Hold dollars. Spend them at home.

NorthFond is a dollar account you open with email. Add money, send to anyone, or cash out to M-Pesa and bank accounts. No seed phrase.

Email sign-in. Fees shown before you send.

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How it works

From email to usable dollars.

  1. A person in an office

    01

    Open an account

    Sign in with email. We create your dollar account. There is no seed phrase to store.

  2. Paying with a phone at a shop counter

    02

    Add money

    Buy with a card or pay from mobile money. Funds arrive as USDC in your account.

  3. Settling a bill at a local business

    03

    Send or cash out

    Transfer to anyone, or settle to M-Pesa and bank accounts. Fees are shown first.

Cash out

Dollars in. Local money out.

Keep a dollar balance, then settle to the rails people already use. M-Pesa, bank transfer, and other local methods where we operate.

Paying with a phone at a shop counter
You send$250.00
Platform fee$1.88
They receive31,850 KES
ArrivesUsually minutes

Everyday money

Built for people who get paid across borders.

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Earn in dollars

Get paid from anywhere. Keep a USDC balance that does not swing with local FX.

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Hold what you need

Your account is dollars, not a stack of chain names. Open it when you spend.

A customer paying by phone in a shop

Spend at home

Cash out to M-Pesa or a bank when you need local money, with the fee shown first.

Paying at a local business

Open a NorthFond account.

Free to start. Sign in with email. No downloads, passwords, or seed phrases.

Open account