Kotani Pay — Farmer Payouts

Kotani Pay (Tether-acquired, October 2025) handles all outbound USDC → UGX → MTN Mobile Money payments to farmers. It supports both USSD and API paths from a single integration.

Payment Flow

BatchToken confirmed on Mantle
        ↓
AsiliChain API → POST /kotanipay/payout
{
  "phone": "+256...",
  "amount_usdc": 45.00,
  "chain": "mantle",
  "currency": "UGX",
  "network": "MTN_UG"
}
        ↓
Kotani Pay: USDC → UGX at live rate
        ↓
MTN MoMo notification to farmer
        ↓
Webhook confirmation → AsiliChain API
Status: PAYMENT_CONFIRMED

Total elapsed: < 60 seconds

Pre-Launch Verification

Required before Phase 1 mainnet

Run a live API test: send $1 USDC from Mantle Sepolia testnet to a real Uganda MTN Mobile Money number via Kotani Pay. Do not proceed to mainnet without a confirmed passing test.

Supported Stablecoins

Kotani Pay supports USDC and USDT on any blockchain platform. The chain: 'mantle' parameter routes correctly after confirming Kotani Pay has Mantle mainnet support active for Uganda payouts.