By the diaspora, for the diaspora.

Send money
home, fast.

Lacagta si degdeg ah guriga u dir.

The money app built by the Somali diaspora, for the Somali diaspora. 2% flat fee. Usually under 5 minutes.

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$200 → 109,000 SOS
Fee 2%
Arrives <5 min

Regulatory approvals in progress · End-to-end encrypted · Regulated infrastructure

Smiling Somali mother with her baby — the heart of BitSom
Transfer sent
$200 → 109,000 SOS
Arrived in 4 min · Fee $4 · via EVC Plus
Your family receives on: Zaad EVC Plus Sahal eDahab
The old way is broken

They've been charging
your family too much for too long.

Billions of dollars in remittances. Robbed by middlemen who charge 7–8% and make your family wait days. We built the alternative.

Men counting cash at market
7–8%
Average fee per transfer
✕ Old way

Cash agents. Queues. No tracking. No receipts.

Counting cash
$160B
Lost to fees annually worldwide
✕ Old way

$16 lost on every $200 sent. That's food off the table.

World currencies
3 days
Average wait time the old way
✕ Old way

Three days waiting. Meanwhile your family needs the money now.

What BitSom gives you

Everything you need.
Nothing you don't.

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01

Send in 4 Minutes

Straight to Zaad, EVC, Sahal or E-Dahab from your phone. No queues, no branches, no waiting rooms.

Under 5 min
Coming Soon
BitSom payment card
02

Your Dollar Card

Spend online or withdraw cash worldwide. Your money, wherever you are. Launching for early access members first.

Launching soon
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Built for Your Culture

Designed by British-Somali founders. Every feature, every flow — built around how the diaspora actually lives and sends.

Diaspora-owned
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Real Somali Money

Delivers directly in Somali shillings. Every transaction tracked, receipted, and encrypted end-to-end. Your money, your proof.

Fully tracked
Simple process

How it works —
three steps.

01

Add your money

Link your UK bank account or debit card. Send GBP or EUR into your BitSom wallet. Takes under 2 minutes.

02

We convert instantly

We convert your pounds at a transparent 2% fee — you see the exact amount your family receives before you confirm.

03

Family receives on EVC or Zaad

Your recipient's phone receives a notification. Money arrives in Somali shillings to their EVC Plus, Zaad, Sahal, or E-Dahab wallet. Under 5 minutes.

The full picture

More than a transfer app —
your financial home.

Send. Give. Save together. Earn. Spend. One home for your money — built around how our community actually lives.

Available at launch

Send Money Home

Fast, 2% transfers direct to EVC Plus, Sahal, Zaad, and eDahab. Your family receives in minutes — not days.

Available at launch

Give & Zakat

Send Zakat and Sadaqah home directly — the halal way. Purpose-built for how the diaspora gives, with full transparency on where every penny goes.

Coming soon

Hagbad

The savings circle you grew up with, now in your pocket. Run your hagbad digitally: invite your circle, set the rotation, automatic reminders, full transparency for every member. The tradition you trust, without the spreadsheets and chasing.

Available at launch

Referral Rewards

Earn real rewards when friends join. The more the community grows, the more you share in it.

Coming soon

Get Paid from Abroad

Receive payments from your employer, clients, or platforms like Fiverr and Upwork — straight into your BitSom wallet. No bank account needed. Work globally, get paid locally.

Coming soon

BitSom Card

A dollar card tied to your wallet. Spend online or withdraw cash, anywhere in the world.

Coming soon

Savings

Set money aside for what matters — Eid, school fees, the flight home. Your money, always in your control.

The real cost

Sending money home
costs too much.

Global average remittance fee
6–8%
On a £200 transfer that's £12–16 lost — before your family sees a penny.
Typical delivery time
1–3 days
Your family waits days while the money sits somewhere in the middle.
BitSom
Our fee — always
2%
On that same £200 transfer, you pay £4. Your family gets the rest — in under 5 minutes.

Source: World Bank Remittance Prices Worldwide. Average cost to send $200 to Sub-Saharan Africa.

Smiling Somali mother with baby
By Somalis. For Somalis.
"She shouldn't have to
wait 3 days and lose 8%
just to feed her family."

Built in Buckinghamshire. Built for Hargeisa and Mogadishu. We're British-Somali founders who lived this problem — and fixed it.

$2B+
Somali remittances annually
76%
Overcharged by legacy providers
<5 min
Our delivery promise
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Somali couple — community
Built with the diaspora

Your money, your giving,
your savings — all in one place.

BitSom is built by British-Somali founders who know exactly what it costs to send money home. We charge 2% — not 8%. We settle in minutes — not days. And we're building the full financial home the diaspora deserves — starting with sending and giving.

$2B+
Somali remittances we're fixing
5+
Years founder experience
100%
Diaspora-owned & operated
Start today

Ready to send money
the right way?

Sign up in under 2 minutes. No credit card. No branch visit.

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1,200+ people from the Somali diaspora are already waiting. Join them.
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