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Nigeria’s leading mobile payment company, Paga, has announced the completion of a $13m Series B financing led by Adlevo Capital which is expected to expand its lead position in Nigeria’s mobile payments sector.
“Our recent financing will help us continue to build towards our vision and support the strengthening of our agent network,” Tayo Oviosu, founder and CEO of Paga, said.
“Through our agent network today, we already offer more physical service points than all the bank branches in Nigeria put together, so we are actively working on partnerships with banks to offer our agent network for use by their customers. Effectively, Paga agents will act as human ATMs and bring significant convenience to customers of the banks who need to deposit or withdraw cash from their bank accounts without traveling far or waiting in long lines. This will support the banks in achieving their critical goal of truly reaching the mass market.”
Folabi Esan, Managing Partner at Adlevo Capital, expressed excitement over the company’s new investment.
“When Adlevo first invested in Paga in 2012 the company had processed only about 270,000 transactions totaling just over $15 million in value. The company has experienced an impressive compounded annual growth rateof about 150% since Adlevo invested – today, having processed over 17 million transactions worth over a billion dollars.
“Paga’s sustained leading position in a competitive marketis a testament to the strength of their team – and I think there’s even more to come as they unlock other areas of the business,” he said.
Other Institutional Investors in this round include Omidyar Network, Goodwell West Africa (managed by Alitheia Capital), Acumen Fund, and Capricorn Investment Group. Also joining the list of individual investors in Paga is Jeremy Stoppelman, co-Founder and CEO of Yelp and one of the early team members at PayPal.
Since its inception in 2009, Paga has made it easier for Nigerians looking for safe and convenient ways to make online payments.
Paga offers various services, including sending money to any phone number for the beneficiary to redeem at any Paga agent across Nigeria, or at any ATM via a cardless withdrawal.
One can also use Paga to deposit money to bank accounts in Nigeria, pay their bills, or top-up mobile phone airtime.
Paga is also very popular with merchants looking to sell their goods and services online and collect debit card or mobile money payments securely.
Paga offers its services through a network of over 8,850 agents across Nigeria, its website -www.mypaga.com, a mobile application (Paga for Android), and its online payment gateway.
“Our recent financing will help us continue to build towards our vision and support the strengthening of our agent network,” Tayo Oviosu, founder and CEO of Paga, said.
“Through our agent network today, we already offer more physical service points than all the bank branches in Nigeria put together, so we are actively working on partnerships with banks to offer our agent network for use by their customers. Effectively, Paga agents will act as human ATMs and bring significant convenience to customers of the banks who need to deposit or withdraw cash from their bank accounts without traveling far or waiting in long lines. This will support the banks in achieving their critical goal of truly reaching the mass market.”
Folabi Esan, Managing Partner at Adlevo Capital, expressed excitement over the company’s new investment.
“When Adlevo first invested in Paga in 2012 the company had processed only about 270,000 transactions totaling just over $15 million in value. The company has experienced an impressive compounded annual growth rateof about 150% since Adlevo invested – today, having processed over 17 million transactions worth over a billion dollars.
“Paga’s sustained leading position in a competitive marketis a testament to the strength of their team – and I think there’s even more to come as they unlock other areas of the business,” he said.
Other Institutional Investors in this round include Omidyar Network, Goodwell West Africa (managed by Alitheia Capital), Acumen Fund, and Capricorn Investment Group. Also joining the list of individual investors in Paga is Jeremy Stoppelman, co-Founder and CEO of Yelp and one of the early team members at PayPal.
Since its inception in 2009, Paga has made it easier for Nigerians looking for safe and convenient ways to make online payments.
Paga offers various services, including sending money to any phone number for the beneficiary to redeem at any Paga agent across Nigeria, or at any ATM via a cardless withdrawal.
One can also use Paga to deposit money to bank accounts in Nigeria, pay their bills, or top-up mobile phone airtime.
Paga is also very popular with merchants looking to sell their goods and services online and collect debit card or mobile money payments securely.
Paga offers its services through a network of over 8,850 agents across Nigeria, its website -www.mypaga.com, a mobile application (Paga for Android), and its online payment gateway.