About Us
About Anqa
Founded in 2023, we asked why compliance software costs more than most businesses can afford. Then we built the answer.
What Makes Us Different
We're not here to "democratise" anything — that word implies we're bringing something down from on high. Instead, we're building up from the ground, creating tools designed for the majority of the world's businesses, not the minority in glass towers.
We price for reality
Starting at $35/month because we know your margins. No enterprise contracts, no hidden fees, no minimums that exclude the institutions that need compliance most.
We build for your reality
Designed for low-bandwidth areas, with mobile-friendly interfaces for field work. Our tools work where your customers are, not just where the WiFi is strong.
We speak your language
Not always literally (though we're working on that), but we understand your context, your regulators, and the specific challenges of your market.
We respect your expertise
You know your market. We help you prove it to regulators. Our tools give you the evidence to back up the judgement you already have.
We give before we ask
Anqa publishes free AML training, country intelligence, and red-flag libraries because an informed market is a better market. No paywall on knowledge. No lead-gate on learning.
We track your regulators so you don't have to
Country-specific FATF status, reporting thresholds, key legislation, and typologies — built in and kept current. Not generic global content repurposed for your market.
Yes, our name Anqa' (عنقاء) comes from the mythical bird of renewal. A symbol of fresh starts and transformation — which is exactly what compliance needs.
The Team — Shareholder Operators
Anqa Compliance operates on a shareholder-operator model — every person building and supporting this platform has skin in the game. All ten shareholders are active contributors; eight are technology specialists spanning cloud architecture, AML engineering, API integration, frontend systems, DevOps, and compliance engineering across New Zealand, Kenya, and India.
When you work with Anqa, you work directly with the people who designed, built, and own the platform. There is no support tier, no account management layer, no escalation path that ends with someone who has never seen the code. Every conversation reaches a decision-maker and platform owner.
Daniel Rogers
CEO & Founder — Auckland, New Zealand · LinkedIn
25+ years AML/CFT and financial services. Implemented the NZ AML Act at ANZ Bank. Advised ICBC New Zealand on compliance frameworks. Appointed advisor to the NZ Ministry of Justice AML/CFT Industry Advisory Group, contributing to national regulatory policy. Expertise spans digital identity, FATF-aligned compliance, biometric systems, and verifiable credentials.
"Compliance shouldn't be a luxury good. It should be as accessible as a mobile phone."
Joel Barasa
CTO & Shareholder — Nairobi, Kenya · LinkedIn
TOGAF-aligned Enterprise Solutions Architect with experience at KCB Group and NCBA Group. Architected cloud-native digital card issuance and cross-border remittance platforms. Implemented AI-driven anomaly detection models. Expert in PCI DSS, ISO 20022, Visa/Mastercard/T24 Core Banking integrations, and event-driven microservices systems.
"I don't just connect systems — I connect dots, people, and possibilities."
Justin Pemberton
Co-Founder & Creative Lead — New Zealand · LinkedIn
Documentary filmmaker turned regtech strategist. Films reaching audiences in 40+ countries. Challenges the assumption that compliance tools have to be complex, expensive, and built for Wall Street. Brings rare cross-disciplinary expertise in translating complex systems for global audiences — ensuring Anqa's compliance workflows are built to be understood, not just deployed.
"If we can help people understand economic inequality through film, we can make compliance tools that actually make sense."
Prakash Chinnadurai
Technical Advisor & Investor — India · LinkedIn
25 years in global banking technology spanning wealth management, private banking, and corporate banking. Deep expertise in automation, DevOps, RPA, and large-scale digital transformation. Has guided major financial institutions through technology reshaping programmes. Philosophy: technology should simplify, not complicate.
"I've spent 25 years helping big banks transform. Now I'm excited to help transform access to banking itself."
Samuel Wafula
Application Architect & Shareholder — Nairobi, Kenya · LinkedIn
9 years designing enterprise-grade systems across banking and payments. At ABSA Group, built the regulatory data integration platform streaming millions of records to the Central Bank of Kenya with full traceability — and automated transaction reconciliation from 8 hours to under 5 seconds. Built a $2B+ processing volume platform at Spektra Inc. serving 1M+ users. Expert in ISO 8583, ISO 20022, Kafka, Apache NiFi, and PCI DSS.
"The best systems don't just process transactions — they create trust."
Kariuki Kanyango
Senior Backend Engineer & Shareholder — Nairobi, Kenya · LinkedIn
Production-grade payment systems specialist with deep MPESA ecosystem expertise — STK, Paybill, real-time reconciliation at 10,000+ daily transactions. Delivered CQRS-based escrow services with strict audit requirements and Kafka-backed compliance streams enabling end-to-end financial traceability. Expert in Golang, Node.js, TypeScript, and event-driven architecture.
"Advancing humanity, one line of code at a time."
Rajendran Krishnan
Senior Software Engineer & Shareholder — India · LinkedIn
Frontend development specialist with a full-stack reach. Angular, TypeScript, and React expert with an industrial automation background. Responsible for ensuring Anqa's complex compliance workflows feel intuitive. His unique background means he builds interfaces that work for compliance professionals, not just software engineers.
"Good design makes hard things feel easier."
Matthew Adote
Systems Developer & Shareholder — Nairobi, Kenya · LinkedIn
10 years building fintech and banking systems across mobile banking, POS, USSD, and core banking integrations. Implemented NIST 800-53 security controls and delivered MPESA and core banking integrations for financial institutions. C#, PHP, Python, ASP.NET, and Laravel specialist with a knack for finding the efficiency gain inside a slow process.
"Robust and elegant aren't opposites. That's what I'm always building towards."
One additional technology shareholder in India contributes cloud architecture and platform operations. Ten shareholders. All invested. All focused on your success.
Backed by Microsoft
Validation from one of the world's most demanding technology evaluators.
Built Where You Are, For How You Work
Our team works from the South Pacific to South Asia to East Africa — not because we're trying to be global, but because we understand that the best solutions come from people who live the challenges they're solving. We've built compliance tools in places where:
- The internet can cut out during peak hours
- Your customers might not have formal IDs
- Your compliance officer could also be your accountant (and maybe your IT person too)
- Mobile phones are banks, but banks aren't always accessible
- Regulations change faster than you can keep up
This isn't about making excuses. It's about making tools that work in reality, not theory.
We Believe Financial Inclusion is Impossible Without Compliance Inclusion
Think about it. When a small money transfer shop in Nairobi can't afford screening tools, they can't partner with banks. When a microfinance institution in Kuala Lumpur can't prove compliance, they can't access international funding. When an NGO in Jakarta can't screen donors properly, they risk their entire operation.
The biggest barrier to financial inclusion isn't technology or intention — it's the compliance gatekeepers that shut out anyone who can't afford enterprise software. We're changing that, one institution at a time.
Corporate Profile
Anqa Compliance is a financial crime compliance technology company delivering unified AML/CFT capability for regulated institutions and regulated market participants. Founded in 2023 by a leadership team with a combined 60+ years of financial crime compliance, banking technology, and African fintech experience, Anqa was purpose-built from inception for emerging market and FATF Grey List environments — not retrofitted from a Western compliance product.
While Anqa is a young company, its people are not. The expertise behind the platform has been validated at ANZ Bank, ICBC New Zealand, KCB Group, NCBA Group, the New Zealand Ministry of Justice, and across East African fintech deployments serving 100,000+ users.
Headquarters & Structure
| Registered headquarters | Auckland, New Zealand — tier-1 FATF jurisdiction governance framework |
| Regional delivery | Nairobi, Kenya — CTO Joel Barasa, Nairobi-based shareholder anchoring East African delivery and client engagement |
| Technology | Four technology shareholders based in Nairobi; three technology shareholders based in India |
| Coverage | East Africa-based delivery team with global governance structure |
| Founded | 2023 |
| Structure | Shareholder-operator model — 10 shareholders, 8 active technology specialists |
Join Us in Building Something Better
Whether you're a rural bank in Bangladesh, a money transfer operator in Kenya, or a fintech startup in Nigeria, you deserve compliance tools that work for you, not against you. Because when compliance becomes accessible, finance becomes inclusive. When finance becomes inclusive, economies grow from the ground up.
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