Mbuyu Makayi
@mbuyumakayi
I build compliance and payment infrastructure that moves money safely across Africa.
ZambiaWhat I'm looking for
I've built compliance, payment, and crypto on/off-ramp infrastructure at Chipper Cash, Flutterwave, Conduit Financial, and Lira, helping businesses move money safely across Africa and beyond.
At Conduit, I built its first compliance backend and Customer Onboarding API for KYB, KYC, sanctions screening, document verification, and liveness checks. At Chipper Cash, I architected verification infrastructure for 4M+ KYC document checks, redesigned liveness verification, and supported compliance systems serving millions of users across Africa, the U.S., and Europe.
I'm comfortable owning products end-to-end: data models, APIs, deployments, documentation, billing, dashboards, and merchant integrations. I've led engineers, supported regulatory expansion across multiple African markets, and enjoy turning complex compliance and payment workflows into reliable developer-facing products.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
VP Engineering
Lira
Mar 2026 - Present (6 months)
Proposed and built a GPS-based KYC address verification product, designed prepaid and postpaid billing systems, and replaced third-party documentation with an in-house engine. Automated release announcements and rebuilt the customer dashboard and internal admin console.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
The Copperbelt University
Bachelor of Information Technology, Information Technology
Bachelor of Information Technology degree from The Copperbelt University, completed in 2016.
Availability
Location
ZambiaAuthorized to work in
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Skills
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