Kolan
Kolan is a consumer finance app that issues USD, EUR and GBP receive accounts for freelancers in the Global South, holds balances in stablecoins, and layers virtual cards plus crypto, perpetual futures and prediction markets on the same balance.1 It was selected for Circle’s inaugural Developer Grant Program (Arc / USDC) as payments infrastructure for emerging markets.
History
Kolan launched to give non-U.S. workers in 50–100+ countries a compliant way to get paid in dollars and euros without correspondent-bank delays. Circle’s grant programme highlighted the same freelancer pain that Roam, Karsa and Payoneer target. The product then expanded from “get paid” into trading and event markets so one account covers earn, hold, speculate and spend.
Model
Kolan uses banking partners for named fiat accounts and stablecoins for the held balance. It is a fintech front end, not a chartered bank. Availability is marketed globally with KYC from day one.
Products
Local bank-detail deposits in USD, EUR or GBP; Apple Pay and crypto funding; virtual cards that spend the Kolan balance directly; spot crypto and memecoins; perpetual futures; and prediction markets.
External links
References
- Kolan offers USD/EUR/GBP accounts, virtual cards, crypto trading and prediction markets from one app. https://kolan.xyz/
Frequently asked questions
- What is Kolan?
- Kolan is a Global South finance app combining USD/EUR/GBP receive accounts with virtual cards, crypto trading and prediction markets.
- What type of company is Kolan?
- Kolan is described as Partner-bank / stablecoin wallet in its neobank.wiki profile.
- What is the official Kolan website?
- The official website for Kolan is https://kolan.xyz/.
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.