GetPaid is a Stellar-powered marketplace connecting African digital professionals with global companies, enabling cross-border payments in multiple currencies with fast settlement and low fees. The platform leverages Stellar's Anchor platform and SEP standards to provide accessible financial services to freelancers, creators, and traders in Kenya, Rwanda, and Tanzania.
GetPaid is a web-based marketplace and community platform built on Stellar that connects digital professionals in Africa with companies worldwide. The platform addresses the challenge of talent scarcity by enabling African freelancers, creators, and traders to access global job opportunities and receive payments in multiple fiat and crypto currencies. Leveraging Stellar's Anchor platform and ecosystem proposals (SEP-6, SEP-9, SEP-10, SEP-12), GetPaid provides real-time cross-border payments that settle in seconds with transaction fees under a fraction of a cent. Users receive payments through Stellar-enabled wallets supporting USDC and XLM, with options to cash out to mobile money, bank accounts, or crypto exchanges. The platform won Stellar Community Fund Round 9 and plans to expand into a hub offering learning materials, asset exchange, and networking features for African digital professionals.
