Geoffrey Mulei

Geoffrey Mulei is a visionary entrepreneur determined to revolutionize the financial services landscape in Africa. As the founder and CEO of Tanda, a fintech startup, he is leading the charge to make payments and financial services accessible to all individuals and businesses across the continent. 

With a proven track record in payments and retail distribution across diverse sectors such as telecommunications, mobile money, and gaming, Mulei brings a unique perspective to Tanda’s product design and development. His responsibilities also include expanding Tanda’s partnerships with service providers and aggregators, as well as developing new markets in line with Tanda’s pan-African roadmap. 

Mulei founded Tanda in 2018 with the goal of addressing the challenges faced by underserved consumers and businesses in accessing traditional banking services. The platform offers an array of financial services through its 2 products. Firstly, account opening, cash deposits and withdrawals for consumers through Kenya’s first interoperable Agent Network which serves as points of contact for customers. Secondly, multichannel digital payments and trade finance for businesses via its merchant acceptance and payment gateway service. Today, Tanda has reached over 35K businesses and 800K consumers under Geoffrey’s leadership with a dedication to expanding Tanda’s services and reaching even more underserved communities in the years to come.