Country Partnership
Country Partners are the anchor of the FORUS network in their country. They pay an upfront membership fee to join FORUS Digital, recruit local members underneath them, and share in three revenue streams governed by smart contracts. Building the Network together. Sharing the Reward together.
What a Country Partner Is
A Country Partner is the national anchor of the FORUS network in their country. They pay an upfront membership fee to FORUS Digital to join, and in return they receive the platform, the brand, the governance seat, and the right to recruit local members — merchants, commercial banks, cooperatives, fintechs, corporates, government entities, and community members — under the FORUS standard.
Country Partners are not licensees. They are co-builders of national digital economic infrastructure. As the network grows in their country and globally, so does their revenue. Every membership fee and every transaction is settled through smart contracts — transparent, automatic, no invoicing.
Three Revenue Streams
Country Partners pay an upfront membership fee to join FORUS Digital. In return, they unlock three distinct revenue streams — all settled automatically through smart contracts.
REVENUE STREAM 01
Local Membership Revenue
Country Partners recruit and collect membership fees from local members — merchants, banks, cooperatives, fintechs, corporates, government entities, and community members. Every fee is split 60/40 via smart contract: 60% retained by the Country Partner and their local members, 40% routed automatically to FORUS Digital. This is the primary recurring income.
REVENUE STREAM 02
Platform Revenue Streams
New business lines running on the FORUS platform in their country: transaction flow, cross-border corridor fees, working capital finance, Mahala Media advertising network, MHX token distribution, and stablecoin settlement revenue. These are net-new income lines the Country Partner would not have without the platform.
REVENUE STREAM 03
Network Revenue
As the global network grows, cross-border corridors to other Country Partners settle through the Country Partner’s national node. More Country Partners joining means more corridors, more transaction volume, more network revenue. This is the flywheel that “Building the Network together. Sharing the Reward together.” refers to.
All three streams are governed by smart contracts — no invoicing, no manual settlement, no rent-seeking intermediaries. The Country Partner and FORUS Digital only earn when the network creates real economic value in their country.
The Three Stages
Becoming a Country Partner happens in three stages. Each has clear commitments on both sides, defined timelines, and a specific outcome.
01
EXPRESSION OF INTEREST · Week 1–4
Expression of Interest
Sign a Letter of Intent and pay the enquiry fee. This opens the due diligence data room, allocates a FORUS onboarding team, and begins the joint exploration of fit between your country and the FORUS network. It is a commitment to explore together — not a territorial claim.
- ▸Signed Letter of Intent
- ▸Access to due diligence data room and market data
- ▸FORUS onboarding team allocation
- ▸First right of refusal for adjacent markets
02
COUNTRY PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT · Month 1–6
Country Partnership Agreement
Execute the Country Partnership Agreement, pay the upfront membership fee, and receive full FORUS platform access. Smart contract revenue share activates. Begin recruiting local members — merchants, banks, cooperatives, fintechs, corporates, government entities — and commence regulatory engagement with FORUS support.
- ▸Country Partnership Agreement executed
- ▸Upfront membership fee paid
- ▸Full platform technology access
- ▸Smart contract revenue share active — 60% retained, 40% to FORUS Digital
- ▸Regulatory licensing roadmap and legal support
- ▸Local member recruitment commences
03
FULL COUNTRY PARTNERSHIP · Month 6–18
Full Country Partnership
All regulatory approvals are in place, live transaction volumes are active, and cross-border corridors connect your country to other Country Partners in the global network. Your country operates as a complete Sovereign Node with full cross-border settlement capability and full voting rights in the Global Governance Council.
- ▸All regulatory approvals secured
- ▸Cross-border corridors live with other Country Partners
- ▸Full Sovereign Node operation
- ▸Global Governance Council participation
Country Partner Criteria
FORUS is selective. A Country Partner is the face of the network in their country, responsible for recruiting and supporting every local member. We look for proven operators across five dimensions.
Market Access
Do you have existing relationships with merchant networks, financial institutions, or government entities in your country?
Regulatory Navigation
Can you engage with central banks, financial regulators, and licensing authorities — or do you have access to advisors who can?
Capital Capacity
Can you fund the upfront membership, local operations, and initial member incentives through to cash-flow positive?
Operational Track Record
Have you built, operated, or scaled a business with multi-site or multi-stakeholder complexity?
Network & Influence
Do you have the local credibility and relationships to drive early member adoption in your country?
Who We're Looking For
Established Business Leaders
Regional business operators with existing local infrastructure and member networks they can bring to the FORUS platform.
Financial Services Executives
Leaders from banking, fintech, or payment sectors seeking to deploy next-generation infrastructure in their country.
Government & Regulatory Relationships
Country Partners with existing relationships with central banks, financial regulators, and government ministries.
Capital & Growth Partners
Investment firms and family offices who see the infrastructure opportunity and want equity in a national-scale rollout.
Diaspora & Cross-border Operators
Entrepreneurs with deep ties to high-remittance corridors — natural early adopters of transparent cross-border payments.
“We are not resellers. We are not agents. We are nation-builders.
We accept responsibility for building the FORUS network in our country. We commit to growing it — because when the network grows, we grow with it. We operate with full accountability to our members, our users, and to the FORUS standard.
We believe the future of commerce is borderless, inclusive, and transparent. We are building that future — one transaction at a time.”
FORUS Digital vs Country Partner Responsibilities
| FORUS Digital | Country Partner |
|---|---|
| Core platform & protocols | Country deployment & operations |
| Stablecoin issuance & treasury | Local member recruitment & onboarding |
| MHX token governance | Regulatory licensing & compliance |
| Global settlement network | Local customer support |
| Product roadmap & R&D | Marketing & brand localisation |
| Partner integrations | Government & banking relationships |
CASE STUDY · EASTERN CAPE, SOUTH AFRICA
Wealth on Wheels (WOW)
An integrated digital transformation of the minibus taxi industry in the Eastern Cape — one of South Africa's most complex and high-volume informal transport networks. The FORUS Digital platform enables full vertical integration of the industry: cooperative membership, payments, working capital finance, and data — in a single stack.
181
Cooperatives
80,000
Drivers
3M
Passengers
ZAR 5B
Monthly Volume
As a Country Partner, you build the network in your country by recruiting local members — merchants, banks, cooperatives, government bodies, fintechs, corporates, and more. Each member type has a specific value proposition. We've prepared the go-to-market case for every one of them.
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