Founded 2024
Founders Hamza Benkirane, CEO Morgan Wirtz, CPO

Luo provides importers in Africa with instant foreign exchange and working-capital financing through a mobile app. Businesses complete transactions in local and international currencies without bank delays—and access credit lines tailored to their trade volumes.


Founders

Hamza
Benkirane

CEO

Hamza was formerly GM for the MENA region at TapTap Send, a $2B remittance company. He launched and developed cross-border payment infrastructure in 8 African countries.

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Morgan
Wirtz

CPO

Morgan is the former founder and CPO of RISE, a youth-focused neobank that reached 1K paying accounts per month and raised $3M.

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