Handle
Pay
Manifesto.
Money should move as freely as people do.
For most of the world, it doesn’t.Across the Global South, value is constrained by borders, fragile currencies, slow rails, and systems never designed for the people who depend on them. What you earn can lose value before you use it. What you save can erode quietly.Access is conditional, reversible, and often arbitrary.Crypto did not emerge to replace fiat currencies.
It emerged because fiat systems alone are not enough.Crypto is a neutral settlement layer — a counterbalance that allows individuals to hold value without permission, transact across borders, and protect purchasing power over time.Just as the internet transformed the movement of information, open financial networks allow value to move at the speed of life.But raw crypto is not enough.Self-custody without usability is exclusion.
Freedom without access is theory.Real financial systems must work every day — for salaries, savings, spending, and survival.Handle Pay exists to make this practical.We are building a PayFi-native financial operating system that connects global crypto liquidity to everyday financial use.Handle Pay lets people hold value, move money, save efficiently, spend globally, and access liquidity — all without surrendering ownership.Access to credit should not mean surrendering your future. Credit should be a liquidity tool, not a debt trap.By unlocking value from assets users already own, we enable short-term access to capital without forced selling, opaque interest, or institutional dependency.Credit, when designed responsibly, is not about spending more.
It is about staying liquid, resilient, and in control.We do not issue money.
We do not pretend to be a bank.
We do not custody your future.We design non-custodial systems that respect local realities, use regulated rails where required, and preserve user control where it matters.Compliance is necessary. Control is not optional.Pakistan is where we begin — a microcosm of the Global South: global talent, cross-border income, unstable currencies, and limited access to modern financial infrastructure.If a system works here — transparently, safely, and at scale — it works anywhere.Savings should preserve value, not chase speculation.
Payments should be simple, conversational, and instant.
Ownership should be quiet, resilient, and default.The systems that will define 21st-century commerce will not be granted from above.They will be built deliberately, locally, and in the open.Handle Pay builds because someone has to.— onward.
Vision
A world where money moves freely and ownership is the default.
Mission
Frequently
Asked
Questions
Everything you need to know about Handle Pay and your gold-backed digital currency, ePKR.
No. Handle is self-custodial by design. You retain ownership and control of your assets at all times. Handle cannot move or access your funds.
No. Because Handle is self-custodial, withdrawals are not subject to platform approval, queues, or manual intervention. If you can authorize a transaction, you can move your funds.
You do. Handle’s architecture ensures that only the user can authorize transactions. Handle cannot sign transactions or move assets on your behalf.
Handle uses modern self-custody architecture based on passkeys and user-controlled recovery, rather than traditional seed phrases. You retain control without needing to manage or store a seed phrase manually.
You can recover access using your email and passkey. Recovery is user-initiated and does not give Handle custody or control of your assets.
Your assets remain on-chain and under your control. Because Handle does not custody funds, your access does not depend on Handle’s operational status.
Yes. Handle is designed so your funds remain movable at all times, without platform-imposed withdrawal limits.
No. Handle is a self-custodial wallet and payments platform, not a bank or centralized exchange. Your assets are not lent, pooled, or rehypothecated.