Danny Oyekan: Work Hard and Focus on your Work

His firm is driven by its mission to ‘to act as a powerhouse for widespread fintech & blockchain adoption and innovation.’

The world is changing at a faster space and so have many business industries. One can’t put enough emphasis on the fact that it is at the end of the day all about technology and how it has changed the face of many business industries. Whether it is technology or cryptocurrency or blockchain technology, you name it and you would know the positive difference these innovations have already created in the world. One talented man is determined to create a much more financially safe and secure future of people all around the world; he is Danny Oyekan, who has moved mountains in the fintech world with his innovations through his firm called Dan Holdings.

The journey; however, for Oyekan into the areas of technology for which he always had an affinity for since the beginning, was not a walk in the park. When we speak about technological advances in the world of blockchain or the world of finance, it takes immense love, passion and a strong will for entrepreneurs and businesses to make innovations that attract the eyeballs of everyone. The world of cryptocurrencies and the blockchain technology is something that today has been accepted and welcomed with open arms in significant parts of the world, but Africa is yet to make a move towards the same and Oyekan with his firm Dan Holdings is working towards filling in this gap so that Africa too can get nearer to a much secure financial future.

Oyekan is a young business dynamo of Nigeria who founded Dubai based Dan Holdings that today is in the league of its own with its one of a kind services in the blockchain, fintech, emerging technologies and artificial intelligence sector. Oyekan was born in Lagos, Nigeria into an American-Nigerian family and had entrepreneurial qualities flowing in his blood as they were involved in the banking and construction sector in Nigeria. His early affinity towards entrepreneurship was natural and he developed a liking for trade, commerce and investing.

To add fuel to his quest to turn into an entrepreneur, he began with fuel delivery and food delivery startup in the year 2016. As a year passed by, he realized the momentum the crypto market was picking up and started working in that direction and began to invest in many other startups and companies. It was in 2018 that he brought all his interests under one roof and created Dan Holdings.

He completed his studies from the University of Wollongong, and later became not just an entrepreneur but a passionate investor as well, gaining recognition not just in Africa, but in Australia and Southeast Asia as well.

Dan Holdings, which is an investment firm, focuses on ventures, tokens and projects related to digital assets, digital currency and blockchain technology. There are a variety of solutions that Dan Holdings offers, including artificial intelligence, renewable energy, fintech, blockchain, innovative technology and digital solutions.

With Dan Holdings, he has created a Dan ecosystem that has created many new products/services which acts as step forward in the blockchain and fintech world. It has come up with Telechat, an innovative privacy-focused messaging app that allows users to carry out messaging via text, voice messages, pictures, etc. and also includes digital wallet service called Coins App, which is a social payment application for cryptocurrency. Blockfinex acts as a global cryptocurrency exchange platform for crypto to crypto and fiat to crypto trading, offering users spot trading, instant exchange, peer to peer exchange, etc. They are also working on a decentralized social network, for the everyday user in mind.

Oyekan with his firm Dan Holdings is working relentlessly with his firm to drive mass user adoption of technology in Nigeria and even across Africa.