CEO, Kairo Finance · PhD in AI & Robotics
Dr. WahabDisu
Building systems that move money, protect people and accelerate Africa.
Who am I
I’m Dr. Wahab Disu, an engineer at heart and a builder by instinct. Nigerian, based in London.
My work follows one thread: building the systems people rely on but rarely see. It started with a PhD teaching robots to 3D print buildings, moved to insurance rails that reached millions of people, and now it’s Kairo, one account to move money across Africa and the world.
I don’t do mediocrity. I care about the details others overlook, keep things minimal, and treat failure as part of building. Off the clock, I’m on the judo mat.
Kairo.
One account to hold, move, convert and spend, across fiat and stablecoins.
Moving money across Africa and out to the world is still slow, opaque and expensive. Kairo is the payment layer that fixes that: USD accounts, global payments, Kairo cards and business banking in one place, through licensed partners.
And it should feel effortless. Most finance apps still make you dig through menus, tabs and fine print just to send money abroad. Kairo puts everything on one clean screen: your balances across currencies, your activity and your cards, with every action a tap or two away. If something needs a glossary to understand, it isn't finished.
One account. More ways to move.Built & building
Ventures, products and research behind the work. Each one links to its full story.
06 · Research
The Dr. part
PhD in Mechatronics and Robotics, University of Hertfordshire. My doctoral work used a six-axis industrial robot to 3D-print cement-based structures: precise, automated building from first principles.
That training is how I build products today: model the system, test it, then automate it.
Press, writing & talks
On AI, payments and building in Africa.
In the room
Photos and videos from summits, talks and events I attend.
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