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Micro-savings
made practical.

Digitizing Ibimina, automating compliance, and unlocking green mobility for every cooperative.

USSD Direct Dial
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Evidence-Backed Ledger Sync
Market Gap

97.3% Undigitized

The vast majority of communal savings still live in cash-boxes, invisible to the global financial system.

3B+ RWF Annual Float

100% Compliance

BNR regulatory ready. Automated reporting for informal clusters meeting national standards.

Green Transition

E-Moto asset-backed financing. Unlocking green mobility through verified savings histories.

Payment Infrastructure

USSD-First Payments

No internet needed. Pay via Mobile Money USSD, auto-verified and allocated to your savings group.

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The Inclusion Rail

Built for the
informal sector.

Cool is the missing Inclusion Rail between community wealth and the formal financial system.

Purpose-Driven Savings

Turning abstract savings into tangible milestones like insurance renewals or e-moto downpayments.

Daily Loan Repayment

A breakthrough infrastructure that fits the daily income rhythm of informal workers. Zero-fee.

Group-Backed Credit

Leveraging ibimina trust networks to provide collateral-free access to formal green financing.

Core Features

Everything you need.
Nothing you don't.

Group savings, biometric payments, and mobile money together in one premium experience.

Group Savings

Save together,
grow together

Create or join savings groups with transparent tracking. Every contribution is verified and recorded automatically.

Create private or public savings groups
Bank-custody for savings security
Invite members via QR or share link
Full contribution ledger & statements
76%
Collected
12
Members
RWF 10K
Monthly
8
Cycles
BioPay

Your face is
your wallet

Pay in seconds using biometric identity. No cards, no codes — just you.

Face scan payments with on-device AI
NFC tap-to-pay with any device
Generate & scan QR payment codes
Your biometric data never leaves your device
Face
Scan Pay
NFC
Tap Pay
QR
Generate
Scan
QR Code
Mobile Money

Mobile Money,
simplified

One-tap USSD payments with automatic SMS verification. Every franc is tracked and reconciled.

One-tap MoMo USSD payments
Auto SMS verification on Android
USSD Flow
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Auto-verified
Bank Partners

Backed by banks
you trust

Your savings are held in custodial accounts with Rwanda's leading financial institutions.

Open bank accounts directly in-app
Custodial savings with partner banks
Transparent routing and reconciliation
Urwego
MFI Partner
Equity
Bank Partner
Core Infrastructure

USSD Micro-savings
& Evidence-Backed Ledger.

No internet? No smartphone? No problem. Cool operates on the most reliable infrastructure in Africa: USSD.

01

USSD Deposit

Member initiates deposit via *182*8*1*23456*2000#

02

MoMo SMS

System receives MoMo confirmation

03

Data Capture

Cryptographic Evidence extraction

04

Allocation

Split into restricted-purpose pots

05

Ledger Update

Evidence-Backed Ledger entry

06

Notification

Real-time SMS confirmation to member

Simple

3 steps to start saving

From sign-up to your first contribution in under two minutes.

1

Sign up with WhatsApp

Enter your phone number and verify with a WhatsApp OTP. No passwords, no email needed.

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2

Join a savings group

Browse public groups or create your own. Invite friends via QR code or share link.

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3

Save and grow

Contribute via Mobile Money. Every payment is auto-verified and tracked.

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Economic Impact

National
Economic Impact

Cool isn't just an app; it's an economic engine built to formalize and grow national savings across Rwanda.

Savings Growth

Projected 3x increase in formalized communal savings by 2026.

Credit Access

Bridging the gap for the underbanked through alternative credit scoring.

Stability

Reducing financial volatility for daily-wage earners through structured flow.

Solving the
Liquidity Trap.

The Problem

Billions in community wealth remain trapped in informal boxes, invisible to the formal economy.

The Solution

Cool digitizes ibimina contributions, building Evidence-Backed Ledgers for Purpose-Bound Financing.

The Impact

Enabling blended green mobility loans: 20% savings + 70% bank loan + 10% grant.

Blended Finance Model
70%
Bank
20%
Savings
10%
Grant
User Journey

Jean's
Journey

Visualizing the path from informal work to green mobility ownership.

01

Onboarding

Jean joins his local moto-taxi cooperative.

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02

Daily Micro-Savings

Every day, Jean saves RWF 2,000.

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03

Trust Score

After 6 months of consistent behavior, Jean's group-backed trust score qualifies him for Purpose-Bound Financing.

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Green Mobility
04

E-Moto Loan

Jean receives a green mobility loan. His daily savings now cover the Zero-Fee Daily Loan Repayment.

Automated Compliance

Insurance Renewal
RRA Tax Preparation
RURA License Sync
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Stakeholder Value

Solving Real
Pain Points.

Cool is designed to eliminate operational friction across the financial ecosystem.

Cooperative Leaders

The Pain

Manual tracking disputes & cash handling risks.

The Solution

Automated USSD-to-Ledger pipeline with zero-dispute transparency.

Insurers

The Pain

High premium lapses & collection costs.

The Solution

Automated daily micro-premium collection from restricted-purpose pots.

Commercial Banks

The Pain

High cost-to-serve informal workers.

The Solution

Low-cost deposit mobilization & Purpose-Bound Financing rails.

Institutional Infrastructure

Regulatory
Comfort Pack.

Engineered for institutional trust. Your community's wealth stays 100% intact.

Custody Clarity

Equity Bank acts as the official custodian.

Evidence-Backed

Cryptographic evidence for every MoMo SMS capture.

Risk Controls

Idempotency built into the core.

Zero-Fee Promise

Zero-fees for savers.

Partner Deep-Dive

Cool

Inclusion Rail

Data Capture & Ledger Management

Equity Bank

Custodian

Escrow Account Management

Regulators

Oversight

Compliance & Consumer Protection

Strategic Partners

Trusted by the ecosystem.

Rwanda's trusted financial and regulatory institutions power Cool's custodial savings.

Equity Bank Radiant BRD RRA RURA

Urwego Bank

Microfinance institution providing group savings custody and account opening services.

Equity Bank

Full-service banking partner for custodial accounts and community savings programs.

Ready to digitize
community wealth?

Join 35,000+ moto-taxi drivers and 4.8M ibimina participants in building a more inclusive financial future for Rwanda.

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