As the Head of Growth at VALR, Blake leads and coordinates growth initiatives across various functions, including partnerships, business development, new product development, and international expansion. He have a passion for freedom, financial technology and the power that better money and financial systems have to create better outcomes for a global humanity. Before joining VALR as the Head of Growth, Blake worked as a Consultant at Bain & Company, where he supported some of the worlds leading private equity funds and corporates on diverse and challenging projects across multiple industries and geographies.
Africa faces unique financial challenges, including limited access to traditional banking. Crypto and platforms like VALR offer a pathway to financial inclusion
Africa is definitely not like Europe or the US with one big homogeneous trading environment. There are different markets with very different rules, regulations and levels of sophistication.