Pascal Ntsama IV & Oyedeji Oluwoye: co-founders of Canza Finance; reveal how they’re using Web3 and DeFi to create the world’s largest open financial network for Africa and emerging markets. They share lessons on fintech, decentralized infrastructure, and scaling blockchain innovation.
Canza Finance (https://canza.io/) is on a mission to build the world’s largest non-institutional financial system — using Web3, blockchain, and decentralized finance (DeFi) to give emerging markets access to borderless, open financial services.
In this episode of the Impact Masters Podcast, host Michael Kimathi talks with Pascal Ntsama IV (Co-founder & CEO) and Oyedeji Oluwoye (Co-founder & CTO) of Canza Finance, joined by Graham Muhanga, in partnership with Africa’s Talking. Together, they explore how open finance and decentralized infrastructure are reshaping Africa’s fintech and digital economy.
Pascal Ntsama IV: telecommunications, decentralized computing, and software engineering expert with 9+ years designing and operating complex multi-million-dollar digital systems.
Oyedeji Oluwoye: Network Planning Engineer at AT&T TP&E Global Technology & Implementation Team, experienced in international telecom architecture across Asia & Oceania, and a passionate blockchain researcher (his Master’s thesis focused on cryptocurrency and decentralized systems).
What you’ll learn:
- How Canza Finance is building a DeFi ecosystem for Africa and emerging markets
- The business & technical challenges of scaling decentralized financial platforms
- Telecom and infrastructure lessons for Web3 adoption
- Moving beyond crypto speculation to real-world DeFi utility
- How African founders are driving global fintech innovation through Web3
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