CASE STUDY
My Ajo operating layer.
A fintech product and launch story for traditional African savings circles: automated collections, portable trust, identity workflows, payout clarity, and a public narrative that makes the operating problem easy to understand.
BRIEF
Make informal finance feel legible and safer.
Challenge
Traditional savings circles already have cultural trust, but the operations around them can feel fragile: manual collection, unclear contribution history, payout anxiety, member trust, and compliance readiness.
Solution
Product Farm framed My Ajo as a digital operating layer for circles, connecting payments, identity checks, trust visibility, group workflows, and a landing story investors and users can understand quickly.
PRODUCT SURFACE
The app story had to show real workflows.
The product surface focuses on the moments that matter inside a circle: expected returns, active groups, trust status, contribution timing, payout turns, and risk protection.
SCOPE
What went into the launch.
Landing page positioning for a savings-circle fintech
Product story for Ajo, Esusu, and Susu communities
Group creation, contribution, and payout workflow framing
Payments, KYC, AML, and trust-score proof points
Mobile product surface and release-readiness narrative
DECISIONS
The choices that made the story defensible.
- 1
Describe the product as an operating layer for savings circles, not a generic wallet or lending app.
- 2
Keep the public story focused on trust, rhythm, receipts, and payout clarity.
- 3
Use verified product capabilities instead of unverified traction or revenue claims.
- 4
Show the emotional problem behind the workflow: less chasing, clearer accountability, and calmer group operations.
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