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Sikaflow Goes Nationwide: Ghana's All-in-One Business Platform for MSMEs Now Live

Sikaflow, the business management platform developed by Trident Aliska, launched nationwide as a free Android app and on smart POS terminals shipping to merchants across all sixteen regions. It brings together bookkeeping, invoicing, inventory, sales tracking, expense management, and digital reporting in one platform aimed at traders, workshops, farms, and small offices alike.

The platform also supports offline use and USSD access for basic phones, syncing automatically once connectivity returns, and includes an AI assistant offering conversational support in Twi, Ga, Hausa, and Ewe alongside English. Beyond day-to-day operations, Sikaflow generates clean, IFRS-for-MSMEs-compliant records that partner banks can use to turn loan assessments that once took months into a matter of minutes.

Trident Aliska CEO Aleem Kumi described the launch as more than a software release: "Sikaflow is more than technology it is an inclusive economic empowerment platform." The launch follows a six-year research programme into the support small and medium enterprises need to grow, and the platform is now available at sikaflow.com.

Trident Digital Tech Holdings and Aliska Business Advisory launch joint venture to accelerate Ghana's Digital Transformation

Trident Digital Tech Holdings Ltd. (Nasdaq: TDTH), a Singapore-headquartered digital technology company, has entered a 50/50 joint venture with Aliska Business Advisory and Research Limited, a leading Accra-based advisory and research firm. The resulting entity, Trident Aliska Digital Tech Ghana Ltd., will develop and commercialise digital technology solutions for public and private sector clients across Ghana and the wider continent.

Under the agreement, Trident Aliska takes the lead on technology development, platform engineering, and technical system management, with an emphasis on sovereign technology, cybersecurity, and data protection. Both partners will jointly oversee system maintenance, AI and machine-learning upgrades, and the operational training needed to support nationwide rollout. The deal leans on Aliska's standing in financial advisory, research and data analytics, accounting, and regulatory compliance, alongside Trident's technology base — including its Tridentity digital identity platform — to serve Ghana's fast-growing digital economy under initiatives like the Digital Ghana Agenda.

Trident Aliska CEO and Aliska founder Aleem Kumi framed the venture's purpose plainly: "We do not just build technology; we architect the conditions for African prosperity." Trident's Founder and CEO Soon Huat Lim added that the partnership is designed to unlock synergies between Trident's technology capabilities and Aliska's local expertise, with further details on the venture's initial project pipeline expected in the coming weeks.

Trident Digital Tech Holdings and Aliska Business Advisory launch joint venture to accelerate Ghana's Digital Transformation

Trident Digital Tech Holdings Ltd. (Nasdaq: TDTH) (“Trident” or the “Company”), a Singapore-headquartered digital technology company listed on Nasdaq, today announced that it has signed a 50/50 Joint Venture (JV) agreement with Aliska Business Advisory and Research Limited (“Aliska”), a Ghana-based financial advisory and technology services firm. The resulting JV entity, Trident Aliska Digital Tech Ghana Ltd., will jointly develop and commercialize proprietary digital technology solutions for public and private sector clients across Ghana, with projected combined revenue of up to US$800 million over the first five years of operation.

Under the terms of the agreement, Trident will lead technology development, platform engineering, and technical system management, while Aliska will focus on project research, design, securing government approvals, permits, and project funding. Both parties will jointly oversee system maintenance, AI and machine learning component upgrades, and the operational training required to support the nationwide deployment of all technology solutions developed under the partnership.

Trident Digital Tech Holdings and Ripple Strategy Holding Sign Strategic Cooperation Agreement to Co-Build a Stablecoin Payment System for Africa Market

Ripple Strategy to Provide Ripple USD Technology Support for TDTH Africa Project
SINGAPORE, April 10, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Trident Digital Tech Holdings Ltd. ("Trident", Nasdaq: TDTH), a Singapore-based leader in digital transformation and Web 3.0 activation, today announced the signing of a strategic cooperation agreement with Ripple Strategy Holding ("Ripple Strategy"). Under this agreement, Ripple Strategy will provide Ripple USD (RLUSD) stablecoin technology and Ripple’s blockchain-based payment infrastructure to support TDTH’s Africa project, specifically to fulfil Trident Africa Technology Initiatives.

Strategic Background

Rebuilding Ghana’s Payment Infrastructure: A Blockchain Platform Introducing RLUSD Settlement for the MSMEs Economy A new blockchain infrastructure company TDTH is addressing this gap by introducing a crypto-enabled settlement layer anchored by RLUSD, designed specifically for MSMEs and underbanked markets across Ghana to deploy a blockchain-powered modified tax collection and reporting system. TDTH is building a parallel settlement infrastructure, one that is faster, programmable, and accessible without reliance on legacy banking systems.

Trident Digital Tech Launches Sikaflow Digital Finance Platform in Ghana

By combining digital commerce, business management, tax automation, financial record creation and financial services enablement within a unified platform, Sikaflow is designed to help businesses transition from informal economic activity into the formal financial ecosystem.

Trident Digital Tech Holdings Ltd.⁠, a digital infrastructure holding company focused on building and operating sovereign-scale technology platforms across emerging markets, today announced the official launch of Sikaflow in Ghana, a digital financial infrastructure platform designed to help modernize commerce, support economic formalization and expand access to financial services for the country’s micro, small and medium-sized enterprise (“MSME”) sector. Sikaflow is being deployed through Trident Aliska Digital Tech Ghana Ltd, the Company’s Ghana-based joint venture established to localize delivery, partnerships and operations of the platform in-market.

Management believes the launch positions Trident at the center of a market opportunity encompassing more than 2 million MSMEs in Ghana and represents an important milestone in the Company’s broader strategy to build transaction-driven digital infrastructure ecosystems across Africa. By combining digital commerce, business management, tax automation, financial record creation and financial services enablement within a unified platform, Sikaflow is designed to help businesses transition from informal economic activity into the formal financial ecosystem.

Sikaflow's Ghana Launch Confronts MSME Formalization Headwinds

Trident Digital Tech Holdings rolls out a comprehensive digital platform in Ghana, aiming to formalize over 2 million MSMEs, but faces a market fraught with existing digital solutions and infrastructure gaps.

The promise of Sikaflow lies in its integrated approach. It bundles digital commerce, business management, tax automation, and financial record creation into a single platform accessible via Android, iOS, web, POS terminals, and even USSD channels. This multi-channel access, including offline capabilities, is a direct nod to the varied connectivity realities across Ghana. The core value proposition is clear: transforming daily business activities into verifiable digital financial records, which can then unlock access to credit and other financial services for businesses that have historically operated without formal documentation.

The Landscape of Formalization

Ghana's fintech landscape is one of the most active in West Africa, with an estimated 200 firms operating across payments, lending, insurtech, and regtech. Companies like Expresspay, Zeepay, Nsano, and Hubtel have already made significant inroads in facilitating digital transactions and mobile money, which over 80% of Ghanaian adults use. The challenge isn't a lack of digital tools, but rather the persistent hurdles of technology adoption costs, inadequate infrastructure, and complex regulatory processes that discourage formalization for many MSMEs.

Trident Digital Tech Launches Sikaflow, a Digital Financial Infrastructure Platform Designed to Accelerate Economic Formalization and MSME Growth in Ghana

Platform is designed to support more than 2 million Ghanaian MSMEs, a sector representing approximately 80% of national employment, while addressing a portion of Africa's estimated $5.2 trillion small-business financing gap.

SINGAPORE, June 23, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Trident Digital Tech Holdings Ltd.⁠ (Nasdaq: TDTH) ("Trident" or the "Company"), a digital infrastructure holding company focused on building and operating sovereign-scale technology platforms across emerging markets, today announced the official launch of Sikaflow in Ghana, a digital financial infrastructure platform designed to help modernize commerce, support economic formalization and expand access to financial services for the country's micro, small and medium-sized enterprise ("MSME") sector. Sikaflow is being deployed through Trident Aliska Digital Tech Ghana Ltd, the Company's Ghana-based joint venture established to localize delivery, partnerships and operations of the platform in-market.

Management believes the launch positions Trident at the center of a market opportunity encompassing more than 2 million MSMEs in Ghana and represents an important milestone in the Company's broader strategy to build transaction-driven digital infrastructure ecosystems across Africa.