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OPAY BANKS ON INNOVATION IN NIGERIA

THE GUARDIAN NIGERIA
Thursday, August 8, 2019

OPay, a Nigerian mobile payments firm founded by Opera Ltd., the Norwegian browser company, hopes to meet the demand for mobile payment technology in Nigeria. The mobile money penetration rate among Nigerians is now only 3.3%. OPay said it will also soon launch a lifestyle-focused app for food delivery, utility bill payment and access to cash and bike hailing services. With more than 40,000 OPay agents now operating there, OPay believes it can quickly grow the app among local communities. In July, IDG Capital, which was also previously a pre-IPO investor in OPay's parent company Opera, led a $50 million investment round in the firm.

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