Adrian Hope-Bailie

Adrian Hope-Bailie is the Co-founder and CEO of Fynbos, a company building products that leverage the Interledger protocol to provide improved payment solutions.12 He is a seasoned professional with expertise in payments, open source technologies, and open standards.4

Originally from Johannesburg, Adrian now resides in Cape Town with his family.1 His career in technology began while studying at the University of Cape Town, where he co-founded sarugby.com, one of South Africa's top 10 websites at the time.1

Adrian's professional journey includes:

1. Working on mobile Web technologies in Ireland, where he first engaged with open standards through the W3C.1
2. Returning to South Africa in 2009 to focus on the payment card industry.1
3. Joining Ripple in 2015, where he helped develop the Interledger protocol stack.1
4. Co-chairing the Web Payments Working Group at W3C while representing Ripple and later Coil.1
5. Designing the Open Payments standard and payment pointers.1
6. Serving on the board of the Mojaloop Foundation.1
7. Co-founding Fynbos in 2021 with three colleagues from Coil.13

Adrian is known for his work as a co-inventor of the Interledger protocol stack and the Open Payments standards and payment pointers.2 He is passionate about leveraging technology, particularly in Africa, to make a significant impact on the global stage.1