Transversal

What Transversal does

Transversal is a Haitian IT services company (SSII) founded in 2005 by Max Larson Henry in Port-au-Prince, operating with a team of roughly 15-18 people and bootstrapped from an initial $1,500 USD personal investment. Its flagship product is MerchantPro, a SaaS eVoucher and mobile payment platform comprising an Android POS application that accepts T-Cash and TchoTcho Mobile mobile money, paired with a web-based eVoucher issuance component used by humanitarian NGOs (Mercy Corps, CARE, Catholic Relief Services, UNDP) for conditional cash-transfer and food/building-material voucher programs. The platform has served 60,000+ beneficiaries and disbursed over $10M USD across deployments in Haiti, Nepal, East Timor and the United States, and is the reason Mercy Corps has designated Transversal as a Preferred Partner for global electronic payment programs.

Beyond MerchantPro, Transversal generates revenue from three adjacent service lines: turnkey wireless broadband network infrastructure for rural Haiti (including a national backbone collaboration with Inveneo), ICT certification training delivered as an authorized Cisco, CompTIA and Ubiquiti partner (online and in-person across all ten Haitian departments), and bespoke mobile/web application development for clients such as the Haitian Ministry of Commerce and Industry (commerce registry), Sogesol (Kredi Agrikòl Mobil agricultural loan platform, co-built with SYFAAH and HiFive), and ZenoRadio (diaspora multimedia streaming). A non-profit arm, La Fondation Transversal, provides ICT training to low-income youth in partnership with the World Bank and Cisco CSR, and functions as a talent and pipeline feeder into the commercial business. The firm has no disclosed institutional funding, operates across four countries, and is supported by senior figures in Haiti's ICT policy ecosystem (AHTIC, LACNIC, LAC-IX).

Name

Transversal

Legal name

Transversal

Website

https://transversal.ht

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Transversal is a bootstrapped Haitian IT services firm (founded 2005, ~15 employees) that builds and operates the MerchantPro SaaS eVoucher platform for humanitarian NGOs, and delivers rural wireless network buildouts, ICT certification training (Cisco/CompTIA/Ubiquiti), and custom mobile and web applications for government and enterprise clients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Mobile Payment and eVoucher Platform

NAICS

Wired and Wireless Telecommunications Carriers (except Satellite) (51711)

akta.pro primary industry

Merchant Payment Gateways (API/Hosted Checkout) (FSAMACAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Digital Wallet Platforms (Consumer & Merchant) (BPAMAFAC), Merchant-of-Record (MoR) & Payment Facilitation (PayFac) Infrastructure (FSAGABAE)

Keywords

• EVoucher platform
• Mobile payment solutions
• ICT certification training
• Wireless network infrastructure
• IT consulting services

Headquarters

HQ city

Port-au-Prince, Ouest

HQ country

Haiti

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. SaaS Platform (MerchantPro): SaaS platform for eVoucher and mobile payment services deployed in Haiti, Nepal, East Timor and the United States. Over 10 million USD distributed via the platform.
2. Professional Services - Mobile Application Development: Custom mobile and web application development including data collection tools, loan management systems, access control platforms using biometrics and RFID.
3. IT Training and Certifications: ICT certification training as Cisco, CompTIA and Ubiquiti partner. Training for universities and technical schools across Haiti's ten departments.
4. Network Infrastructure Services: Construction of wireless network infrastructure, network operating center design, VoIP and video surveillance deployment services.

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Transversal develops and operates MerchantPro, a SaaS eVoucher platform with an Android POS application that enables merchants to accept mobile money payments (T-Cash, TchoTcho Mobile) and NGOs to distribute electronic vouchers for conditional cash transfer programs. The company also delivers wireless broadband network infrastructure solutions, custom mobile and web application development, and authorized ICT certification training as a Cisco, CompTIA, and Ubiquiti partner.

Product overview

Transversal is an IT services company (SSII) that operates as a single-product platform with multiple service lines. Its flagship product is MerchantPro, a SaaS Fintech eVoucher platform that includes a mobile POS app, an eVoucher processing component, and mobile payment integration — deployed across Haiti, Nepal, East Timor, and the United States. Surrounding the MerchantPro platform, Transversal offers a broad portfolio of ICT services including wireless broadband network infrastructure, VoIP and video surveillance deployment, web and mobile application development (including a loan management system and a government commerce registry platform), and ICT certification training through Cisco, CompTIA, and Ubiquiti partnerships. The company also operates the Transversal Foundation, a philanthropic arm focused on youth IT education and digital skills development. Together these form a integrated ecosystem spanning fintech, connectivity infrastructure, professional training, and social impact.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• MerchantPro: SaaS Fintech eVoucher platform deployed in Haiti, Nepal, East Timor and the United States. Android POS app for mobile money payments (T-Cash and TchoTcho Mobile) with eVoucher component for conditional cash transfer programs.

Products and services

• MerchantPro A SaaS Fintech eVoucher platform providing electronic voucher services and mobile POS capabilities, enabling merchants to accept mobile money payments (T-Cash, TchoTcho Mobile) and NGOs to issue eVouchers for conditional cash transfer programs. Deployed in Haiti, Nepal, East Timor, and the United States.
• Wireless Network Infrastructure Solutions

Quantifiable outcome

• 60,000+ beneficiaries served via MerchantPro platform
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• InveneocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with Inveneo in setting up a national wireless backbone to support deployment of sustainable and affordable Internet service for organizations offering essential services in rural Haiti. Transversal managed all physical installations and maintenance for the Haiti Connected Cities project.
• Mercy CorpscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDesignated as 'Preferred Partner' by Mercy Corps for electronic payment programs worldwide. Developed mobile voucher platform used by Mercy Corps for payment programs globally.
• CiscocoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAuthorized Cisco partner, Cisco Networking Academy partner, and Cisco Systems Training Center. CEO Max Larson Henry recognized by Cisco for 10 years of service as instructor. Collaboration with Cisco CSR for foundation training programs.
• CompTIAcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAuthorized CompTIA partner for IT certification training delivery.
• UbiquiticoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorUbiquiti Certified Training Partner for wireless network solutions.
• LACNICcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on Ayitic Goes Global initiative (joint LACNIC and IDRC initiative) to improve women's employment in Haiti through digital skills development. CEO co-directed LACNIC Public Policy Forum 2008-2014 and serves as Vice President of LAC-IX.
• World BankcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrong partnerships with World Bank through foundation activities providing training for youth. Collaboration on Adolescent Girls Initiative (AGI) for IT training.
• PNUD (UNDP)minorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnereVoucher program contracts for building material vouchers to help Port-au-Prince residents repair earthquake-damaged homes.
• CAREminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerMobile food voucher distribution program via cell phone to facilitate food access for Haitians.
• Catholic Relief Services (CRS)minorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerMobile food voucher distribution program for humanitarian assistance.
• SYFAAHminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership in development of Kredi Agrikòl Mobil (KAM) platform for agricultural credit management with Sogesol.
• ZenoRadiominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThree-year collaboration on multimedia broadcasting platform development for Haitian diaspora. Transversal contributes to development of platform relaying radio stations from Haiti, Africa, Asia and America.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• NetHope: NetHope is a consortium of ~60 humanitarian NGOs that jointly procure and deploy technology, including connectivity and digital payments programs in field operations. It is an ecosystem counterpart to Transversal's NGO technology services rather than a direct competitor.

Broad incumbents

• Stripe: Stripe provides global payment processing APIs and platforms; while not focused on humanitarian eVouchers, it represents the broader fintech/developer payments infrastructure competitive landscape that long-term could encroach on Transversal's merchant payment processing niche.
• M-Pesa (Safaricom / Vodacom): M-Pesa is the global pioneer of mobile money and operates at massive scale across Africa and selected emerging markets. It is a comparable mobile-money and digital-inclusion model to what Transversal enables through MerchantPro and T-Cash/TchoTcho integrations.
• Cisco Networking Academy: Cisco's NetAcad is the global program through which Transversal delivers its ICT certification training. It is both a critical channel and a broad incumbent in the ICT certification market Transversal operates in.
• Onafriq (formerly MFS Africa): Onafriq operates a pan-African mobile money and digital payments network connecting 500+ million mobile wallets. It is a broad incumbent comparable to Transversal's mobile money and eVoucher rails, but at vastly greater geographic and capital scale.

Direct peers

• Inveneo: Inveneo designs and deploys sustainable ICT and wireless infrastructure for underserved communities in Africa and Haiti — a direct peer to Transversal's rural wireless network business and an actual collaboration partner on the Haiti Connected Cities project.
• Medic (formerly Medic Mobile): Medic provides open-source mobile health and community health worker platforms used by humanitarian NGOs globally. Highly comparable to Transversal in deploying mobile/SaaS tooling for international development organizations operating in underserved regions.
• Dimagi: Dimagi builds CommCare, a mobile data collection and service-delivery platform widely deployed by NGOs and ministries in low- and middle-income countries — closely paralleling Transversal's MerchantPro eVoucher platform in mission, customer base, and SaaS delivery model.

Emerging players

• GiveDirectly: GiveDirectly delivers large-scale mobile cash transfers to households in low-income countries, relying on similar mobile money rails that Transversal helps NGOs operate. They overlap on the digital humanitarian cash-transfer use case.
• BRCK: BRCK provides rugged connectivity hardware and Wi-Fi services for underserved African markets. It overlaps with Transversal's rural wireless infrastructure mission but focuses on Kenya/East Africa rather than the Caribbean.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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