• Hol Mayissa co-founded KeeCash in 2018 to provide digital payment solutions without relying on traditional banks.
• The platform offers online accounts and virtual cards funded via Mobile Money or cryptocurrencies.
• KeeCash targets African users seeking easier access to international online payments.

Hol Mayissa, a Gabonese IT specialist and automation engineer, leads KeeCash, a technology company he co-founded in April 2018 with Gilles Moukoumi to simplify and democratize monetary transactions worldwide.

Mayissa said he wants to enable anyone to pay and get paid anywhere without depending on traditional banking systems. He built the technology in response to a concrete need.

KeeCash operates as a fully digital solution dedicated to online payments. The platform primarily targets users in Africa who often face limitations with local payment methods. The service does not operate as a bank, but it provides users with access to an online account and virtual cards that work on most international websites.

The platform offers what it describes as an “international” and “decentralized” account accessible through a mobile application. Users can fund the account at any time through Mobile Money services or cryptocurrencies, which allows them to deposit funds without going through a traditional bank.

The account supports multiple currencies, including euros and U.S. dollars, which simplifies purchases and payments on foreign websites. The user can monitor transactions in real time through a dashboard that centralizes payments and invoices and provides a clear overview of spending. Beyond online payments, KeeCash also enables account-to-account money transfers between users on the platform.

Mayissa earned a degree in electrical engineering and computer science in 2011 from the University Institute of Technology of Saint-Étienne in France. He later graduated from the University of Bordeaux in 2015 with an engineering degree in automation and mechatronics, specializing in automotive, aeronautics and space industries. Between 2015 and 2018, he worked as an automation engineer at Acsystème, a company that supports industrial firms in improving system performance.

This article was initially published in French by Melchior Koba

Adapted in English by Ange J.A de Berry Quenum