chasing reconciliation discrepancies across spreadsheets.

As the business grew, the problem got worse. More markets meant more corridors. More corridors meant more manual work. The team needed infrastructure that could keep up.

Brandlink evaluated three providers before selecting Solvent. The decision came down to two things: the depth of local rail coverage and the speed of implementation.

Book a demo to see how Solvent handles multi-market payment flows.

The Evaluation Process

The finance team ran a structured evaluation over six weeks. They tested settlement times, reconciliation accuracy, and API reliability across their five highest-volume corridors.

Solvent cleared every test. The team was live within three days of signing.

The Results

Within thirty days of going live on Solvent, Brandlink had reduced their average payment processing time from four days to same-day. Reconciliation went from a two-day monthly exercise to an automated daily process.

What Changed on the Ground

The finance team no longer chases payments. Every transaction is matched automatically and exported to their ERP at the end of each day.

The operations team now has live visibility into every balance across every market. Nothing is hidden in a spreadsheet.

What’s Next

Brandlink is now expanding into four new markets using Solvent’s local rails. The same infrastructure that handles their existing corridors will support the new ones without any additional setup.

For more on how Solvent supports expansion into new markets, see our Payments product page.

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