# Axra

> Axra is a licensed payments and embedded-banking platform combining messaging-native USD accounts with a BaaS API for Africa.

Source: https://www.neobank.wiki/wiki/axra
Last updated: 2026-08-12
Categories: Financial technology, Canada neobanks, Nigeria neobanks, Payment platforms, Partner-bank neobanks, Companies founded in 2026

**Axra** is a payments and [banking-as-a-service](/wiki/banking-as-a-service) company founded by **Lekan Adejumo**. It merged consumer brands **GoFree** and **GoPremium** into Axra, offering USD/EUR/GBP accounts and payouts inside WhatsApp or Telegram plus a developer API for wallets, KYC and African mobile-money payouts.[^ax1]

## History

Adejumo (Google Black Founder, Techstars) built GoPremium/GoFree as global-payments products before consolidating them as Axra in 2026. The company highlights FINTRAC MSB, U.S. FinCEN money-transmitter and Bank of Canada PSP licences as the compliance base for messaging-native money movement and merchant checkout (Axra Pay).[^ax2]

## Founders

**Lekan Adejumo** is founder and chief executive officer. Public materials list a small team spanning compliance, growth and product, including Sweet Adejumo (HR/compliance).

## Licences

Axra states three core permissions: FINTRAC money-services business (Canada), FinCEN money transmission (United States) and Bank of Canada payment-service-provider. Those licences underwrite remittances, dollar accounts and merchant collection rather than a full bank charter.

## Products

Consumer: chat-native global accounts, FX and payouts. Platform (Axra Pay / Treasury API): end-user USD/USDC wallets, embedded KYC, checkout in NGN/KES/GHS/ZAR and 16+ local currencies, and payouts across ~20 African countries via bank, mobile money or stablecoin.

## External links

- [Axra official website](https://www.useaxra.com/)

## Infobox

- **Type**: Private
- **Founder**: Lekan Adejumo
- **Licences**: FINTRAC MSB, FinCEN MTL, Bank of Canada PSP
- **Focus**: Payments / embedded banking
- **Model**: Licensed PSP / BaaS
- **X**: @useaxra
- **Website**: [useaxra.com](https://www.useaxra.com/)

## Frequently asked questions

### What is Axra?

Axra is a licensed payments and embedded-banking platform combining messaging-native USD accounts with a BaaS API for Africa.

### Who founded Axra?

Axra was founded by Lekan Adejumo.

### What type of company is Axra?

Axra is described as Licensed PSP / BaaS in its neobank.wiki profile.

### What is the official Axra website?

The official website for Axra is https://www.useaxra.com/.


## References

[^ax1]: Axra offers messaging-native global accounts and a BaaS/payments API for African payouts. — https://www.useaxra.com/
[^ax2]: Axra Pay documents embedded wallets, KYC and multi-rail payouts across 20 African countries. — https://pay.useaxra.com/