Juicyway
Juicyway is a cross-border payments and currency-exchange company founded in 2021 by Ife Johnson and Justin Ziegler. It provides multi-currency accounts (NGN, USD, CAD, GBP, EUR and stablecoins such as USDT/USDC), U.S. ACH/wire receive details, payouts and developer APIs used heavily by Nigerians and African businesses that need reliable dollar rails.1
History
Johnson previously worked in growth roles at Nigerian investment app Bamboo; Ziegler, a Princeton and Stanford GSB alumnus, was chief of staff at Andela. They launched Juicyway to simplify Africa-connected FX and global collections after watching clients struggle with domiciliary accounts and correspondent-bank deductions. The brand became a frequently referred USD on/off-ramp in Nigerian fintech circles.
Founders
Ife Johnson is co-founder and chief executive officer.
Justin Ziegler is co-founder and chief operating officer, with a background scaling operations at Andela and a long-standing focus on African businesses.
Licences
Juicyway publishes a multi-jurisdiction licence map: Central Bank of Nigeria International Money Transfer Operator (IMTO) via Juice Technology Systems; UK FCA authorised payment institution; U.S. FinCEN money-services business plus state money-transmitter licences; Canada FINTRAC MSB and Bank of Canada payment-service-provider registration. In Nigeria, related partners have included FX and microfinance-bank entities for local deposit and conversion rails.2
Products
Users can hold and convert NGN, USD, CAD, GBP, EUR and stablecoins; request a U.S. account and routing number in their name for ACH/wires; pay vendors globally; and use payment links and collections/payouts APIs. It is often compared with Wise and Payoneer for Africa-to-dollar use cases rather than a full retail bank.
External links
References
- Juicyway provides multi-currency accounts and global payments for individuals and businesses. https://juicyway.com/
- Published licences include CBN IMTO (Nigeria), FCA API (UK), FinCEN MSB / state MTLs (US), and FINTRAC MSB plus Bank of Canada PSP (Canada). https://www.juicyway.com/licenses
Frequently asked questions
- What is Juicyway?
- Juicyway is a multi-currency payments platform that lets individuals and businesses send, receive and hold USD, NGN and other currencies.
- When was Juicyway founded?
- Juicyway was founded in 2021.
- Where is Juicyway headquartered?
- Juicyway is headquartered in United States / Nigeria.
- Who founded Juicyway?
- Juicyway was founded by Ife Johnson, Justin Ziegler.
- What type of company is Juicyway?
- Juicyway is described as Licensed payments / IMTO in its neobank.wiki profile.
- What is the official Juicyway website?
- The official website for Juicyway is https://juicyway.com/.
See also
- Accrue — Accrue is a Ghana- and Nigeria-rooted fintech that moves money across Africa and the US using a stablecoin agent network.
- Airwallex — Airwallex is an Australian-founded business fintech for global accounts, payments and spend management.
- Alex Johnson — Alex Johnson is the founder of Fintech Takes, a widely read fintech newsletter and podcast; he is active on X as @AlexH_Johnson.
- Alexandre Prot — Alexandre Prot is co-founder and CEO of Qonto, the Paris-based European business neobank.
- Ali Niknam — Ali Niknam is founder and CEO of Bunq, the Amsterdam-based licensed Dutch neobank.