Sendmoney
likeatext.
Crypto wallets are complicated. Sawa is different. We replaced long, scary addresses with phone numbers, so you can support your family and pay friends instantly.
01 · The Problem
Crypto promised
to free your money.
But first, you had to get this exactly right.
0x742d35Cc6634C0532925a3b844Bc454b2c1d4F3a
One wrong character = money gone forever. No undo.
Scroll to continue
02 · The Breakthrough
What if your wallet
lived in your contacts?
0x742d...4F3a
+234 802 123 4567
The people you love, already in your pocket.
Now they're your wallet too.
03 · The Sawa Way
Simple as
a text message.
No addresses. No complexity. Just send money to people you know, the way you already know them.
Sent $50 to Mom
Instant · No address needed
Powered by industry-leading infrastructure
Solana
Ethereum
Bitcoin
TronSolanaEthereumBitcoinTronSolanaEthereumBitcoinTron
"It just works, like magic."
— Early beta user, Lagos
Why Sawa
Designed for real relationships.
Sending money shouldn't feel like a transaction — it's an act of care. Whether you're paying tuition, sending support home, or splitting a bill, Sawa respects the connection between you and the recipient.
No wallet addresses
Just use phone numbers from your contacts. It's that simple.
Automatic sync
See who's on Sawa instantly — no manual searching needed.
Personal notes
Add a message to every transfer, because money has meaning.
What we built
Professional grade.
Human simple.
Built on powerful blockchain technology, wrapped in an interface anyone can use.
One Wallet, Every Chain
Hold and send USDC, SOL, ETH and Bitcoin across Solana, Ethereum, Base, Polygon and BNB Chain — we handle the networks so you don't have to.
Buy Crypto Instantly
Top up with a local bank transfer and watch crypto land in your wallet within minutes — no cards, no middlemen.
Sawa Pay
Pay bills, buy airtime & data, and cash out to any bank account or mobile money — straight from your crypto balance.
We Run Our Own Rails
Sawa operates its own rails for on- and off-ramps — so conversions are faster, rates are fairer, and there's no third-party middleman.
Earn While You Hold
Put idle assets to work with built-in staking, and protect bigger deals with on-chain escrow.
Secure & Non-Custodial
You own your keys and your money. Identity verification unlocks higher limits when you need them.
Sawa Toolkit
Safe Phone-First Identity & Payment Primitives for Solana.
Built on Privy (non-custodial) + high-performance private Rust rails.
Production-extracted primitives for Solana consumer apps in Africa. Private Rust rails power the live app.
Monorepo with Turborepo • Example app • Ready for npm/crates.io
Built for Africa.
Real infrastructure, not hype. Phone-first payments, local compliance, and private rails that actually work across the continent.
Built for Africa
Deep local support across Nigeria, Kenya, Ghana, South Africa, Uganda, Tanzania, Zambia and 40+ more countries. Real infrastructure for emerging markets.
Phone-First Identity
Send, receive, and pay using just a phone number from your contacts. No scary wallet addresses. Non-custodial via Privy embedded wallets.
Real Production Rails
Our own treasury, compliance (NIN/BVN, Prembly, sanctions screening), and on/off-ramp infrastructure. Fast, fair, and built for African realities.
Town Hall
Straight from the community.
Takes 30 seconds · sawawallet.org/review
Coverage
Africa & Beyond.
Sawa supports transfers across 50+ countries.
Leadership
The Team Behind Sawa
A small team building cross-border payments for Africa.
Tyler
Co-Founder, FinanceLeads financial strategy, compliance (KYC/AML), and grant/fundraising efforts.
FAQ
Questions, answered.
Everything you need to know about sending, buying and spending crypto with Sawa.
Is Sawa Wallet free to use?
Yes — downloading and using Sawa Wallet is free. You only pay a small, transparent fee when you convert between crypto and your local currency. No monthly fees, no hidden charges.
Which countries does Sawa Wallet support?
Sawa works across 50+ countries, with deep local support in Nigeria, Kenya, Ghana, South Africa, Uganda, Tanzania, Zambia and more — including cash-outs to local banks and mobile money in your own currency.
Is Sawa Wallet safe and non-custodial?
Yes. Sawa is non-custodial, which means you own your private keys and your funds — not us. Optional identity verification unlocks higher limits whenever you need them.
Which cryptocurrencies and blockchains does Sawa support?
You can hold and send USDC, USDT, SOL, ETH and Bitcoin across Solana, Ethereum, Base, Polygon and BNB Chain — all from a single wallet.
Can I buy crypto and cash out to my bank with Sawa?
Yes. Buy crypto instantly with a local bank transfer, and cash out straight to your bank account or mobile money. Sawa runs its own rails, so conversions are fast and fairly priced with no third-party middleman.
What is Sawa Pay?
Sawa Pay lets you pay bills, buy airtime and data, and settle electricity and cable TV — directly from your crypto balance, without needing any extra apps.
How do I send crypto using just a phone number?
Pick a contact, enter an amount, and send. Sawa maps phone numbers to wallets behind the scenes, so you never copy a long, scary address — sending crypto feels as easy as sending a text.
What is the Sawa Toolkit?
An open-source collection of developer primitives extracted from our production app: @sawa/phone-resolver (phone-to-Solana via Privy) and @sawa/compliance-kit (KYC/AML for 10+ African countries). The ramp/treasury service remains private/internal. Designed for Solana Foundation Developer Tooling grants and other teams building consumer-first crypto apps in Africa. See https://github.com/Dipraise1/sawa-toolkit.
Early Access
Be among the first.
Sawa is currently in beta. Sign up to secure your spot and get notified when we launch in your country.
No spam. Unsubscribe at any time.