6+
Compliance programmes built from zero across fintechs and VASPs
3
African jurisdictions with direct regulatory engagement
1st
Digital Assets Exchange Licence issued in Nigeria
100%
Compliance score on consecutive data protection audits
Pisi Payments: Compliance Programme Build
A cross-border crypto payments company required a full compliance programme covering AML/CFT/CPF, data protection, ISMS, and PCI DSS, built from the ground up alongside an active licensing process.
Designed the enterprise-wide risk assessment framework with control and exceptions tracking. Configured Chainalysis KYT, ComplyAdvantage, and SumSub. Onboarded GoAML and RapidAML for financial crime reporting. Delivered VASP typology training to the FIU and law enforcement agencies.
Operational compliance programme supporting crypto card issuance, OTC desk, and corporate trading, with regulatory engagement progressing toward licensing.
Busha: First Nigerian Digital Assets Exchange Licence
Nigeria's first digital assets exchange licence required navigating a novel regulatory framework with no precedent, while managing compliance operations across five countries simultaneously.
Built the government affairs directorate. Led regulatory engagement with the SEC Nigeria and managed sandbox participation across three African jurisdictions. Revamped the BWRA, established board-level compliance reporting, and coordinated licensing applications including Canada's MSB licence.
Secured Nigeria's first Digital Assets Exchange Licence. Built a compliance function spanning Nigeria, Canada, Kenya, Ghana, and Poland with 100% data protection audit scores across consecutive years.
Regcompass: Compliance Programmes for African Fintechs
Early-stage and scaling fintechs across Africa (including Paystack, Paga, Bamboo, and Anchor) needed compliance programmes tailored to evolving regulatory landscapes.
Built and managed financial crimes and fraud compliance programmes. Prepared AML/CFT policies, CDD procedures, sanctions frameworks, and risk assessment documentation. Supported drafting of the CBN's Operational Guidelines for Open Banking.
Compliance programmes operationalised across multiple fintechs. Contributed to national-level policy through the CBN Open Banking guidelines.
Project THEMIS: Crypto Prosecution Database
No systematic public record exists of cryptocurrency-related criminal prosecutions in Nigeria, limiting policy analysis and academic research.
Built an independent research initiative cataloguing cases with a 54-field data framework, sourced exclusively from public court records and open judgments.
Live research platform at themis.ng with published methodology, docket tracking, and ongoing case analysis.