Co-Owner

Company Description

AfriPay is building the next generation of cross-border financial infrastructure for Africa. We are creating a modern global payments platform that enables individuals and businesses to move money seamlessly across borders through multi-currency accounts, virtual cards, stablecoin infrastructure, and intelligent payment solutions.

Our mission is to remove the barriers preventing Africans from participating fully in the global economy. While our initial focus includes solving payment challenges for international education, AfriPay is evolving into a broader financial ecosystem that empowers businesses, students, freelancers, exporters, and global professionals with fast, secure, and compliant financial services.

Backed by an ambitious vision, cutting-edge technology, and a rapidly expanding market opportunity, AfriPay is building the infrastructure powering Africa's financial future.

Role Description

We are seeking an exceptional Co-Founder to join AfriPay and help build one of Africa's leading fintech companies.

This is not a conventional executive role. As a Co-Founder, you will be instrumental in defining the company's long-term vision, product strategy, fundraising efforts, and execution. You will work alongside the founding team to build a globally scalable fintech platform capable of transforming cross-border payments for millions of Africans.

Depending on your background, you will provide leadership across either Finance & Capital Markets or Technology & Product Engineering, while contributing strategically across all aspects of the business.

Key responsibilities include:

• Driving company strategy and long-term execution.
• Leading fundraising activities and engaging with investors, venture capital firms, DFIs, strategic partners, and financial institutions.
• Helping build and scale a world-class fintech platform serving African and global markets.
• Developing strategic partnerships with banks, payment providers, regulators, and enterprise customers.
• Shaping product strategy and ensuring solutions solve real market problems.
• Recruiting, mentoring, and building high-performing teams.
• Supporting regulatory strategy, governance, and operational excellence.
• Representing AfriPay at industry events, investor meetings, and strategic engagements.
• Helping establish AfriPay as a category-defining fintech company across Africa and beyond.

This is a full-time hybrid role based in New York, NY, with flexibility for remote collaboration where appropriate.

Qualifications

We are looking for an entrepreneurial leader with a proven track record of building and scaling high-growth businesses.

Required

• Proven experience as a founder, co-founder, startup executive, or senior leader within a high-growth technology or financial services company.
• Strong background in Finance, Fintech, Banking, Payments, Capital Markets, Technology, or Software Engineering.
• Demonstrated success building products, companies, or major business initiatives from concept to scale.
• Deep understanding of both finance and technology, with the ability to bridge commercial strategy and technical execution.
• Proven fundraising experience or strong relationships with venture capital, private equity, institutional investors, family offices, or development finance institutions is highly desirable.
• Exceptional strategic thinking and decision-making abilities.
• Strong commercial acumen with experience driving revenue growth and strategic partnerships.
• Outstanding leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience working in fast-paced startup environments with the ability to execute under uncertainty.
• High integrity, resilience, and a builder's mindset.

Preferred

• Extensive knowledge of African financial markets, payment ecosystems, regulatory environments, and cross-border commerce.
• Passion for solving financial inclusion challenges across Africa.
• Experience in fintech, banking, payment infrastructure, digital banking, embedded finance, blockchain, stablecoins, treasury, or financial infrastructure.
• Existing network across African fintech, banking, venture capital, or technology ecosystems.
• Experience scaling products across multiple countries.
• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Computer Science, Engineering, Business, Economics, or a related discipline; MBA or advanced degree is a plus, but exceptional experience is valued more highly.

Ideal Candidate

The ideal Co-Founder is an ambitious builder who combines strategic vision with operational excellence. You have a proven history of creating value, understand how finance and technology intersect, and are passionate about building products that transform Africa's financial landscape. You thrive in early-stage environments, embrace calculated risk, and are excited about creating a globally recognized African fintech company.