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  "id": 1848271,
  "title": "Standard Bank eyes OPay stake ahead of $4bn US IPO",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/standard-bank-eyes-opay-stake-ahead-of-4bn-us-ipo",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-19T02:30:50.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch Nigeria",
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    "url": "https://punchng.com/standard-bank-eyes-opay-stake-ahead-of-4bn-us-ipo/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Standard Bank is considering an OPay stake before its $4bn US IPO. This move could boost OPay’s investor base and give Standard Bank exposure to Nigeria’s Read More: https://punchng.com/standard-bank-eyes-opay-stake-ahead-of-4bn-us-ipo/",
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        "outlet": "Premium Times",
        "title": "Africa’s biggest bank targets stake in OPay ahead of IPO – Report",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/africas-biggest-bank-targets-stake-in-opay-ahead-of-ipo-report",
        "published": "2026-08-18T17:58:40.000Z"
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        "outlet": "TheCable",
        "title": "Standard Bank considers stake in OPay ahead of planned US IPO",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/standard-bank-considers-stake-in-opay-ahead-of-planned-us-ipo",
        "published": "2026-08-18T20:10:59.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Punch",
        "title": "Standard Bank eyes OPay stake ahead of $4bn US IPO",
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        "published": "2026-08-19T02:44:03.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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