Akindele Liasu divests Dubai business to fund payment identity startup, Keepaza

A Nigerian entrepreneur, Akindele Liasu, has sold part of his Dubai-based business operations to finance Keepaza, a payment identity platform designed to simplify how Nigerians send and receive money.

Liasu, who founded Keepaza under OH Mobility Solution Limited, confirmed that the capital injection followed the restructuring of his UAE operations under OH Mobility FZ LLC, marking what he described as a major growth phase for the startup.

He said the decision to redirect funds into Nigeria was deliberate, despite a trend where many founders move capital offshore.

“Every day in Nigeria, millions of people are pasting their bank account numbers into WhatsApp chats with strangers, sharing their financial details publicly in Instagram DMs, and hoping nothing goes wrong,” Liasu said.

“I have watched vendors lose clients because they looked unprofessional. I have watched freelancers lose international deals because they could not explain how to receive USDT. I have watched people send money to the wrong account and lose it permanently. These are not edge cases. This is daily Nigerian life,” he added.

According to him, Keepaza addresses these challenges by providing users with a single verified username that links to both their bank accounts and cryptocurrency wallets across multiple blockchain networks, including TRC20, ERC20, BEP20, Bitcoin, and Solana.

With the platform, users can share a personalised link instead of exposing sensitive financial details. The system allows payers to access the correct payment information without relying on screenshots or manually entered account numbers.

Liasu explained that the platform also includes an invoicing feature targeted at freelancers and small businesses.

“The entire experience replaces what most Nigerian small businesses currently manage through a combination of WhatsApp voice notes, screenshot exchanges, and handwritten receipts,” he said.

Industry observers note that Keepaza’s model differs from existing fintech platforms such as Paystack, Flutterwave, and Moniepoint, which focus primarily on processing transactions.

Liasu emphasised that Keepaza operates on a different layer.

“It does not process payments. It verifies who you are and tells the world where to send money safely,” he said.

The platform is currently free for users, with revenue expected from premium username registrations, cryptocurrency swap commissions, and business-to-business API licensing for financial institutions.

Liasu disclosed that the newly injected funds would be used to expand product features, including service listings, social profile integration, invoice analytics, and user growth initiatives across Nigeria.

He also revealed plans to raise institutional funding in the coming months, noting that the company’s UAE structure would support international fundraising efforts.

“I did not want to be the founder who came to investors with only an idea and a pitch deck,” he said. “I wanted to come with a working product, real users, documented traction, and money I had already put in myself.”

Keepaza is currently live and open to users, offering free registration as it seeks to scale adoption in Nigeria’s growing digital payments ecosystem.

The platform is operated by OH Mobility Solution Limited, a Nigerian technology firm focused on building financial infrastructure for African commerce, with operations in Nigeria and the United Arab Emirates.