Cadana
500 GlobalNew York City, US · Founded 2020 · 30 employees on LinkedIn · 3 known investors
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Cadana provides compensation infrastructure that lets companies offer branded global payroll, real-time payouts, and tax automation across more than 100 countries via white-label or API integration. It serves businesses employing distributed talent, with a focus on emerging markets.
Founders & leadership
Cadana was founded in 2020 by Albert Owusu-Asare, Ameer Shujjah, and Rabia Sheikh.
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Albert Owusu-AsareinCo-Founder & CEOAlbert Owusu-Asare previously contributed to Apple Card's launch at scale and helped build Esusu, a fintech company. He is now founder of Cadana, which provides payment infrastructure APIs for staffing platforms and payroll providers to offer global contractor payouts and financial services across 100+ countries.
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Ameer ShujjahinCo-Founder
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Rabia SheikhinCo-founder · Head of FinanceRabia Sheikh is a finance executive with 15+ years of experience in accounting, financial planning and analysis, and regulatory reporting across fintech and banking. She serves as Head of Finance at Cadana, where she established the finance organization and has held prior finance leadership roles at Wise, Community Federal Savings Bank, and VakifBank.
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Cadana do?
- Cadana provides compensation infrastructure that lets companies offer branded global payroll, real-time payouts, and tax automation across more than 100 countries via white-label or API integration. It serves businesses employing distributed talent, with a focus on emerging markets.
- Who founded Cadana?
- Cadana was founded by Albert Owusu-Asare, Ameer Shujjah, Rabia Sheikh in 2020.
- Who are Cadana's investors?
- Cadana's investors include 500 Global, Better Tomorrow Ventures, Costanoa Ventures.
- Where is Cadana headquartered?
- Cadana is headquartered in New York City, US.



