Built by Africans,
for Africa's economy
We're building the financial infrastructure Africa needs — fast, reliable, and affordable cross-border payments that put African businesses on equal footing with the world.
Our story
Payve was founded in 2022 in Lagos, Nigeria, by Emeka Okafor and Adaeze Nwosu — two fintech veterans who had watched African businesses struggle with slow, expensive, and opaque cross-border payments for years.
The problem was clear: African businesses were losing billions of dollars every year to excessive FX spreads, opaque fees, and payments infrastructure that was built for Western markets and retrofitted for Africa. Meanwhile, mobile money adoption and digital commerce were exploding across the continent.
We set out to build from the ground up — natively African infrastructure designed for the realities of doing business across borders on the continent. Our platform connects directly to local bank rails and mobile money networks, giving businesses the speed and transparency they deserve.
Our team spans Nigeria, Ghana, and Kenya. We are building payments infrastructure that connects directly to local bank rails and mobile money networks across the continent, with new corridors launching every quarter.
2022 — Founded in Lagos
Incorporated as Payve Technologies Ltd.
2023 — West Africa expansion
Grew the team and began building toward licensed operations across West African corridors.
2024 — East Africa expansion
Launched in Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda.
What we believe in
Our values aren't on a wall — they're in every product decision, every API design, and every interaction with merchants.
Reliability
Every payment counts. We design for 99.99% uptime and operate with redundant infrastructure so your business never stops.
Transparency
No hidden fees, no surprise FX markups. What you see on the quote is exactly what gets debited.
Speed
African businesses deserve the same speed as their global counterparts. We process payouts in minutes, not days.
Inclusion
From a Lagos SME to a Nairobi startup, our platform works for every business — regardless of size or sector.
Leadership team
We've assembled a team with deep experience in African fintech, global banking, and enterprise engineering.
Emeka Okafor
CEO & Co-founder
Previously Head of Partnerships at Flutterwave and VP at Goldman Sachs London. Emeka brings 15 years of experience in African and global payments infrastructure.
Adaeze Nwosu
CTO & Co-founder
Ex-Lead Engineer at Paystack, where she built the core payments rails serving millions of merchants. CS graduate from MIT and author of several open-source fintech libraries.
Kwame Asante
VP Engineering
Former Principal Engineer at Interswitch and Solutions Architect at AWS. Kwame leads our platform engineering team and has designed distributed systems processing billions of dollars annually.
Ngozi Adeyemi
Chief Compliance Officer
Over 12 years in financial compliance and regulatory affairs across Nigeria, Ghana, and Kenya. Previously at First Bank Nigeria and the Central Bank of Nigeria as a regulatory analyst.
Our offices
We're headquartered in Lagos with teams across the continent.
Lagos
HQNigeria
14 Kofo Abayomi Street, Victoria Island
Accra
West AfricaGhana
45 Cantonments Road, Cantonments
Nairobi
East AfricaKenya
Delta Corner, Westlands
Regulation & compliance
We are building toward licensed operations across our target African corridors, and we design our platform to meet the regulatory and compliance requirements of each market we enter.
Nigeria
Target market — building toward licensing
Ghana
Target market — building toward licensing
Kenya
Target market — building toward licensing
Ready to build with us?
Build your cross-border payments on Payve — fast, transparent, and made for Africa.