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Paga

Leading application to send and receive payments in Nigeria, with more than 8.4 million users.

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Daniel Oparison

Head of Growth and Consumer Business at Paga

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Tayo Oviosu

Founder & CEO at Paga

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Employees 201–500
Headquarters Nigeria
Paga is a UK-headquartered company that aims to deliver financial freedom to a billion people. Paga is a payments and commerce company similar to PayPal, Block, or Tencent. Paga's first market is Nigeria, where it now serves over 23 million users directly. Additionally, Paga's open infrastructure (a platform-as-a-service) powers over 150 technology companies that build on its technology.

Notable Achievements

  • Paga has processed over $35 billion in transaction value since inception, with nearly half of that in the past two and half years.
  • Paga achieved EBITDA profitability at a group level in 2023
  • The Financial Times selected Paga as one of the top 50 fastest-growing companies in Africa in 2023

Currently Operating in One Region

Press Mentions

October 1, 2025

Nigeria’s Taxman is Coming for Tech. Should Founders and Workers Be Worried?

Read on Launch Base Africa »

September 26, 2025

IFC Provides Local Currency Support to Access Bank to Expand SME Lending

Read on Nigerian CommunicationWeek »

September 25, 2025

Polaris Bank Hosts Global Trade Forum to Strengthen Trade Relationships and Drive Growth

Read on Nigerian CommunicationWeek »

September 24, 2025

Nigeria's Paga Group Launches in the US : TechMoran

Read on TechMoran »

September 22, 2025

Paga Group Expands Into the U.S. Market With Digital Banking for Africa’s Diaspora

Read on thecanadianpressnews.ca »

August 27, 2025

CBK Revamps Credit Pricing with KESONIA Benchmark to Boost Transparency and Monetary Policy Transmission - Tech In Africa

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