Ashraf Stakala

Product builder focused on products that create a positive impact in the world.

Cape Town, South Africa

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About

I live in Cape Town, South Africa. I am currently working at Franc and building Paie. Previously I worked at Yoco, SnapScan and Naspers.

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Work Experience

Franc
Johannesburg

2022 - 2024

Head of Product

Leading the Product & Engineering team. Franc is a simple and easy-to-use app that enables consumers to invest in Money Market, equity ETF & offshore ETF funds safely and securely.

Paie
Cape Town

2022 - 2024

Co-Founder

Co-Founder & CEO. Paie provides consumers in Africa with access to global assets and currencies using stablecoins.

Leja
Paris

2021 - 2022

Head of Product

Founding team & Head of Product. Leja is the retail store operating system for small businesses in emerging markets.

SnapScan
Cape Town

2021 - 2021

Senior Product Manager

Product lead for SnapScan mobile QR code payment wallet, enabling consumers to buy, send, receive and withdraw money in the SnapScan ecosystem.

Yoco
Cape Town

2018 - 2020

Senior Product Manager

Product Lead for Yoco's Hardware team. Working across technology, design, brand marketing, brand and growth teams. Lead team launching NFC Contactless oayments and taking two new hardware devices to market, from conception to launch.

Naspers
Cape Town

2013 - 2018

Product Manager

Various product roles within the Naspers group (24.com & Media24). Part of the AI team that built the content AI used in the News24 App.

Tellumat
Cape Town

2008 - 2012

Electronic Technologist

Products worked on; Microwave Comms System (MCS) Power Amplifier, MCS System, Airborne Transceivers, Ground Based Transceivers. HDR5 Digital Radio Transceivers.

Education

Cape Peninsula University of Technology

2005 - 2008
ND Electrical Engineering, majoring in Electronic Telecommunications.

Skills

Strategy
Product
Software development
Engineering

Products

Franc app

Investment app that helps consumers save, invest & grow their wealth

Flutter
Android
iOS

Paie app

Crypto wallet that lets consumers access global assets and currencies

React Native
iOS
Android

Leja app

Android app for retail small businesses in merging markets

Android
Java
NodeJS

SnapScan Wallet

QR code mobile wallet for consumers to send & receive money

Android
iOS
React Native

Yoco Neo

The first standalone POS terminal launched at Yoco, using 3G connectivity

Hardware
C++
Cellular

Yoco Go

The first low-cost POS terminal launched at Yoco, using bluetooth

Hardware
Kotlin
Bluetooth

News24 app

South Africa's leading source of trusted news, opinion and insights

Java
Swift
C#
.Net

Soccer Laduma

Online platform built for the biggest sport publication in Africa

USSD
Mobile
Ruby on Rails

Tellumat HDR5

RF Radio Transceivers built for military grade communications systems

Radio Frequency
Defence Tech