Jurgen Kuhnel
Founder & CEO
Jurgen is a pioneer in South Africa's blockchain community, diving into crypto in 2012. He shifted from mobile payments to blockchain for financial transactions, birthing Xago Technologies.
Our Company
Our mission
Our mission is to empower financial institutions and businesses across Africa with secure, instant, and regulatory-compliant access to digital currencies and cross-border payments — driving inclusive economic growth through blockchain-powered settlement.
FSCA-regulated
Authorised and regulated by South Africa's Financial Sector Conduct Authority.
Built for Africa
Purpose-built to serve corridors traditional banking rails struggle to reach.
Founded 2016
Years of building compliant, on-ledger cross-border settlement infrastructure.
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Leadership & board
The people building Xago — fintech operators, blockchain pioneers, and financial-services veterans.
Mark Chirnside
Co-Founder and Non-Exec Director
Mark is a seasoned fintech CEO with 20+ years of global experience, shaping brands like Orange, Ukash, Naspers PayU, ThisIsMe, Entersekt, and Xago.
Cassian Coquelle
Chairman
Cassian is a seasoned executive and former commercial litigator with over three decades of leadership experience across law, corporate management, and early-stage investment. He was previously a partner at Webber Wentzel and the CEO of Partquip Group Ltd.
Anton Baumann
Co-Founder and Non-Exec Director
Anton is a qualified lawyer with an MBA from the Berlin School of Economics, a registered Key Individual with the Financial Sector Conduct Authority, and a former Finance Director at ABP, bringing extensive expertise to corporate finance and strategic leadership.
Glenn Henning
Non-Exec Director
Glenn develops strategies for mergers and acquisitions, capital raising, restructuring, and new business or project development, while managing the entire corporate finance process from start to finish.
Dave Van Niekerk
Non-Exec Director
Dave is a visionary entrepreneur and executive leader in the banking and microfinance sectors, focused on driving strategic growth and expanding business operations across African markets.
Mark Fitzjohn
Non-Exec Director
Ex-banker and venture / impact / growth capital investor poised to build the South African SME sector in an all-inclusive and sustainable manner through technological advancement.
Work with a regulated partner
FSCA-regulated cross-border settlement, built for treasuries and remitters.