Partners
Build your financial-technology business with Ustawi.
- Partner models
- 4 tracks, referral to reseller
- Integration hub
- 9 categories
- Referral partners
- Commission on first-year subs
Who can partner with Ustawi
Technology companies
Integrate your payment, KYC, SMS, insurance or financial services into Ustawi.
Consultants & system integrators
Implement Ustawi for financial institutions end to end.
Fintech providers
Extend Ustawi with complementary services.
Sales & referral partners
Introduce qualified institutions and earn referral commissions.
Resellers
Build a portfolio of institutions running on Ustawi, under your own brand.
Industry consultants
Help MFIs, SACCOs and VICOBA groups modernise their operations.
The Ustawi partner program
Implementation partner
Help financial institutions deploy Ustawi.
- ✓Configuration
- ✓Data migration
- ✓Staff training
- ✓Deployment
- ✓Business-process consulting
- ✓First-line support
- ▸Partner & product training
- ▸A sandbox tenant
- ▸Onboarding playbooks
- ▸Implementation resources
- ▸Direct technical support
Best for: Consultancies, IT companies and system integrators.
Apply as implementation partner →Referral partner
Introduce institutions that need better lending technology.
- ✓Introductions to MFIs, SACCOs, VICOBA networks, digital lenders, employers
- ▸A referral commission on the first-year subscription of each institution you introduce that goes live
- ▸Sales materials for customer conversations
- ▸Demo support
Best for: Anyone with a relevant network of lenders and financial institutions.
Apply as referral partner →Platform / white-label reseller
Run Ustawi across many institutions under your own brand.
- ✓Sales & commercial reach
- ✓Customer success across your portfolio
- ✓Support to your institutions
- ▸The real multi-tenant Platform & Billing app
- ▸Tenant provisioning
- ▸Per-tenant app switchboard
- ▸Portfolio billing
- ▸White-label branding per tenant
Best for: Operators building a portfolio of institutions on one platform.
Apply as platform / white-label reseller →Integration partner
Connect your service into the Ustawi ecosystem.
- ✓A relevant service
- ✓API capability
- ✓Security standards
- ✓Technical support
- ▸Access to the integration hub's categories
- ▸Integration documentation
- ▸Engineering contact
Best for: Payments, KYC, SMS, insurance, CRB, accounting and fiscalization providers.
Apply as integration partner →How the partner program works
Apply
Tell us about your company and the partnership you're interested in.
Qualification
We review your business, market and capabilities.
Onboarding
Complete product and partner training.
Get access
Receive the tools, documentation and environments your track needs.
Launch
Introduce customers, deploy Ustawi, or build your integration.
Grow together
Ongoing product and technical support as you scale.
What partners get
Product training
Understand Ustawi and learn how to position it.
Sandbox environment
Test implementations before going live.
Implementation resources
Onboarding playbooks and deployment materials.
Technical support
Direct assistance from our team when you need it.
Sales resources
Product materials for customer conversations and demos.
Launch your own lending software — your brand, our platform.
The multi-tenant Platform & Billing app is shipped, not promised. Run many institutions from one place: provision tenants, configure each one, control app availability, apply your own branding, and bill across your whole portfolio.
- ✓Provision tenants
- ✓Per-tenant configuration
- ✓App switchboard per tenant
- ✓Portfolio billing
- ✓White-label branding
- ✓Operate multiple institutions
Connect the services institutions already use.
Build against the platform's nine-category integration hub.
What we look for in a partner
Technical capability · Financial-sector experience · Implementation experience · Customer-support capability
A relevant industry network · Access to qualified institutions · Ability to introduce decision-makers
Sales capability · Customer-success capability · Ability to support multiple institutions · Commercial capacity
A relevant technology/service · API capability · Security standards · Technical support
Partner economics
A commission on qualifying first-year subscriptions.
Revenue from implementation and professional services, where applicable.
A commercial model based on your agreement with Ustawi.
Commercial opportunities depend on the integration and partnership model.
Exact commercial terms are set out in your partner agreement.
Building the Ustawi partner network.
We're building a network of implementation, technology and distribution partners across Tanzania and the wider financial-services ecosystem. Come in early.
Become one of our first partners →Partner FAQ
What types of partners does Ustawi work with?
Four: implementation partners (deploy Ustawi for institutions), referral partners (introduce institutions), platform/white-label resellers (run Ustawi across many institutions under their own brand), and integration partners (connect a service into the platform).
Which partner track is right for me?
Implementation if you deliver onboarding services; referral if you introduce leads; reseller if you want to run Ustawi across multiple institutions under your own brand; integration if you provide a payments/KYC/SMS/insurance/CRB/accounting/fiscalization service.
How does the referral commission work?
Referral partners earn a commission on the first-year subscription value of each institution they introduce that goes live; the exact rate is set out in the partner agreement.
Can I resell Ustawi under my own brand?
Yes — the reseller track uses the shipped multi-tenant Platform & Billing app: provision tenants, control each tenant's app switchboard, apply white-label branding, and bill across your portfolio.
Can I run multiple institutions on one platform?
Yes — that is exactly what the platform/reseller track and the Multi-tenant Platform & Billing app provide.
Do partners receive training and a sandbox?
Yes — implementation partners receive product/partner training, onboarding playbooks and a sandbox tenant to test implementations before going live.
Is technical support included?
Yes — partners receive direct technical support from our team; the depth scales with the partnership.
Do I need technical experience?
For implementation and integration partnerships, yes. Referral partnerships need a relevant network, not technical skills.
Can my company integrate with Ustawi?
Yes, across the integration hub's categories — payments, KYC/NIDA, SMS, insurance, CRB, employer payroll, bank, accounting and fiscalization. Talk to our engineering team about your specific service.
How do I apply?
Use the partner application form at /partners/apply — tell us your company, your network and the track that fits. There are no fees to apply, and our partnerships team follows up by email on the next steps.
Ready to build with Ustawi?
Tell us about your business, your network and the type of partnership you're interested in — our partnerships team will take it from there.