Cleopatra Douglas

Background

About Cleopatra Douglas

I build systems that sit at the intersection of AI, payments, and large-scale financial operations. From leading payment infrastructure at Flutterwave (YC W16), where I scaled platforms handling millions of transactions, to engineering trade systems at Goldman Sachs, where I built systems used by traders across trading desks daily, I’ve spent nearly a decade solving the hardest problems in finance technology. Today, as Founder & CTO of Recital Finance, I’m pioneering AI-powered reconciliation and financial operations infrastructure for banks and fintechs across Africa and beyond. Our platform reduces reconciliation time by 90%, detects anomalies with ML models, and gives enterprises a single, real-time view across fragmented ledgers, PSPs, and banking systems. Along the way, I’ve- Designed multi-party settlement flows and agent-based AI reconciliation engines- Led cross-functional engineering teams across 3 continents- Spoken at Python Software Foundation events in Nigeria and Ghana. I’m passionate about building the next generation of financial infrastructure, combining deep engineering with AI to enable speed, accuracy, and trust in global finance. If you’re a fintech, bank, or enterprise looking to transform your financial operations, let’s connect.