The Financial Innovation Hub, brings together the greatest minds on the African continent to lead in the research and innovation of financial technologies. It nestles itself right in the middle of the number one research university in Africa, the University of Cape Town.
Meet our team members.
Takunda Chirema holds a Masters in Financial Technology from the University of Cape Town. His thesis focused on the ownership of collaboratively created digital content from which Axone was born. He has an honours degree in Computer Science as well as a bachelors in Mathematical Statistics and Computer Engineering from the University of Cape Town. His interests lie in blockchain technologies with a focus on its application in digital content ownership and decentralised finance. At the UCT Financial Innovation Hub, he is a Head Software Engineer and Innovator, with the primary role of formalising and implementing blockchain related ideas.