About us

The stablecoin desk for East African trade.

We settle payments between local currency and stablecoins for businesses in Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda and the DRC, with China and Dubai corridors into Uganda.

Headquarters
Kampala
Markets served
UG · KE · TZ · RW · DRC
Corridors into Uganda
China · Dubai

What we do

Digital assets for scale.

Connecting traditional banking systems with modern stablecoin infrastructure.

Wallet & Payments

Fiat and stablecoin rails for cross-border payments, over bank transfer and mobile money.

OTC Desk

High-volume digital asset settlements for institutional clients.

Stablecoin Liquidity

Stablecoin liquidity for businesses and individuals.

Coming soon

Settlement API

Deploy Equator Finance’s settlement infrastructure into your app with a few lines of code.

Why we exist

Closing the gap.

Access to efficient financial infrastructure is still uneven across much of the world.

In many emerging markets, businesses face:

  • Limited access to deep liquidity
  • Slow and costly cross-border settlements
  • Fragmented banking and payment rails
  • Operational and regulatory friction

Equator Finance exists to build financial rails that enable businesses to operate across borders with speed, transparency, and control.

Who we are

Leadership team.

Experts from traditional finance, blockchain technology and regulatory compliance.

  • Ashimwe Brian - Chief Operations at Equator Finance

    Ashimwe Brian

    Chief Operations

  • Mukunde Brisa - Business Development at Equator Finance

    Mukunde Brisa

    Business Development

  • Daniel Kimotho - Senior Advisor at Equator Finance

    Daniel Kimotho

    Senior Advisor

  • Ronex Ondimu - Lead Developer at Equator Finance

    Ronex Ondimu

    Lead Developer

  • Barry Ainomugisha - Legal & Compliance at Equator Finance

    Barry Ainomugisha

    Legal & Compliance

Our markets

Emerging focus. Global resilience.

Our footprint

Home is Uganda. From Kampala we serve Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda and the DRC, and settle trade along the China and Dubai corridors into Uganda, paying out in local currency over bank transfer and mobile money.

  • UgandaHomeUGX
  • KenyaKES
  • TanzaniaTZS
  • RwandaRWF
  • DRCCDF
  • China · DubaiCorridors into Uganda

Our mission

Build trusted financial infrastructure that moves value efficiently across emerging and frontier markets.

If you are moving volume across Africa, China or Dubai, the desk is the fastest way to find out what we can do for you.

  • Same-day settlement
  • Five live markets
  • KYC / KYB onboarding