{
  "id": 2908468,
  "title": "RockPay Targets Digital Payments through Social Finance",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/rockpay-targets-digital-payments-through-social-finance",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-24T01:08:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "This Day",
    "slug": "this-day",
    "url": "https://www.thisdaylive.com/2026/08/24/rockpay-targets-digital-payments-through-social-finance/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Financial technology company RockPay has introduced its digital finance platform in Nigeria, providing users with a unified solution for payments, business growth, and fundraising. The platform caters to individuals, businesses, and communities, integrating various features such as peer-to-peer transfers, payment requests, QR code payments, payment links, and business profiles, alongside a donation feature for fundraising purposes.\n\nFrancis Osaji, the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of RockPay, unveiled the platform, emphasizing its aim to resolve everyday challenges experienced by Nigerians. Osaji stated that RockPay was designed to bridge the gap between businesses and customers, streamline digital payments, and simplify the process of raising funds for essential causes. He described the platform as a natural extension of social media, where accepting payments, supporting charitable initiatives, and expanding businesses can occur effortlessly.\n\nAccording to Osaji, RockPay addresses the increasing demand for a more interconnected financial experience by eliminating the need for multiple applications for payments, fundraising, and business transactions. The platform offers searchable business profiles, QR code payments, payment links, and transparent fundraising campaigns, enabling users to conduct transactions while strengthening their connections with customers and communities.\n\nOsaji further highlighted that RockPay transcends being a mere payment application; it serves as a comprehensive solution provider tailored to aid small businesses in their growth, foster social interactions, enhance market visibility, and facilitate easy fundraising. Whether an individual seeks to raise funds for educational expenses, medical emergencies, or community projects using the verified donation feature, or a business owner aims to gain visibility, accept payments swiftly through business profiles, QR codes, and payment links, RockPay is designed to cater to their needs.",
  "summary": "Finacial technology company, RockPay, has launched its digital finance platform in the country, offering users a single platform for making payments, growing businesses and raising funds for personal and community",
  "key_points": [
    "RockPay launches digital finance platform in Nigeria",
    "Platform offers payments, business growth, fundraising tools",
    "Founder Francis Osaji emphasizes social, financial integration"
  ],
  "editors_take": "RockPay's digital finance platform in Nigeria unifies payments, business growth, and fundraising, addressing the demand for interconnected financial experiences and bridging gaps between businesses, customers, and communities.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}