Built for your global life.

You earn here, you support family there, and what you spend on one side shapes what you can send to the other. Odola puts them in one place: your account, debit card and international transfers. Helping you to plan for what’s next.

Our Story

Most apps solve the transfer.
We built everything around it.

Ismail Ahmed founded WorldRemit in 2010 and spent eight years making it cheaper and easier to send money across borders. That solved one part of the problem. It didn't solve the rest -  the account the money leaves from, how you budget your spending, whether what you send arrives and what it cost you to send it.


Odola brings them together: an account, a card, international transfers, and real human support when you need one.

Our Team

Built by people who know global finance.

One app. One relationship. Built around your global life.

Odola brings together people who have built and operated international payments, financial products and technology at scale. Our team combines experience from WorldRemit, Amazon, IBM, Crypto.com, Western Union, Travelex and other global businesses with deep expertise in compliance, finance, operations and customer care. We share one focus: building a simpler, more dependable financial experience for people whose lives span borders.

Founders

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Founders

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Founders

Dr. Ismail Ahmed

Founder & CEO

Ismail founded WorldRemit in 2010 and led it as chief executive for eight years, building it into a global money transfer business last valued at $5 billion. As a United Nations adviser, he helped money transfer companies across East Africa strengthen their anti-money laundering controls. He holds a PhD from the University of London and an MBA from London Business School.

Dr. Abdigani Diriye

Co-founder & CPO

Abdigani shapes Odola’s product vision. He founded Bloom, a Y Combinator-backed neobank, and led artificial intelligence teams at Amazon and IBM working on products used by millions of people. An author or named inventor on more than 50 papers and patents, he holds a PhD in computer science from University College London and an MBA from INSEAD.

Building the product

Mohammed Kazzam

Head of Product

Mohammed leads product delivery at Odola. He was previously Director of Product at Crypto.com, scaling payments and financial products across six markets, and held strategy and commercial roles at Travelex.

Daniel Bober

Lead Engineer

Daniel builds and operates Odola’s secure payment systems, spanning secure development, cloud operations and incident response alongside the compliance team. He began his career at Amazon in Gdańsk, working on Alexa’s text-to-speech systems

Protecting customers & earning trust

Chris Gunias

Chief Compliance Officer

Chris leads compliance across Odola, including the US programme. Fourteen years at Western Union and three as WorldRemit’s Chief Compliance Officer and Bank Secrecy Act Officer.

Kate Petrie

Head of Compliance & MLRO

Kate is Odola’s Money Laundering Reporting Officer, leading its financial crime framework. ICA-certified, with more than ten years in anti-money laundering across WorldRemit and Integrated Finance.

Marie-Genevieve Vellin

Head of Compliance AUS/NZ & AML Officer

Marie leads Odola’s Asia-Pacific business and regional compliance. Previously Head of Compliance at Ezypay and Compliance Officer at Travelex Global Business Payments (Australia), following earlier experience at Nium and WorldRemit.

Dajana Nozic

Country Dir. Netherlands

Dajana leads Odola in the Netherlands and its engagement with De Nederlandsche Bank. She co-founded Prosper and previously worked in financial crime compliance at Mollie.

Reinout Rietveld

Compliance & Risk Dir. Netherlands

Reinout leads Dutch compliance and risk. A former regulator at De Nederlandsche Bank, he has worked at Rabobank, Deutsche Bank, ABN AMRO and PayU.

Running the business

Rob Gregersen

Chief Financial Officer

Rob leads finance across the Odola group, including treasury, safeguarding of customer funds and regulatory reporting. He was previously Vice President of Finance and Administration at GiftCertificates.com, following senior finance and risk roles at Tango Card.

Leslie Ladiana

Finance Director

Leslie runs Odola’s core finance operations. A Certified Public Accountant with more than ten years across the Philippines, UAE, UK and US, covering audits, statutory reporting and customer fund reconciliations.

Nino Capanzana

Head of Operations

Nino leads payment operations, transaction monitoring and customer support across Odola’s markets. He was previously Senior Technical Operations Manager at WorldRemit, and comes from a software engineering background.

Grow with our communities

Hannah Tait

Head of Communications & Partnerships

Hannah leads communications and partnerships at Odola and serves as a UK Director. As the company’s first employee, she helped take the app from concept to launch.

Janice Chang

Head of Brand and Marketing

Janice leads brand and marketing, bringing twelve years’ experience across WorldRemit, Sendwave and Zepz, leading marketing teams in Asia-Pacific, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and North America.

Rhys Orwin

Head of Performance Marketing

Rhys leads Odola’s performance marketing. A growth and acquisition specialist with more than a decade scaling fintechs, including WorldRemit, across emerging markets.

Papa B. Ndiaye

Head of Growth

Papa leads community growth in the United States. A remittance and diaspora marketing specialist who previously led US market launch activity at Sendwave and WorldRemit.

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Money made simple.

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Corporate & Regulatory Status
Odola Ltd registered in England and Wales under company number 16180580, with its registered office at 9th Floor, 107 Cheapside, London, United Kingdom, EC2V 6DN. Odola Ltd is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority under the Electronic Money Regulations 2011 (Firm Reference Number 1043609) for the issuing of electronic money.

Important Information for Current Account Holders
While Odola Ltd holds its own Electronic Money Institution (EMI) authorisation, services for existing account holders are currently provided under a partnership with Payrnet Limited in accordance with our Terms & Conditions. In relation to these accounts, Odola Ltd acts as a distributor of PayrNet Limited. Existing customers will be notified directly prior to transitioning to services provided directly by Odola Ltd under its own EMI licence.


Partner Details & Safeguarding Notice
PayrNet Limited is registered in England and Wales (Company No. 09883437), with its registered office at 3rd Floor, Vintners’ Place, 68 Upper Thames Street, London, EC4V 3BJ. PayrNet Limited is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority under the Electronic Money Regulations 2011 (Firm Reference Number 900594) for the issuing of electronic money and provision of payment services.
Odola Ltd and PayrNet Limited are electronic money institutions, not banks. E-money balances are not bank deposits and are not protected by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS). The electronic money issuer identified in your account terms (PayrNet Limited for current active accounts) is responsible for safeguarding customer funds in accordance with applicable legal and FCA rules. Safeguarding differs from FSCS protection; in the event of an EMI insolvency, fund returns may be subject to delays and distribution costs.


Visa Disclosure
Visa is a registered trademark of Visa International Service Association. The Odola Visa card currently provided to customers is issued by PayrNet Limited pursuant to a licence from Visa Europe Limited.

Money made simple.

Spend here. Send money home. Plan for what’s next.

Main Pages

Home

About

Gold Investing

Support

Get in touch

Locations

United Kingdom

United Kingdom

Legal

Legal Agreements

Copyright © 2026 Odola Ltd. All Rights Reserved.

Corporate & Regulatory Status
Odola Ltd registered in England and Wales under company number 16180580, with its registered office at 9th Floor, 107 Cheapside, London, United Kingdom, EC2V 6DN. Odola Ltd is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority under the Electronic Money Regulations 2011 (Firm Reference Number 1043609) for the issuing of electronic money.

Important Information for Current Account Holders
While Odola Ltd holds its own Electronic Money Institution (EMI) authorisation, services for existing account holders are currently provided under a partnership with Payrnet Limited in accordance with our Terms & Conditions. In relation to these accounts, Odola Ltd acts as a distributor of PayrNet Limited. Existing customers will be notified directly prior to transitioning to services provided directly by Odola Ltd under its own EMI licence.


Partner Details & Safeguarding Notice
PayrNet Limited is registered in England and Wales (Company No. 09883437), with its registered office at 3rd Floor, Vintners’ Place, 68 Upper Thames Street, London, EC4V 3BJ. PayrNet Limited is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority under the Electronic Money Regulations 2011 (Firm Reference Number 900594) for the issuing of electronic money and provision of payment services.
Odola Ltd and PayrNet Limited are electronic money institutions, not banks. E-money balances are not bank deposits and are not protected by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS). The electronic money issuer identified in your account terms (PayrNet Limited for current active accounts) is responsible for safeguarding customer funds in accordance with applicable legal and FCA rules. Safeguarding differs from FSCS protection; in the event of an EMI insolvency, fund returns may be subject to delays and distribution costs.


Visa Disclosure
Visa is a registered trademark of Visa International Service Association. The Odola Visa card currently provided to customers is issued by PayrNet Limited pursuant to a licence from Visa Europe Limited.

Money made simple.

Spend here. Send money home. Plan for what’s next.

Main Pages

Home

About

Gold Investing

Support

Get in touch

Locations

United Kingdom

United Kingdom

Legal

Legal Agreements

Copyright © 2026 Odola Ltd. All Rights Reserved.

Corporate & Regulatory Status
Odola Ltd registered in England and Wales under company number 16180580, with its registered office at 9th Floor, 107 Cheapside, London, United Kingdom, EC2V 6DN. Odola Ltd is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority under the Electronic Money Regulations 2011 (Firm Reference Number 1043609) for the issuing of electronic money.

Important Information for Current Account Holders
While Odola Ltd holds its own Electronic Money Institution (EMI) authorisation, services for existing account holders are currently provided under a partnership with Payrnet Limited in accordance with our Terms & Conditions. In relation to these accounts, Odola Ltd acts as a distributor of PayrNet Limited. Existing customers will be notified directly prior to transitioning to services provided directly by Odola Ltd under its own EMI licence.


Partner Details & Safeguarding Notice
PayrNet Limited is registered in England and Wales (Company No. 09883437), with its registered office at 3rd Floor, Vintners’ Place, 68 Upper Thames Street, London, EC4V 3BJ. PayrNet Limited is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority under the Electronic Money Regulations 2011 (Firm Reference Number 900594) for the issuing of electronic money and provision of payment services.
Odola Ltd and PayrNet Limited are electronic money institutions, not banks. E-money balances are not bank deposits and are not protected by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS). The electronic money issuer identified in your account terms (PayrNet Limited for current active accounts) is responsible for safeguarding customer funds in accordance with applicable legal and FCA rules. Safeguarding differs from FSCS protection; in the event of an EMI insolvency, fund returns may be subject to delays and distribution costs.


Visa Disclosure
Visa is a registered trademark of Visa International Service Association. The Odola Visa card currently provided to customers is issued by PayrNet Limited pursuant to a licence from Visa Europe Limited.