Founder. Product
builder. Fintech Founder
I design and build payment infrastructure, trading platforms, and commerce systems end-to-end — alone — helping people and businesses move money and scale, from Lagos to the rest of the world.
Finance taught me what money needs. Code lets me build it.
I spent close to a decade inside finance and accounting reconciling transactions, auditing books, managing budgets before I ever wrote a line of production code. That's the part most engineers skip, and it's exactly why I build fintech products differently.
I'm entirely self-taught: PHP, JavaScript, Python, MySQL, security, product design learned by shipping five real platforms, not by following a curriculum. Every one of them, I built alone: backend, frontend, architecture, and the security hardening that keeps money safe.
My long-term goal is simple: contribute to the financial infrastructure that emerging markets are still missing, and prove that a self-taught builder from Lagos can compete on a global stage.
Published and credentialed under my previous name, Damilola Ehimare, prior to a 2022 family name change.
Five platforms. One builder.
Hover or tap a card to see the stack behind it. Every product below was designed, engineered, and shipped by me — no co-founder engineering team, no outsourced dev shop.
Wallets, escrow, invoicing, payroll and webhook infrastructure for cross-border payments across Africa and global markets.
A cryptocurrency exchange built end-to-end — trading engine, wallet infrastructure, and the user-facing web app.
Lets users run automated trading strategies through their own broker APIs via a hosted trading bot service.
Gives everyday store owners a storefront, catalogue, and payment tools to sell online — no technical setup required.
A rental marketplace with a dual-gateway escrow booking flow and a role-based admin panel for landlords, tenants, and managers.
Technical co-founder conversations, fintech partnerships, and investment in MyroPay.
Get in touch →One rail. Three products.
MyroPay is the core payments platform. Myrovest and Myrodeck are built on the same wallet and payment infrastructure, extending it into savings and merchant tooling.
MyroPay
Wallets, escrow, invoicing, payroll and webhook infrastructure for cross-border payments across Africa and global markets.
Visit myropay.com →Myrovest
The savings and investing arm of the MyroPay ecosystem, built on the same wallet and payment rails.
Visit myrovest.myropay.com →Myrodeck
Merchant-facing dashboard and analytics layer for businesses running on MyroPay infrastructure.
Visit myrodeck.myropay.com →How I build.
The same process behind every platform above, from first sketch to production.
Research
Understand the problem, the users, and the regulatory landscape.
Architecture
Design the data model, security boundaries, and API surface.
Prototype
Build the thinnest working version to validate the core flow.
Engineering
Build the real backend, frontend, and integrations.
Security & testing
Harden auth, encryption, and abuse paths before anyone touches money.
Launch
Ship to real users and watch the system under real load.
Iterate
Redesign, refactor, and extend based on what production teaches.
Scale
Prepare the platform for more users, more volume, more regions.
What I build with.
Also works with
Where it started.
GPA 3.25. Foundation in financial accounting, auditing, and reporting — the background that now shapes how I design payment and trading infrastructure.
Credential issued under my previous name, Damilola Ehimare, prior to a 2022 family name change.
Finance & accounting background
The roles that came before code, and that still shape how I think about money moving through a system.
Public sector accounting: personnel emolument recording and monthly bank reconciliations.
Departmental accounting and administrative processes in a remote work environment.
Finance first. Then code.
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Building a rental marketplace with a dual-gateway escrow booking flow and role-based admin panel — currently in development.
Daily transaction reconciliation, payment authorization, and compliance monitoring for MyroPay's own operations.
Architected and built a cross-border payments platform from scratch — wallets, checkout, escrow, invoicing, payroll, and a full security hardening pass.
Built a bot-as-a-service platform letting users run automated trading strategies through their own broker APIs.
Designed and built a cryptocurrency exchange over a three-year build — trading engine, wallets, and web app.
Built a social commerce platform giving everyday store owners storefront and payment tools.
Coordinated stakeholder activities and managed budget preparation for programme funding.
Managed IT operations and supervised accounting functions; evaluated technology needs and recommended systems.
Topics I write and speak about.
Publications and talks are in progress — check back soon. Here's what's on the drawing board.
Research topics
Speaking topics
Research articles
Elsewhere — Medium, LinkedIn & Substack
Questions people ask about Damilola Craig.
Straight answers, written to be quoted. Everything here is also in machine-readable form for search and AI assistants.
Damilola Craig is a self-taught full-stack developer and fintech founder from Lagos, Nigeria. He builds payment, trading, and commerce infrastructure across Africa MyroPay, Clova Exchange, Algrythm Fx, Store Link, and Renteaze after close to a decade in finance and accounting.
Key facts
- Full name
- Damilola Lewis Craig
- Previously published as
- Damilola Ehimare (before a 2022 family name change)
- Role
- Fintech founder and full-stack developer
- Based in
- Lagos, Nigeria
- Founder of
- MyroPay, Clova Exchange, Algrythm Fx, Store Link, Renteaze
- Education
- B.Tech, Accounting — Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (2022)
- Focus
- Payments, trading, and commerce infrastructure across Africa
Who is Damilola Craig?
Damilola Craig is a self-taught full-stack developer and fintech founder from Lagos, Nigeria. He designs and builds payment infrastructure, trading platforms, and commerce systems end-to-end, after close to a decade working in finance and accounting.
What has Damilola Craig built?
Five platforms, each designed, engineered, and shipped by him: MyroPay (cross-border payments), Clova Exchange (a cryptocurrency exchange), Algrythm Fx (bot-as-a-service trading), Store Link (social commerce), and Renteaze (a rental marketplace, currently in development). Myrovest and Myrodeck extend the MyroPay ecosystem into savings and merchant tooling.
What is MyroPay?
MyroPay is the core payments platform founded by Damilola Craig. It provides wallets, escrow, invoicing, payroll, and webhook infrastructure for cross-border payments across Africa and global markets. Myrovest (savings and investing) and Myrodeck (merchant dashboard) are built on the same rails.
Where can I find Damilola Craig online?
On X and Instagram at @dammydcraig, on GitHub at github.com/dammydcraig, and on LinkedIn at linkedin.com/in/damilola-lewis-craig. His portfolio is at dammycraig.ihub.website.
Is Damilola Craig the same person as Damilola Ehimare?
Yes. Damilola Craig published and was credentialed under the name Damilola Ehimare before a 2022 family name change.
What is Damilola Craig's background and education?
He holds a B.Tech in Accounting from Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (April 2022). Before building software full-time he worked in finance and accounting roles, including at the Ministry of Finance, Oyo State, and as an IT manager at Napmantronix Limited.
What technologies does Damilola Craig use?
PHP, JavaScript, MySQL, TypeScript, HTML5 and CSS3, and Python, alongside REST APIs, webhooks, KYC/KYB flows, escrow systems, two-factor authentication, and payment gateways such as PayPal, Flutterwave and Paystack.
How can I contact or hire Damilola Craig?
Email dammydcraig@gmail.com or use the contact section of this site to start a pre-addressed message about hiring, investment and partnerships, or speaking and media.
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