Importa

Importa Holdings Company LTD (UK) is Placing Africa at the forefront of Global trade through social commerce and payment. Subsidiary @importapay_ng.

[Importa @Importahq]

Have you been finding it hard to setup and use Importa platform?

Here are guide on how to effectively use Importa platform

A thread 🧵 🪡

[InspirationGx 🦀 @inspiration_gx]

We’re Accelerating your @colosseum submissions with Co-working spaces this weekend. [Friday and Monday]

Join us if you’re in Lagos and shipping for the Hackathon, meet the fam @SuperteamNG

showcase your product, get real feedback, test it, break it, fix it till your Claude credits expire 😤.

Register here
https://t.co/VsNIjOG8Zh

[Importapay is Live @importapay_ng]

Welcome to April 💜💜

[Importapay is Live @importapay_ng]

Wishing our Muslim brothers and sisters a joyful and peaceful Eid-El-Fitr. 🌙

May this season bring you happiness, prosperity, and seamless blessings in every way.

Eid Mubarak from ImportaPay 💜

[oxpampam.eth @Oxpam_pam]

Builders Block EP.7

ImportaPay: The Crazy Journey of Building Cross-Border Payment Infrastructure for Global Trade.

@dgoflife is the Founder and CEO of @Importahq, a cross-border payment infrastructure powering global trade for African importers.

He started with $15K in angel investment, raised $200K, and is now on the path toward a $2M pre-seed round. In this episode we discuss:

- Early businesses that shaped his entrepreneurial journey
- Why he built ImportaPay and the problem it solves
- The contrarian offline marketing strategy behind its growth
- Mentorship, relationships, and founder mindset
- Compliance playbooks and scaling cross-border payments

Packed with insights for builders and entrepreneurs.

Watch the full episode 👇

Timestamps

0:00 Introduction
2:17 DG’s Background, Early Businesses, and Importa Holdings
7:18 Early Business/Startup Lessons (Chalk Business, Exercise Books, Underwear, HealthGo)
14:52 Thoughts on Quitting and What Kept Him Going 18:00 Sacrifices Made While Building
23:35 Why ImportaPay?
25:39 Powering Cross-Border Payments (US, China, LATAM, EU, Africa)
28:06 The Role of Stablecoins
29:37 The Beginning: Angel Investment Journey
32:19 Raising $200K and What’s Next for ImportaPay 36:42 The Contrarian Offline Marketing Strategy
39:04 The Compliance Playbook
42:30 Team Building and Hiring Principles
46:09 Books, Mentors, and Building Strong Relationships
53:52 Doing What Works for You
55:07 Rare and Valuable Skills for the Next Decade 57:46 Personal Views on Spending, Saving, and Investing
1:00:17 Break the Block (Rapid Fire)
• If you had fresh capital today, which African startup would you invest in and why? (Echo)
• Product feedback on tools you use (@useazza)

https://t.co/5BAjwiPFlr

[Importapay is Live @importapay_ng]

@importapay_ng has secured $200,000 to scale our payments infrastructure and operations led by @toronet.

Building on our $15,000 angel round.

Read more via: https://t.co/BqFXOlCJ9F

#FundinginAfrica #Fintech

[Importa @Importahq]

Glad to celebrate this huge milestone.

Now global trade just got easier, smoother, and better.

Looking forward to more growth from @importapay_ng

[Importapay is Live @importapay_ng]

@importapay_ng has secured $200,000 to scale our payments infrastructure and operations led by @toronet.

Building on our $15,000 angel round.

Read more via: https://t.co/BqFXOlCJ9F

#FundinginAfrica #Fintech

[Importapay is Live @importapay_ng]

Your weekend shouldn’t be spent checking your phone or refreshing your account balance. Payments should be fast, smooth, and stressfree

With ImportaPay, you don’t have to keep waiting.Send and receive payments faster so you can focus on what really matters,enjoying your weekend

[Importapay is Live @importapay_ng]

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We are glad to announce our Panelist for our upcoming Roundtable table with discussion around Infrastructure, Technology, and compliance with speakers like @SenatorIhenyen of @InfusionLawyers, @TechSalesdoctor of @RaenestHQ, @adugbovictory, and @dgoflife of @Importahq.

With an amazing host @only_arvel

Come 27th, we will be hosing 50 importers, payment providers and industry stakeholders to discuss payment solutions for global trade.

Supported by : @HederaFndn, @BasedWestAfrica.

Register now via; https://t.co/VNX4miMDkb

[Importa @Importahq]

Marketing works best when value leads the conversation.
At IMPORTA, we focus on solving real import challenges giving African businesses access to global products with trust, speed, and transparency.

That’s how growth is built.

[Importapay is Live @importapay_ng]

Are you an importer, payment provider, or industry stakeholder?

We’re inviting you to join us for the Importers Payment Roundtable 1.0 — a focused conversation on the future of global payments for African importers.

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[Olóyè Divinegift | Importapay is live @dgoflife]

Been putting alot together for the growth and structure of Importa Holdings @Importahq.

One of the key instruments I have used to build is feedback from everyone involved in my industry.

On the 27th of December I will be hosting key industry players like importers, 3rd party payments platforms and providers, and industry stakeholders to talk about payment tools, compliance, technology and how we have built @importapay_ng to be a compliant first international payment system for global trade.

I appreciate everyone who had built this with us from @base, @HederaFndn and @arbitrum. To our legal team who has guided us through @InfusionLawyers @SenatorIhenyen, good work so far.

Looking forward to having you all join us and grow with us.

[Buchiuche3 || Cubex🧊ChildrensBishop.base.eth☂️ @Buchiuche]

What if your bank account could do what crypto wallets do?

Let’s start with a story.

Chukwuemeka runs a small import business in Nnewi.
Every week, he calls his supplier in China, trying to send payment for the next shipment of phone accessories.

But every single time, it’s the same story.
“Dollar rate don change.”
“Bank network slow.”
“Try again tomorrow.”

Meanwhile, his goods are stuck at the port, and his cash is frozen in Naira limbo.

He tried opening a domiciliary account.
It took three weeks, twelve forms, and one headache per signature.

Chukwuemeka sat there staring at his phone, wondering how something as simple as paying a vendor could feel like climbing Mount Kilimanjaro with flip-flops.

Then, one night scrolling through X, he saw a post:

“What if your bank account could send money across borders like a crypto wallet, fast, cheap, and seamless?”

It sounded too good to be true.
He clicked.
And that’s where he found importapay_ng

ImportaPay didn’t ask for a domiciliary account.
Didn’t demand paperwork thicker than a Bible.
Didn’t charge him for breathing.

He simply opened an account, paid his supplier in Naira and his supplier received dollars abroad within hours.

Just like that.
No waiting for “official rates.”

For the first time, Chukwuemeka felt what crypto users feel every day, control.

Control over his money.
Control over his timing.
Control over his business.

It was the first time a financial app actually felt like a partner, not an obstacle.

And that’s when it hit him.
The problem wasn’t that African businesses lacked hustle, they lacked tools built for their reality.

ImportaPay didn’t reinvent the wheel.
It just made it roll in our direction.

You see, crypto wallets gave us speed, freedom, and borderless power.
importapay_ng gives that same energy to your local bank account, with compliance, structure, and simplicity.

No need to chase FX traders.
No more frozen transfers.
No more endless waiting for “bank approvals.”

Just tap, send, and move your business forward.

This is more than payments.
It’s peace of mind for importers who’ve lost too many nights worrying about delayed goods.

It’s dignity for small traders tired of begging banks to trust them with their own money.

It’s progress, built for Africans, by Africans, to move the world.

Chukwuemeka doesn’t waste time anymore.
His goods move faster.
His payments settle instantly.
And he finally sleeps without checking the exchange rate every two hours.

That’s what happens when your bank account starts acting like a crypto wallet.

If you import, export, or trade across borders, this is your sign.

Simplify your business.
Cut out the noise.
Experience the freedom of cross-border payments made for your world.

Visit https://t.co/17YeG6lfE6 and see what happens when your bank starts thinking like crypto.

[Importapay is Live @importapay_ng]

Trust isn’t claimed it’s built.
At ImportaPay, our foundation is blockchain technology, ensuring every transaction is transparent, secure, and reliable.

When you choose ImportaPay, you choose a system you can trust.

[Importa @Importahq]

Happy December from importapay

[Importapay is Live @importapay_ng]

Happy New Month!
December expenses don’t have to stress you out.
With ImportaPay, you can sort your bills in seconds all from your phone.

Holiday bills
Gift money
Vendor payments

Fast. Easy. Secure.
Start your December the smart way with ImportaPay.

[Importapay is Live @importapay_ng]

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[Importapay is Live @importapay_ng]

Happy New Month!
December expenses don’t have to stress you out.
With ImportaPay, you can sort your bills in seconds all from your phone.

Holiday bills
Gift money
Vendor payments

Fast. Easy. Secure.
Start your December the smart way with ImportaPay.

[Importa @Importahq]

Real users
Real results

[Importapay is Live @importapay_ng]

Real users. Real results.
ImportaPay is solving real cross-border payment problems one transaction at a time.

From individuals to businesses, people are choosing speed, ease & reliability.

Move money globally.
Experience it today ImportaPay is live on Android & iOS.

[Importapay is Live @importapay_ng]

When it comes to cross-border payments, users shouldn’t have to choose between speed, ease, and reliability hey should have all three.

That’s why we built ImportaPay

Be it a business or an individual, moving money shouldn’t be stressful.
It should be smart, seamless and secure.

[Importapay is Live @importapay_ng]

Why stress over payments when it only takes 3 steps and 1 minute?

With ImportaPay, every transfer is:
✔️ Borderless
✔️ Swift
✔️ Seamless
✔️ Reliable

Get things done instantly. Start today.