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Keep your working capital, working.

Yala extends financing to distributors, allowing them to keep their working capital in their business while simultaneously buying more goods from their suppliers.

Powering trade for 700+ businesses across Africa.

We make trade happen across Africa and with the rest of the world.

SKFSanofiSchneider ElectricSABICHuaweiMicrosoft
SKFSanofiSchneider ElectricSABICHuaweiMicrosoft

Finance trade, not just transactions

Growing a trade business often means paying suppliers/manufacturers before customers pay you, increasing inventory to meet demand or accepting larger purchase orders than your existing cash flow allows.

Yala helps manufacturers and distributors access distributor finance that supports the entire trade cycle—from purchasing inventory to fulfilling orders and collecting payment.

Finance built for traders across Africa

Access Distributor financing so you can keep your working capital, working. Stock more inventory and grow your distribution business.

Purchase Order Finance:

Finance approved purchase orders so distributors can place larger orders while manufacturers get paid according to agreed terms.

Inventory Finance:

Finance inventory purchases so you can stock more products, meet customer demand and grow your distribution business.

Distributor Financing:

Yala offers your approved distributors flexible payment terms so they can meet your MOQ requirements or buy more from you.

Built for the industries powering African trade.

Whether you manufacture pharmaceuticals in India , industrial equipment in Germany , consumer goods in Turkey or food products in Nigeria , Yala helps you build and operate distributor relationships across African markets.

Yala supports manufacturers and distributors across:

Manage your catalogues, distributors, commercial terms, orders, invoices and collections without creating a separate process for every country.

Fashion and Apparel
Pharmaceuticals
Renewables
Consumer Goods
Chemicals
Industrial Equipment
Machinery
Automotives
Frozen Foods

Why distributor finance through Yala?

Built around your trade relationship

Because Yala understands your manufacturers, distributors, invoices and payment history, financing decisions are based on real trade data and go beyond financial statements alone.

Multi-Market

Support trade across multiple African markets from one trade desk.

Designed for growth

Access financing that grows with your trade network rather than requiring a separate process for every transaction.

How It Works

1

Share Catalogue and Receive Orders

Distributor places an order from your catalogue

2

Distributor views Invoice:

An invoice is automatically generated for the distributor

3

Customer Pays Locally:

Distributor pays in their local currency from their Yala wallet.

4

Receive Settlement:

Funds are settled in your preferred currency through licensed partners.

5

Reconcile Everything:

Track invoices, payments, and settlements and sync payments with your ERP software.

Tell us where you want to go. We'll go and grow with you.