{
  "id": 9756530,
  "title": "Eight Years On, OPay Keeps Nigerian Businesses Moving",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/eight-years-on-opay-keeps-nigerian-businesses-moving-9756530",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-25T11:34:12.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Nairametrics",
    "slug": "nairametrics",
    "url": "https://nairametrics.com/2026/09/25/eight-years-on-opay-keeps-nigerian-businesses-moving/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Eight years after its launch, OPay continues to transform the lives of businesses and individuals across Nigeria. The platform has become a lifeline for graduates like Alhaji Ibrahim Alabi, who turned to agent banking to build a livelihood. Alabi's OPay agency business has become his source of income and a means to build a future. Similarly, Olatunde Bhadmus, an OPay agent who started using the platform in 2019, enjoys reliability in his transactions, which helps build customer confidence. Chinazom Akachukwu, who discovered OPay through social media, has appreciated the transaction speed, while Esther Gift Elegbede, who started using OPay in 2021, has built trust with her customers due to the network stability. For businesses, OPay's solutions have provided efficient payment collection, quick transaction confirmation, reduced errors, and improved visibility across branches. MedPlus, HyperCity Retail Limited, Filmhouse Group, and Fatgbems Oil and Gas have all seen the benefits of OPay's Smart Business Solutions, resulting in faster checkout, improved operational efficiency, and enhanced customer experiences. For finance professionals like Finance Business Partner at Filmhouse Group, Monsuru A. Sulyman, and CFO at Fatgbems Oil and Gas, Oluwatoyin Sunmola, OPay has become a strategic business partner that helps build their businesses. Reliability, security, flexibility, reconciliation, and excellent customer service are the key reasons for these organizations' strong relationship with OPay. Ultimately, the impact of OPay's solutions goes beyond individual agents and businesses, offering financial services that fit the everyday lives of Nigerians, providing opportunities for those who need them most.",
  "summary": "From helping graduates build livelihoods to making payments easier for major businesses, OPay’s eight-year journey is reflected in the everyday stories of Nigerians who rely on its solutions. At a busy market in Sokoto, a customer walks up to an agent, makes a transfer and waits for confirmation. For Alhaji Ibrahim Alabi, moments like this […] The post Eight Years On, OPay Keeps Nigerian…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Post Nigeria",
        "title": "Eight years on, OPay keeps Nigerian businesses moving",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/eight-years-on-opay-keeps-nigerian-businesses-moving",
        "published": "2026-09-25T07:03:55.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Premium Times",
        "title": "Eight years on, OPay keeps Nigerian businesses moving",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/eight-years-on-opay-keeps-nigerian-businesses-moving-9726423",
        "published": "2026-09-25T07:20:05.000Z"
      }
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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."
}