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Paga
Leading application to send and receive payments in Nigeria, with more than 8.4 million users.
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
November 12, 2014
Startups in Nike-backed accelerator put girls first in fight against global poverty
The 'Girl Effect' accelerator targets companies that have the potential to lift young women out of poverty.
Read on Mashable »
October 31, 2023
Paga's Plans to Resolve Financial Stagnation in Nigeria
Nigerian fintech startup, Paga, aims to address the country's financial stagnation by expanding its services. With over 17 million users, Paga plans to offer more financial products and services to...
Read on Kenyan Wallstreet »
November 18, 2022
Tayo Oviosu says that fintech in Africa looks very different from the West
Africa is the world’s second-largest and second most-populous continent, yet it remains more than a decade behind the rest of the world in financial services.
Read on The Economist »
November 7, 2022
Paga Powers Payments Worldwide in Collaboration with Visa
Paga, Nigeria’s leading payments and financial services company, announces the launch of its Visa cards. Consumers now have the option of both virtual and physical cards that give them the ability...
Read on Fintech Finance »
April 5, 2022
13 years, $10bn processed. How has Paga evolved over the years?
In an exclusive with TechCabal, Paga CEO Tayo Oviosu reflects on growth so far and the next phase for one of Africa’s earliest fintechs.
Read on TechCabal »
April 28, 2020
For Africa’s informal economy, the lockdown could scale digitization
Kezia Agbenyega wonders what it will be like to live in a digital, cashless economy. Three days after Ghana recorded its first two cases of the coronavirus on March 12, her bank temporarily shut...
Read on TechCabal »Work at Paga
Posted April 22, 2024
Internal /IT Audit Senior Associate
Lagos, Nigeria/Yaba, Nigeria
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Territory Sales Executive (Ikeja)
Lagos, Nigeria/Yaba, Nigeria
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Lagos, Nigeria/Yaba, Nigeria
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