About

We're rebuilding the bank for the 130 million Nigerians already on WhatsApp.

Banking apps crash. USSD codes time out. ATMs run dry. But WhatsApp works — even on a feature phone, even on 2G, even when the network is rough. So we built a bank that lives there.

What makes Credafi different

WhatsApp-first

If WhatsApp works in your village, Credafi works in your village. No app store. No data plan needed.

Nigerian-built

Our team has shipped credit and payments at GTBank, Flutterwave, Paystack, and Carbon. We know the rails.

Safe by default

BVN-bound accounts, real-time fraud ML, and proactive scam alerts protect you before you can be tricked.

Partners & licensing

Credafi is operated in partnership with CBN-licensed Microfinance and Payment Service institutions, with AI capabilities powered by Anthropic.

CBN partners
Anthropic AI

Founders

Built by operators who ship.

Chris Bekee, Co-founder & CEO at Credafi

Chris Bekee

Co-founder & CEO

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Chris leads product and vision at Credafi. A serial founder with nearly a decade of operating experience across on-demand services, real estate and short-let rentals (Rent4Short), he obsesses over building consumer products Nigerians actually use every day — starting with the messaging app already in every pocket.

Judgewill Churchill, Co-founder & COO at Credafi

Judgewill Churchill

Co-founder & COO

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Judgewill runs operations, partnerships and growth. A YALI alumnus and founder of KingJudge Trades, he brings a decade of business development leadership across real estate, fintech and the NGO sector — with a track record of driving 30%+ growth and building the stakeholder relationships that turn early traction into scale.

A young Nigerian entrepreneur using Credafi on WhatsApp at a Lagos market

Our vision

A bank in every pocket — from Balogun market to Kano, one WhatsApp message at a time.

Our promise

  1. We will never store your BVN in plain text. Ever.
  2. We will never enable a transaction we believe is a scam — even if you ask us to.
  3. We will always show you the fee before you confirm.
  4. We will respond to support on WhatsApp within 15 minutes, 24/7.