Keyrails
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Anıl Gökçen Körpınarunlockedknows Berhan Kongel · together at Boğaziçi University (overlapped)
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API-driven banking platform empowering fintechs in Sub-Saharan Africa with global trade solutions.
Founders & leadership
BK
Berhan KongelinCo-Founder & CEOBerhan Kongel founded Keyrails after co-founding Arf, a USDC lending platform for cross-border financial institutions. He brings 15+ years of experience in entrepreneurship, product, operations, regulatory compliance, payments infrastructure, lending, custody, and banking.
Investors · 2
Funding
SEC filings, press & company announcements- Undisclosed amountPre-SeedOct 2024Source ↗
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Competitors · 10
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Stripe18 shared keywordsStripe provides financial infrastructure for businesses to accept payments, offer financial services, and implement custom revenue models across international markets in 135+ currencies.
Modern Treasury17 shared keywordsModern Treasury provides a payments infrastructure platform that enables businesses to move and track money across fiat and stablecoin rails through a single API. The company serves enterprises and financial service providers looking to streamline payment operations across multiple currencies, regions, and payment systems.
Plaid13 shared keywordsPlaid provides financial infrastructure and APIs that enable developers to build financial technology products and services. The platform serves fintech companies, developers, and financial institutions by offering consumer-facing applications and backend tools for financial data connectivity.
CoinGecko12 shared keywordsCoinGecko is the world's largest independent cryptocurrency data aggregator, providing comprehensive market data including price, volume, and market capitalization across thousands of cryptoassets. It serves millions of users globally with tools, research, and APIs for cryptocurrency market analysis and insights.
Equals11 shared keywordsEquals Money is a spend management and payments platform that lets businesses issue virtual and physical USD expense cards, set spending limits, manage budgets, and reconcile receipts from one dashboard. It also provides USD business accounts with routing and account numbers plus domestic ACH and wire payments for company finance teams.
Cross River Bank11 shared keywordsCross River is a bank that combines traditional banking safety and compliance expertise with technology innovation to provide end-to-end financial solutions for partner companies.
Ripple Labs11 shared keywordsRipple builds blockchain-based financial infrastructure to enable cross-border value transfer and payment solutions for enterprises, governments, and financial institutions. The company develops products and public blockchain technology (XRP Ledger) used by hundreds of customers across over 50 countries to facilitate payments, liquidity access, and financial inclusion.
Lightspark9 shared keywordsLightspark provides payment infrastructure and financial tools that enable businesses to modernize their payment systems and integrate with existing platforms. The company aims to make global money flows more accessible, affordable, and immediate for businesses worldwide.
Fiat Republic9 shared keywordsFiat Republic provides fiat payment infrastructure for crypto platforms, connecting them to a network of crypto-friendly banking partners through a single API with virtual IBANs, automated reconciliation, and built-in compliance. It supports rails including SEPA, Faster Payments, SWIFT, and its own closed-loop settlement network, serving exchanges, OTC desks, and liquidity providers across the UK, EU, and US.
CryptoRank9 shared keywordsCryptorank is a data platform that tracks and publishes information on cryptocurrency funding rounds, project valuations, and investment activity. It aggregates and verifies funding data from public sources for the crypto market.
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Keyrails do?
- API-driven banking platform empowering fintechs in Sub-Saharan Africa with global trade solutions.
- Who founded Keyrails?
- Keyrails was founded by Berhan Kongel.
- Who are Keyrails's investors?
- Keyrails's investors include Simya VC, StartupFon.