Wallah We Can France required a secure and reliable method for international payments to support their educational and social impact initiatives in high-risk regions. Fast, traceable transfers were essential to meet project timelines, pay local partners, and deliver on promises made to communities in need.
About
Wallah We Can is a nonprofit, non-political, and non-religious organization founded in Tunisia in 2012 and established in France in 2018. The organization promotes children’s rights through sustainable, entrepreneurial approaches.
The Challenge
When Wallah We Can began expanding its Green School project to high-risk countries in the Middle East, it encountered significant challenges in transferring funds abroad.
“We tried to make a classic transfer via our bank. But the delays were a hindrance. We tried for months, and the funds never transferred. We had to retrieve the money from the bank because it was needed to purchase furniture for a new school building,” says Ines Nafati, Présidente Wallah We Can France.
Traditional bank transfers to high-risk countries were plagued by delays, security checks, and a lack of visibility, threatening the timeline and credibility of their programs.
“We had a timeline to respect, and losing months in transfer was really upsetting because we had people waiting on funds there.”
The Solution
A personal referral led the organization to TransferMate. With the platform, they were able to fund their international partners securely and more quickly, with complete transparency.
“By using TransferMate, we helped the people there by making sure the money could be transferred safely and quickly. Our payment was processed within 24 to 48 hours, at most. Even in France, transferring funds from one French account to another takes at least 24 hours. So, yeah, it’s safe to say the transfer is faster than the banking system.”
The platform’s user-friendly interface and streamlined documentation requirements simplified their process. All necessary recipient files are uploaded once, and payments are executed efficiently, with live tracking available every step of the way.
“It’s easy with TransferMate. You follow all the instructions on the platform and make the payment. Then you know where the money is, and when it will be received.”
TransferMate also allowed them to make payments in EUR, while recipients were paid in USD, which is crucial for projects in the Middle East.
“We can see the currency's value and the foreign exchange rates. So, if we'd like to send $20,000, we have all the information we need to send the equivalent amount in euros, and the payment we send is always the amount received”.
The Results
After attempting to pay into high-risk regions for months, Wallah We Can successfully contacted, onboarded, and completed a payment within 4 days using TransferMate.
“Everything was done in two or three days, even from the start of onboarding up until the payment. So, in the space of a work week, it was all done. We saved a lot of time going through TransferMate.”
Payments land within 48 hours, keeping contractors paid and build stages moving. Even versus domestic transfers in France, this speed helps projects stay on timeline.
“With TransferMate, it takes 24 hours to go to a high-risk country or a maximum of 48. And, it's not just the money. It's the fact that we'll be able to build schools, pay people there, and advance the projects that we wanted to. It's like insurance that we can make deadlines.”
End-to-end tracking has removed guesswork for Wallah We Can, making audits and board updates straightforward. With TransferMate, you always know where a payment is and what happens next.
“You can follow up the whole payment process and know where you're at during the process.”
Simple workflows reduce admin time, allowing the team to focus on delivery instead of paperwork. Once a recipient is set up, repeating a payment is quick.
“The administrative time for us to make a payment was cut, I think, by half the time it would usually take.”
The Final Word
“It’s not just the money. It’s about the project we pay for or fund. TransferMate gave us the ability to keep our word to those communities.”
To manage payments to and from high-risk countries more effectively, sign up to the TransferMate Platform, or contact the team for a demo.
