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Matthew Ekow Folson
Founder & CEO · 25+ years
Payments, banking and compliance. HSBC and Metro Bank. Led the first non-bank payment company to become a Direct CHAPS member at the Bank of England.
LinkedInAbout
Two products. One company.
Cush Payments is for people sending money home. Cush Core is for banks and payment companies. Founded by Matthew Ekow Folson and Jose Luis Caldeira.
For people sending money home
Cush Payments
Send money to Africa. 1.8% fee. Wallet or bank. UK to Ghana opens first.
Send moneyFor banks and payment companies
Cush Core
License the platform. Run accounts, cards, loans and payments in your own brand.
Cush CoreFrom all over the world. Arriving in Africa.
People send from where they live. Family receives in Africa — Ghana first, then more of the continent.
New York → Accra → Africa
Starts around the world. Arrives in Africa.
Leadership
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Jose Luis Caldeira
CTO · 20+ years
Banking systems, data and digital architecture. Designs the Cush Core ledger, orchestration and multi-rail connectivity.
LinkedInWrite to us.
People sending money, companies and banks — one form.