
Nyambura Wanjiru
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Nyambura Wanjiru
@nyambu_wanjiru
Building @blockyard1 || Telecommunications engineering student at JKUAT|| Web3 enthusiast ||Arsenal fan


President Ruto: We are now manufacturing phones and computers in Kenya. #AfricaForwardSummit2026





🔺 Team1 Africa Founders Spotlight 🔺🌍 @type_jordan , @ronexondimu , and @george__agai are the co-founders of @ExionFinance , a payments infrastructure layer enabling stablecoin spending across Africa. They have been actively building on Avalanche for the past year, focused on bridging on-chain liquidity with real-world usage. What Is Exion Finance? Exion Finance is a multichain P2P payment platform that allows users to spend stablecoins anywhere MPESA is accepted. It removes the need for off-ramping through centralized or decentralized exchanges by directly connecting crypto liquidity to mobile money rails enabling people to send money, pay bills, and transact in everyday life without friction. At its core, Exion is built on a simple belief: People don’t wake up wanting to use crypto they wake up wanting to send money, receive money, and live their lives. Product & Mechanism Exion operates as a peer-to-peer liquidity layer: Users initiate payments in stablecoins Local liquidity providers fulfill transactions in fiat via MPESA Settlement happens on-chain while execution happens instantly in the real world Users can: On-ramp via crypto wallets or directly from MPESA Off-ramp to mobile payments (pay bills, buy goods, send money) Transfer to wallets or phone numbers View balances across multiple networks in one place This model eliminates delays, reduces friction, and enables stablecoins to function as a practical medium of exchange, not just a store of value. Traction & Proof $1M+ in transaction volume 4,000+ active users Daily transaction activity across markets Operating in Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania 1+ year of continuous product iteration Winners in multiple hackathons including Impact Plus Ecosystem Contribution The Exion team has been actively involved in the Avalanche ecosystem through: Participation and wins in builder hackathons Supporting real-world adoption through payments infrastructure Enabling stablecoin usage in everyday transactions Builder Narrative The team is building from lived market experience, focusing on real payment friction rather than abstract crypto use cases. Their perspectives reflect how Exion is designed: Jordan (User Reality): “People don’t wake up wanting to use crypto, they wake up wanting to send money and live their lives.” Ronex (Product Philosophy): “Crypto should feel like money in everyday life, not complex infrastructure.” George (UX Execution): “Crypto payments today still feel too technical. We’re building Exion to make stablecoins as easy to use as mobile money.” Closing Exion Finance is building real payment infrastructure for emerging markets, turning stablecoins into usable currency for daily transactions. That is what we want to see and what building on Avalanche in Africa looks like. Learn More To learn more about Exion Finance, check out their platform and community channel: Website: exion.finance LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/exion-… App: play.google.com/store/apps/det…

Flawed languages stay dominant because switching costs are too high. - JavaScript has weird quirks, no types - Python is slow - PHP has poor design - Java still has unsafe nulls But their ecosystems are often too massive to abandon.












