Startups
Affinity Africa
Accra, Ghana
Affinity Africa is a Ghanaian digital-banking platform providing personal and small-business accounts, savings, payments, bank and mobile-money transfers, investment products and loans through mobile and web applications and an agent network. Its proprietary technology and credit-underwriting platform serves underserved and previously unbanked customers. The company says it was founded in 2022 when it obtained a Savings and Loans licence, and publicly launched its mobile operations in October 2024. Founder and group CEO Tarek Mouganie leads its global organisation; Abdul-Jaleel Hussein leads its Ghana operations. Its current published Ghana/global team, boards and advisory committee are recorded with distinct affiliations. It announced an actual $8M seed round on February11,2025 co-led by Grazia Equity and BACKED VC and reported $13M cumulative funding. This company is distinct from US AI-CRM Affinity at affinity.co and the itsaffinity.com compliance-training startup; no AI or neuroscience business is inferred solely from digital banking.
Founded 2022
Team
 Abdul-Jaleel HusseinChief Executive Officer · Board Member (Ghana) |
 Andre de HaesBoard Member (Global) |
 Andrew DaawinChief Technology Officer |
 Colin WalshBoard Member (Global) |
 Dario BianchiBoard Member (Ghana) · Board Member (Global) |
 Domenic LippaAdvisor, Design and branding |
 Doreen BaffoeHead of People and Culture |
 Dorothy MensahBoard Member (Ghana) |
 Doug LaceyChairman (Ghana) · Chairman (Global) |
 Gifty Ossei BoatingChief Risk Officer |
 Ismail DouiriAdvisor, Banking and regulation |
 Ivanna PalmieroAdvisor, Media and communications |
 Jan PetzelBoard Member (Ghana) · Board Member (Global) |
 Marcus FedderAdvisor, Development and impact |
 Mary BoakyeAdvisor, Legal and advisory |
 Michael AnnorHead of Product |
 Niama El BassunieAdvisor, Operations and strategy |
 Nilan PeirisAdvisor, Product and growth |
 Shefali RoyAdvisor, Risk and compliance |
 Steven BastianGroup CFO |
 Tarek MouganieBoard Member (Ghana) · Founder and Group CEO · Board Member (Global) |