Why the digital ROSCA is becoming a financial pillar for diasporas

Joseph M.

May 5, 2025

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Why the digital ROSCA is becoming a financial pillar for diasporas

In a world where financial inclusion remains a challenge for millions of people, the digital ROSCA emerges as a modern, accessible, and deeply supportive solution. Through platforms like Cirkkle, this ancestral practice sees a new youth, particularly within African diasporas.

The tontine, a deeply community-based savings system

Historically, ROSCA are based on trust, solidarity, and mutual help among members of the same community. They allow everyone to contribute regularly and receive, in turn, a significant sum to fund a project or face an emergency.

Digitalization: a silent yet powerful revolution

With the arrival of applications like Cirkkle, the tontine becomes mobile, secure, and transparent. It transcends borders and allows members of the same diaspora to save together, wherever they are in the world.

The benefits of the digital ROSCA for diasporas

  • Savings without a bank or access conditions
  • Simplified management via smartphone
  • Total transparency of contributions
  • Digital security and traceability of payments
  • Strengthening community bonds

A response to the concrete needs of African diasporas

Whether to support a relative back home, finance an entrepreneurial project, or simply manage a collective savings from a distance, the digital ROSCA is tailored to the realities of the diasporas: flexibility, trust, and financial autonomy.

Cirkkle, the app that facilitates the management of your diaspora ROSCA

Cirkkle offers a simple and smooth interface, available on mobile, to create, manage, and secure an online tontine. The user can invite friends, family, or colleagues to participate in a regular and transparent fund.

Conclusion 👉​ towards a supportive and decentralized finance

The rise of digital ROSCA within African diasporas confirms an underlying trend: communities want to regain control of their savings. Cirkkle meets this expectation with a modern, supportive solution accessible to all.

Cirkkle, a simplified joint-stock company with a capital of 17,335 euros, whose registered office is located at 249 rue Lecourbe, 75015 Paris, France, registered in the Nanterre trade and companies register under number 918 626 193, is registered with ORIAS as a crowdfunding intermediary (IFP) under number 23004412. Cirkkle is a payment service provider agent (#736637) of CentralPay, an authorized electronic money institution (CIB 17138) in France and regulated by the ACPR (Autorité de Contrôle Prudentiel et de Résolution, 4 place de Budapest – CS 92459 – 75436 PARIS Cedex 09).

Cirkkle, a simplified joint-stock company with a capital of 17,335 euros, whose registered office is located at 249 rue Lecourbe, 75015 Paris, France, registered in the Nanterre trade and companies register under number 918 626 193, is registered with ORIAS as a crowdfunding intermediary (IFP) under number 23004412. Cirkkle is a payment service provider agent (#736637) of CentralPay, an authorized electronic money institution (CIB 17138) in France and regulated by the ACPR (Autorité de Contrôle Prudentiel et de Résolution, 4 place de Budapest – CS 92459 – 75436 PARIS Cedex 09).