John O'Connor
@jjtoconnor
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CEO of RealFi @ #IOHK #Cardano
Nairobi, Kenya
Joined May 2012
Really excited to launch https://t.co/Jt3Eopsu2n after lots of grind. #realfi is about making risk transparent, and impact traceable for emerging market credit. We build transparency through data and hope to unlock this colossal asset class for everyone!
realfi.co
RealFi offers data-driven technology that unlocks private credit transactions between investors and fintech lenders in Africa. Explore the private credit market for opportunities in emerging markets.
I'm incredibly proud of @jjtoconnor and his team for their hard work throughout the years leading to the creation of RealFi: https://t.co/FEGD6ErPrG Alongside our strategic partnership with @WorldMobileTeam and Atala Prism ( https://t.co/ayyb9rw8Rs), Realfi is the vanguard of our
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We’re doing some research to help us figure out how to facilitate lending into high impact finance that offers stable, strong returns in emerging markets. If you’d like to help, questionnaire below. #cardano #realfi #crypto
input-output.typeform.com
We'd like your feedback!
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Came back to London for Christmas yesterday, was telling friends last night that one of the things I don’t miss about living in Ethiopia was the two months we had without water and intermittent power, ‘you don’t know how good the uk has it!’ Wake up to flooding and no water 🙈
Eight fire engines and around 60 firefighters are dealing with flooding affecting a number of properties across a large area on Belsize Road in #Camden after a water main burst
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This is awesome
WE DID IT !!! Introducing the first Micro-Credit Cooperative in Northern Kenya with the lowest interest rates in the country- possibly in the whole of Africa! Our team is also has a mandate to issue crypto-based loans. #CardanoCommunity @InputOutputHK @jjtoconnor @ErgoLend
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Not thrilled to hear the Ardana news today, both myself and Cfund invested into the project. Still trying to find out what happened, last I heard DeX was meant to be out this month
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Happy to ask this group of Cardano Africa builders what they’ve been up to in our session tomorrow. Tune in https://t.co/TyHbmFZyux
#cardano #realfi
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Input Output is an infrastructure research and development company with a goal of improving systems for everyone, everywhere in the world. It was founded in 2015 by Charles Hoskinson and Jeremy Wood...
Looking forward to our Africa #RealFi panel at IO Scotfest this Friday w/ @jjtoconnor @WorldMobileTeam @ImmunifyLife 🌍🏡📡🧬 🎥 Watch the live-stream here: https://t.co/XFAa8aaW6C We also have an announcement to share about our next housing project in Mozambique 👀🇲🇿 #Cardano
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New podcast on tech in Africa. I got interviewed for an episode on… blockchain. Why does no one ever want to hear me talk about crocheting or gardening???
🔵 https://t.co/nqGUOiOOTs Episode #6 🟡 Third-Generation Blockchain as Infrastructure to Build Better Systems - John O'Connor Spotify https://t.co/RpIxMWguuW Apple Podcast https://t.co/e8LvjRAwpv
@IOHK_Charles @InputOutputHK @CardanoStiftung @Cardano @jjtoconnor @F_Gregaard
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Great day yesterday whiteboarding with @hildamoraa from @Pezesha_Africa and Nick from Solve Money on how we can bring mission driven yield to #cardano and create scalable non-dilutive funding for Pezesha. IO and Emurgo gang all together to drive some #realfi. More to Come!
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Happy to have been involved in putting this investment into @Pezesha_Africa together. The beginning of being able to offer strong yield debt opportunities in SME finance on #Cardano. @hildamoraa #realfi
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Pezesha has built a scalable digital lending infrastructure that allows both traditional and non-traditional finance institutions to offer working capital to MSMEs.
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Let’s get some @WorldMobileTeam and @MrTelecoms love ❤️ Just read through Micky’s responses to @mcuban. It’s a masterclass on how to handle a challenging social media interaction. Also repping #cardano hard 💪
@jjtoconnor I'm capable of reading anything you want to post. @MrTelecoms is doing a good job. But business models matter. I'm curious how the biz works for airnode operators.Will you fill in for failed nodes? How many blimps have you launched? What happens if earth ops don't get enough wmt?
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@IOHK_Charles has come over three times to Ethiopia, I’m sure he wouldn’t mind a fourth, we do a bbq at mine with the tech ecosystem, we’d love to have you
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Also happy to introduce you to our government counterparts to talk to them directly. But don’t expect to do this over zoom, there’s a reason why I live in east africa, ask any habesha in Virginia, they’ll agree you need to fly over.
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Hi Mark, I get why you’re skeptical, I’m a sceptic too. Technology provision though isn’t done in Ethiopia through PR. The IT company that wins every contract with government (until us) has almost no online presence. I’m happy to fly and host you here if you’d like to learn more.
@Southrye @SpaceApeAstro @HHodlgain @jjtoconnor Which is amazing. That was 12 weeks ago. He said the rollout would be in process for more than a month now. Usually there is some sort of recognition of the first implementation. Videos. Politicians taking credit. Can you send me a link ? I've only seen things from employees
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Flying out of #addis airport #Ethiopia for the first time in months. Blown away that there’s a @BurgerKing! Go in, all staff have to wear the cardboard crowns, don’t do fries, $15 for a cheeseburger and water, card machine doesn’t work. Never change, #stilladdis❤️
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Thanks @BMcGleenon for the nice #Cardano Africa coverage on Yahoo’s Crypto Mile of me and @IOHK_Charles.
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Look to Africa for future of #Web3 The rising sun of blockchain technology casting its first light on #Ethiopia - DeFi for micro-loans - Smart contracts for land deeds + securing education qualifications @tingo @IOHK_Charles @jjtoconnor #IOHK #Cardano
https://t.co/5x3X54hwe2
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Yes it’s real, hoping I can deliver a bigger and better June set of news.
The #ETHIOPIA DEAL is "...moving into the implementation phase.... rolling out LIVE towards students across the next 8 WEEKS. Our goal by the end of the year is to have 1-2 MILLION students using the software... next year expand that to 5 million." -@jjtoconnor #cardano $ADA
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Great new project from Cardano OG @DarrenCamas, looking forwards to seeing where this goes!
Excited to announce $5.55m in funding led by @arringtonXRPcap to build the #IPOR Index and interest rate derivatives as the base of the #DeFi credit markets. Learn more about the round, our builders, investors, & mission. Visit https://t.co/8mBgfSmVnY & read our Medium here:
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