About ZARI

Bridging conscience and capital.

We're building a regulated, Shariah-governed investment platform for the Cameroonian diaspora. Real contracts, real assets, real transparency.

Our mission

The bank you wish you had — built by people who needed it.

For too long, Cameroonians abroad have had two choices: conventional banks that charge you to send your own money home, or informal channels with no audit trail.

Zari is a third option. A regulated bank account in Cameroon, opened entirely from your phone, governed by Shariah, and built so the math is auditable down to the last XAF.

We don't promise miracles. We promise predictability, transparency, and respect — for your faith and your capital.

Where we work

Yaoundé · Douala · Paris · Brussels · Toronto

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Independent Shariah board

Reviews every product + every batch run

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Savana CBS partnership

Real Cameroonian banking infrastructure

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eIDAS-grade signatures

Sealed PDFs with qualified timestamps

Our values

Four principles. No compromises.

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Sharia integrity

Every product reviewed by an independent Shariah board. No compromises on the contract.

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Radical transparency

Audit-ready math, contract IDs on every flow, and fees disclosed up-front. You see exactly where your money goes.

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Bank-grade security

TLS in transit, envelope encryption per profile field, SHA-256 document integrity, EXIF stripping.

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Community first

Built for the Cameroonian diaspora — by people who know what it's like to send capital back home.

Our journey

Two years building the bank we always wanted.

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2024Founded

Zari is incorporated. Shariah board appointed. CBS partnership signed with Savana.

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2025Build

Backend, web app, mobile app developed. AAOIFI-aligned product framework finalised.

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2026Launch

Diaspora onboarding goes live. First Wakala / Mudaraba / Tawarruq subscriptions.

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2027Scale

Roll out to additional diaspora corridors. New product lines under Shariah review.

By the numbers

What we've built so far.

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Shariah-compliant products

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Tables in compliance schema

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Mandatory regulated consents

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Decimal-precision math

Build wealth on your terms.

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