Product Manager · Payments & Fintech

Kelvin
Prince
Asare-Obuobi

Building fintech products from zero to scale — cross-border payments, AI tooling, and digital infrastructure across 42 countries.

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$500K+
Monthly Recurring Revenue
42
Countries Reached
5+
Years in Fintech Product
3K+
Active Business Customers
Who I am
Kelvin Prince Asare-Obuobi
Builder.
Strategist.
Founder.

I'm a Product Manager with a software engineering foundation, which means I think in systems and ship with precision. I've spent 5+ years building fintech products at the intersection of payments infrastructure, emerging markets, and AI — from a first line of code to live customers in 42 countries.

I co-founded Xenon Technologies / Syka, a cross-border payments platform now at $500K+ MRR, and have led product across digital banking, edtech, AI wellness, food delivery, and restaurant automation. I hold an M.Eng. in Technology, Management & Entrepreneurship from the University of New Brunswick and an MSc. in Financial Technology from the University of Kent.

My edge is the combination: I can write the API contract, run the user interview, set the OKR, and close the banking partnership. I don't hand off — I build.

Cross-Border Payments ACH · SEPA · Card Networks Stablecoins & Mobile Money AI / LLM Integration 0→1 Product Python · Node.js · SQL Fraud Detection Agile & Waterfall
What I've built
Selected
Projects
01 AI · Restaurant Tech
Lee AI

An AI-powered conversational assistant for restaurants — handling orders, table reservations, and in-conversation payment processing. Built to reduce front-of-house overhead and improve customer experience end-to-end.

trylee.io 02 Edtech · AI · Robotics
Logic Labs

Co-founded a hands-on AI, coding, and robotics learning centre delivering small-class, project-based STEM education for children and young people. Capped at 10 students per session for individual attention. Programs span Scratch, Python, web development, AI, and robotics — taught by working software engineers. Also built Logic SchoolX, a companion school management platform for primary schools covering attendance, exams, finance, and parent communication.

logiclabs.cc 03 AI · Mental Wellness
Sankofа Haven

Co-founded and built an AI-powered mental wellness platform — my master's capstone project. Combines culturally informed care with intelligent conversational support to make mental health resources more accessible.

sankofahaven.com 04 Digital Product
Mel's Diaries

Designed and built Mel's Diaries — a personal digital platform demonstrating full-stack product execution from concept through launch, with attention to storytelling, UX, and brand identity.

melsdiaries.com 05 Fintech · Payments
Syka

Co-founded and led product for Syka — a cross-border payments platform reaching $500K+ MRR across 42 countries. Built virtual accounts, virtual cards, invoicing, treasury management, and stablecoin corridors from scratch.

sykabank.com 06 Digital Banking · Sharia
Islamic Digital Bank

Led end-to-end product delivery of a Sharia-compliant digital bank in 6 months — from tech strategy through core banking integration, KYC/AML compliance, and mobile launch — reaching 5,000 users at go-live.

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Career
Experience
Dec 2023
— Present
Co-Founder & Head of Product
Xenon Technologies Inc. / Syka · San Jose, CA (Remote)
  • Grew Syka to $500K+ MRR across 42 countries with 3,000+ active business customers
  • Owned roadmap across 5 verticals: Virtual Accounts, Cards, Invoicing, Payments, Treasury
  • Reduced transaction costs by 70% through strategic fintech partnerships
  • Improved fraud detection from 60% to 85% via AI-assisted signal modeling
  • Achieved T+0 settlement through banking partnerships across 20+ African countries
Sep 2022
— Nov 2023
Head of Product Development
SonaQode Ltd. · London, UK
  • Launched a Sharia-compliant Islamic digital bank in 6 months, 5,000 users at go-live
  • Managed two concurrent MVP workstreams: a biomolecular wearable and a B2B property platform
  • Defined GTM playbooks, pricing models, and partner incentive structures
Feb 2021
— Aug 2022
Product Manager
Eyepa Market Ltd. · London, UK
  • Led zero-to-one development of a full-stack food and delivery marketplace
  • Owned three user surfaces: customer app, restaurant portal, rider dispatch
  • Supported a platform generating £80K+ in monthly revenue
Sep 2019
— Jan 2021
Digital Product Manager
Celltel Networks Ltd. · Accra, Ghana
  • Deployed EdTech solutions across 1,000+ schools in 16 regions
  • Managed commercial partnerships with Google, Facebook, Cisco, and Hughes
Jan 2017
— Aug 2019
Software Engineer
Branfluenzas Ltd. & Brevity Tech. · Accra, Ghana
  • Built fintech and insurance products including payment integrations and automation chatbots
  • Delivered 15% revenue uplift for a key banking partner; cut development time by 30%
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Whether you're building a fintech product, need a product leader who can go deep on payments infrastructure, or want to collaborate on something new — reach out.

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