Cargo Payments & Billing Automation for Airlines — Africa

Payments built for airlines in Africa

Belli rebuilt payments from first principles for airlines in Africa — not as a bolt-on to a legacy core. Cargo billing is notoriously error-prone. Belli automates the complete billing cycle from AWB rating through to CASS settlement. Africa represents the fastest growth opportunity in air cargo driven by the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA).

Operators routing through Johannesburg (JNB) — carriers in the class of RwandAir Cargo, South African Airways Cargo — face the same pressure: more volume, tighter slots, and zero tolerance for a load plan that leaves revenue on the ramp. Belli's payments targets a measurable outcome — 2% dispute rate — and goes live in 10 days for teams operating in Africa, not 12–18 months.

The operational reality in Africa

The friction is specific, not generic.

• EDI integration taking months instead of days — compounded in Africa by afCFTA driving intra-Africa cargo growth
• Fragmented systems across booking, warehouse, and revenue — compounded in Africa by perishable cargo growth (cut flowers from Kenya/Ethiopia)
• No real-time visibility into cargo capacity or yield

What changes with Belli

The same operation, re-platformed:

• 12% average revenue recovery in first quarter
• Automated AWB creation and electronic transmission
• Real-time ULD utilization and capacity visibility

Before Belli: Manual billing takes 15+ minutes per AWB. 20% of invoices disputed. After Belli: Automated billing in real time. Invoice disputes below 2%. Full CASS integration.

How Belli's Payments works in Africa

Under the hood, payments is engineered to remove the manual steps that slow airlines down.

In practice, that means aging reports and collection workflows, payment gateway integration, and IATA CASS settlement integration. Belli also covers credit management and limit controls against Africa's specific constraints. Every step is auditable, and changes deploy continuously rather than in quarterly batches.

Built for Africa's requirements

Africa is not a single market — it is a set of regulators, hubs, and carrier models that punish one-size-fits-all software. Africa represents the fastest growth opportunity in air cargo driven by the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA).

That shows up in the details: afCFTA driving intra-Africa cargo growth; diverse customs regimes across 54 countries requiring flexible integration; and limited digital infrastructure requiring offline-capable operations. Carriers such as RwandAir Cargo, South African Airways Cargo, Ethiopian Airlines Cargo operate against exactly these conditions.

Going live in 10 days in Africa

Go-live is measured in days, and the date is contractual. Week one maps your data, rates, and EDI partners at Johannesburg (JNB). Training runs in parallel, not after the fact. Post-launch, changes ship continuously rather than waiting for a quarterly release.

The bottom line for Airlines in Africa

Here is the case in plain terms. Every week on legacy software is revenue quietly left on the ramp. 2% dispute rate is the outcome Belli is engineered to deliver. Carriers like RwandAir Cargo, South African Airways Cargo, Ethiopian Airlines Cargo already operate at this standard. The next step is a working demo, not a six-week sales cycle.