Built for what regulated financial
institutions actually need.
CuduEx was founded by a team with deep roots in both traditional finance and digital asset infrastructure - because we saw firsthand what was missing.
Our Mission
Bridge the gap between traditional finance and the digital asset ecosystem.
Our Approach
Regulated infrastructure first - security and compliance are non-negotiable.
Our Focus
African financial institutions - from banks and microfinance institutions to fintechs and asset managers.
The crypto industry is entering a new phase.
Blockchains are becoming economic systems. They produce value, they consume resources, and they compete for capital. The right way to understand them is not as abstract technologies, but as businesses. Capital will flow to systems that generate real activity and real demand.
At the same time, money itself is being redefined. Stablecoins are emerging as a superior form of digital cash for a growing set of use cases. They move instantly, globally, and programmatically and remove friction. Over time, this will not replace fiat, but it will outcompete it wherever efficiency matters.
These forces - productive blockchains and stablecoin-based money - define the next era of finance.
The constraint is no longer technology. It is access.
The principles
we don't compromise on.
Four things guide every decision we make - in product, in operations, and in how we will work with clients.
Compliance first, always.
We don't build features that outrun the regulatory framework. Every capability ships compliant or it doesn't ship. This isn't caution - it's our competitive advantage.
Institutional by design.
Our baseline is institutional grade. We don't offer an "enterprise tier" - every client will get the same custody standards, the same compliance rigour, the same reporting quality.
Transparent in everything.
Open audit trails. Clear fee structures. In an industry where opacity has caused catastrophic failures, we choose to show our working.
Top Tier Technology
API-first and composable - deploy what you need, when you need it, without rebuilding compliance from scratch. Best-in-class technology, built to be modular.
We are an experienced team who have built companies in the regulated fintech space before.
Dr. Konstantinos Tsanis
CEO & Co-founder
Co-founder of ALAT by WEMA, Africa's first digital bank. Formerly IFC / World Bank Group, Digital and Payments Transformation Unit. Former business development, Bloomberg LP and LSEG. Author of the Handbook of FinTech in Africa.
Gregorios Siourounis
Co-founder, Board
Co-founder of EveryPay, a Bank of Greece licensed payment institution acquired in 2022, and of xMoney. Former Managing Director and Board Member, Sui Foundation.
Kostas Chalkias
Board Advisor
Chief Cryptographer, Mysten Labs (Sui). Previously Meta (Diem/Novi) and R3.
Corvin Codirla
Chief Product & Markets Officer
Previously Deutsche Bank (Head of Emerging Markets Structuring), BLADEX and Brevan Howard.
Bayar Ali
Fractional CFO
Previously CFO at xMoney, and senior leadership roles at Mastercard and PwC.
Stamatios Tiniakos
AI Lead
AI Advisory Lead, BlackRock. Previously JP Morgan and KPMG. ACCA.
Isaac Ntombela
Country Manager, Botswana
Country Manager for Botswana. NBFIRA licence application, local bank and regulator relationships.
Calvin Mitali
Country Manager, Rwanda
Country Manager for Rwanda. Local bank and regulator relationships, ahead of a planned CMA application.
Board of advisors
Adeniyi Abiodun
Senior Advisor
Co-founder and Chief Product Officer, Mysten Labs (Sui). Previously Meta (Diem/Novi), Oracle and VMware.
Dr. Patrick Njoroge
Former Governor, Central Bank of Kenya
Governor of the Central Bank of Kenya, 2015 to 2023. Previously senior positions at the International Monetary Fund, Washington DC.
Dr. Umaru Kwairanga
Group Chairman, NGX Group
Group Chairman, Nigerian Exchange Group. Thirty years across banking, pensions and capital markets. Council member, Institute of Directors of Nigeria.
Premier Oiwoh
MD/CEO, NIBSS
Managing Director and Chief Executive, Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement System — operator of Nigeria's instant-payment and interbank settlement infrastructure. Previously Executive Director, Keystone Bank.
Dr. Segun Aina
President, Africa Fintech Network
President, Africa Fintech Network. Chairman, Fintech Association of Nigeria. Former bank Managing Director and Chief Executive (Fountain Trust Bank); past President, Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria.
We're hiring people
who take this seriously.
If you want to work at the intersection of regulated finance and digital asset infrastructure - and you're done with companies that treat compliance as an afterthought - we'd like to hear from you.
Incorporated in Mauritius,
built for Africa
CuduEx Ltd is incorporated in the Republic of Mauritius. Our Botswana operating company, Havenex Botswana (Pty) Ltd, is preparing its licence application to the Non-Bank Financial Institutions Regulatory Authority of Botswana, and we are actively growing our team.
CuduEx Ltd
Level 6, Nexteracom Tower II
Ebène
Republic of Mauritius
Company file number C234897
Registrar of Companies, Mauritius
Have a question, a use case to discuss, or just want to talk to a real person? We're happy to hear from you.