Chris Maurice, Yellow Card’s Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, is an American founder who has spent six years living and working in Africa, making significant contributions to the continent’s financial services industry.
In 2016, Chris started Yellow Card from his dorm room in Auburn, Alabama, before moving the company to Lagos, Nigeria, and launching the mobile app in 2019. Today, Yellow Card is the largest crypto company on the African continent; and, in 2022, it became the first licensed virtual asset service provider on the continent.
Yellow Card has facilitated over $3 billion in transactions, grown to over 250 employees across 20 countries, and launched full on-and-off ramps for local fiat currencies in 20 African countries.
Chris has led the company through four successful equity funding rounds, securing $85 million in equity financing. Yellow Card’s investors include Blockchain Capital, Polychain Capital, Galaxy Ventures, Valar Ventures, Third Prime Ventures, Block’s Cash App, Coinbase Ventures, and more. Yellow Card has also developed partnerships with leading global financial companies, including Coinbase, Block, and PayPal.
Chris has delivered keynote addresses at conferences attended by heads of state and advocated for crypto adoption to ministers and financial regulators across Africa. His work has been featured in international media outlets including CNBC, BBC, Bloomberg, Forbes, and Business Insider.
Chris graduated from Auburn University with a degree in Finance. Chris was featured on the Forbes 30 Under 30 List (2023) in the "Finance" and "Big Money Startups" categories.
In 2016, Chris started Yellow Card from his dorm room in Auburn, Alabama, before moving the company to Lagos, Nigeria, and launching the mobile app in 2019. Today, Yellow Card is the largest crypto company on the African continent; and, in 2022, it became the first licensed virtual asset service provider on the continent.
Yellow Card has facilitated over $3 billion in transactions, grown to over 250 employees across 20 countries, and launched full on-and-off ramps for local fiat currencies in 20 African countries.
Chris has led the company through four successful equity funding rounds, securing $85 million in equity financing. Yellow Card’s investors include Blockchain Capital, Polychain Capital, Galaxy Ventures, Valar Ventures, Third Prime Ventures, Block’s Cash App, Coinbase Ventures, and more. Yellow Card has also developed partnerships with leading global financial companies, including Coinbase, Block, and PayPal.
Chris has delivered keynote addresses at conferences attended by heads of state and advocated for crypto adoption to ministers and financial regulators across Africa. His work has been featured in international media outlets including CNBC, BBC, Bloomberg, Forbes, and Business Insider.
Chris graduated from Auburn University with a degree in Finance. Chris was featured on the Forbes 30 Under 30 List (2023) in the "Finance" and "Big Money Startups" categories.
