Seed Round — Now Open

The Financial Infrastructure
Haiti Has Been Waiting For

Tchotcho Pay combines USDC on Base, a Visa Debit card, money transfer, and a Haitian marketplace — into one platform for 3M+ diaspora members sending $3.8B home every year.

$3.8B
Remittances sent to Haiti annually
3M+
Haitian diaspora in US, Canada & France
6–9%
Average fee charged by incumbents today
<3%
Tchotcho Pay target fee — 3× cheaper

The Haitian Diaspora Is Being Overcharged

Sending money to Haiti costs 3× more than it should. Existing services are slow, expensive, and built for a different era.

The Old Way

  • Western Union charges 6–9% per transfer
  • Transfers take 1–3 business days
  • Recipients must travel to a physical agent
  • Savings held in HTG lose value to inflation
  • No digital spending power in Haiti
  • No integrated marketplace for local services
  • Closed hours — not available nights or weekends

The Tchotcho Pay Way

  • Under 3% fee — saving families $100s per year
  • Instant settlement via USDC on Base
  • Recipient receives to their phone wallet
  • Save in USDC — always worth $1 USD
  • Visa Debit card for digital and in-store spend
  • Haitian marketplace built into the platform
  • 24/7 — always on, blockchain-powered

A $3.8B Market With No Real Digital Winner

Haiti is one of the most remittance-dependent economies in the world. Remittances make up over 20% of GDP — yet the infrastructure is still offline, expensive, and fragmented.

$3.8B
Total Addressable Market
Annual Haiti remittances
Source: World Bank 2024
$1.6B
Serviceable Addressable Market
US, Canada & France corridor
~42% of total remittance flow
$80M+
Serviceable Obtainable Market
5% capture by Year 3
Conservative projection
Annual volume capture by year
Year 1 — Soft launch, US corridor
$8M
Year 2 — Canada & France added, marketplace launch
$35M
Year 3 — Full agent network, physical card
$80M
Year 5 — Category leader, regional expansion
$200M+

Six Products. One Platform. One Mission.

We're not just a remittance company. We're building the complete financial OS for the Haitian diaspora and the people they support back home.

01

💸 Money Transfer

Send USD from the US, Canada, or France. Recipient gets USDC in Haiti in under 60 seconds. Fees under 3%.

02

🪙 USDC Wallet

Every user holds a USDC wallet on Base. Stable, dollar-pegged savings that are immune to HTG inflation.

03

💳 Visa Debit Card

Virtual card available now. Physical card in production. Spend USDC anywhere Visa is accepted — including Apple Pay and Google Pay.

04

🛒 Haitian Marketplace

Pay for electricity, phone top-ups, school fees, food, and local merchants directly in USDC — no cash needed.

05

👥 Peer-to-Peer

Send to friends and family by username, phone number, or QR code. P2P transfers inside Tchotcho Pay are free.

06

🏧 Cash Out

Withdraw to a local Haitian bank account, through our agent network, or convert to HTG. Flexibility where it matters most.

Enterprise Infrastructure. Startup Speed.

We're building on proven fintech rails — not reinventing the wheel. This lets us move fast, stay compliant, and scale without building a bank from scratch.

🌉
Stablecoin Layer

Bridge (by Stripe)

Powers our USDC wallets on Base blockchain. Handles USD → USDC conversion, cross-border settlement, and stablecoin custody. Near-instant, low-cost, 24/7.

💳
Payments + Card Issuance

Stripe

Accepts debit, credit, and ACH deposits. Stripe Issuing powers our virtual and physical Visa Debit cards. One integration, two critical layers covered.

🏦
Bank Verification

Plaid

Instant bank account verification for ACH deposits. Users link their US bank account securely in minutes — no micro-deposit delays.

🛡️
Banking + Compliance

Unit / Synctera

Banking-as-a-Service layer providing FDIC-insured accounts, KYC/AML compliance, account ledgering, and regulatory coverage — no banking license required to launch.

⛓️
Blockchain

Base (by Coinbase)

Layer 2 Ethereum network with ~$0.01 transaction fees and sub-second finality. USDC on Base is the backbone of every transfer and wallet on Tchotcho Pay.

🇭🇹
Haiti Cash-Out Network

Local Partner + Agent Network

Partnership with MonCash (Digicel) for nationwide cash-out reach, supplemented by our own trained agent network in key Haitian cities.

💵
User deposits USD
(Stripe / Plaid)
🛡️
Compliance check
(Unit/Synctera)
🌉
Convert to USDC
(Bridge on Base)
🪙
Recipient wallet
credited in Haiti
💳
Spend, send,
or cash out

Five Revenue Streams. Built to Scale.

We make money when users transact — aligned incentives from day one.

Card Deposit Fee

2–3%

Charged when users load funds via debit or credit card. Standard for fintech deposit products. Highest volume stream.

Cash-Out Fee

1%

Charged when recipients withdraw to a local Haitian bank or through our agent network. Low friction, high frequency.

Merchant Fee

1–2%

Charged to marketplace merchants when customers pay with USDC. Standard interchange model — merchants pay, users don't.

FX Spread

~0.5%

Small spread on USD ↔ HTG conversions at cash-out. Transparent to users, meaningful at scale.

Year Volume Revenue Notes
Year 1 $8M $240K US soft launch, waitlist conversion
Year 2 $35M $1.1M Canada + France, marketplace launch
Year 3 $80M $2.5M Physical card, full agent network
Year 4 $140M $4.5M Premium accounts, B2B merchants
Year 5 $200M+ $6.5M+ Regional expansion, category leader

Built in Phases. Launched Fast.

Infrastructure-first approach: compliance and banking rails before growth. Every phase unlocks the next.

Q2 2026 — Complete

Foundation

Website live, waitlist collecting, brand identity complete, Visa card design finalized, SEO and social media kit ready.

WebsiteBrandWaitlistCard Design
Q3 2026 — In Progress

Infrastructure Setup

Onboard Unit/Synctera for banking compliance, integrate Bridge for USDC/Base, integrate Stripe Payments and Plaid ACH. Begin KYC/AML flow build.

Unit/SyncteraBridgeStripePlaid
Q4 2026

Beta Launch — US Corridor

Invite-only launch for waitlist users. US → Haiti transfers live. USDC wallets active. Virtual Visa card issued. Agent onboarding begins in Haiti.

Beta AppVirtual CardAgent Program
Q1–Q2 2027

Public Launch + Marketplace

Open to all users. Haitian marketplace live (top-up, bill pay, merchants). Canada and France corridors added. Physical card production begins.

PublicMarketplaceCanadaFrance
Q3 2027+

Scale + Regional Expansion

Physical Visa card shipped. Premium accounts launched. B2B merchant tools. Expansion into Dominican Republic, Jamaica, and other Caribbean corridors.

Physical CardPremiumB2BCaribbean

Early Signal. Pre-Launch.

We haven't launched a single transaction yet — and already have a growing community waiting for us.

2,000+
Waitlist signups across homepage, app page, and referral program
19
Pages live on tchotchopay.com — fully SEO-optimized and indexed
$0
Paid marketing spend — all organic and community-driven growth

"The Haitian diaspora sends billions home every year, paying fees that quietly drain family incomes. We built Tchotcho Pay because we know this community personally — and we know they deserve better."

— Tchotcho Pay Founding Team

Seed Round

$750,000
Seed Round — SAFE or Convertible Note
40%
Engineering & Product
App build + API integrations
25%
Compliance & Legal
KYC/AML, licensing, counsel
20%
Haiti Operations
Agent network, local partnerships
15%
Marketing & Growth
Launch campaign, community

Let's Talk

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— The Tchotcho Pay Team