Ismail Ahmed, born in Somaliland, Africa, was an advisor to the United Nations, where he helped companies comply with tough new money transfer regulations introduced after the 9/11 terrorist attacks. He uncovered widespread corruption within their remittance project and later became a whistleblower when he exposed this corruption. He later founded WorldRemit to create a safe, accessible way for people to send money to their loved ones abroad.
In 2010, Ismail founded WorldRemit, a remittance and money transfer app that is using technology to connect millions of people around the world to their loved ones abroad. Backed by VCs like Accel Partners and TCV, WorldRemit is available in over 50 countries to send and 125 receive countries, making it one of the largest providers of money transfer technology in the world.
