The CEO of Nigeria-focused mobile wallet, ride sharing and food delivery app OPay targeted creation of the best fintech ecosystem Africa has ever seen, after securing $120 million in funding.
In a statement, OPay boss Yahui Zhou said the company would become a “key contributor to expanding financial inclusion in Africa … helping local businesses and workforces to thrive from opportunities created by new, digital business models.”
He added the new cash would be allocated to operations in countries with supporting regulation, citing opportunities in its existing market of Nigeria alongside Ghana, South Africa and Kenya.
The company launched its mobile payment service in August 2018 and has since added a number of other consumer-facing products. Its latest cash injection comes less than five months after netting $50 million [1] from investors.
Its latest backers include a SoftBank-run investment fund, DragonBall Capital, GaoRong Capital, Source Code Capital and IDG Capital.
[1] https://www.mobileworldlive.com/money/news-money/opay-targets-new-africa-markets-after-50m-funding/
