Idorenyin Obong

Co-founder & CEO, Grey

Idorenyin Obong is the co-founder and CEO of Grey. Idorenyin leads the company’s international operations, responsible for East, West, and North African businesses.

A seasoned software engineer with more than seven years of fintech experience,
Idorenyin is known for driving brand growth, maximizing operational excellence, and delivering financial performance. Idorenyin is responsible for Grey’s increasing
development and expansion efforts into high-growth, emerging markets domestically and internationally as well as its advanced consumer identity protection and fraud security. He also held technical positions at Busha and Paystack and, most recently, Yellowcard Financials, a US-based company providing crypto access to African consumers. Idorenyin holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science from The University of Cross River State, Nigeria. He is based in Lagos, Nigeria.