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非洲移动支付公司「OPay」宣布完成4亿美元C轮融资，由SoftBankVision Fund 2领投，新进投资者DragonBall Capital、3W Capital跟投。本次融资之后，OPay的估值为20亿美元，成功跻身独角兽俱乐部。

OPay在过去3年发展迅猛，已成为非洲和中东地区最大的金融科技公司之一，在尼日利亚和埃及等市场取得了显著的市场地位。OPay通过AI、大数据和其他金融科技创新手段，为客户提供线下支付、线上支付、数字钱包等服务。OPay于2018年12月推出移动支付服务，并不断推出新功能，为非洲大量没有银行账户的人口提供便捷的金融服务。目前 OPay 的月交易额已超过30亿美金。OPay正在通过数字支付解决方案帮助新兴国家向无现金社会转型，并帮助地方政府提高金融和信息安全。

BAI在B轮时投资Opay，持续支持公司的发展。自2015年开始，BAI深入布局金融科技领域，曾摘得“投中科技金融领域TOP5投资机构”奖项，投资矩阵包括：联易融（09959.HK）、乐信（NASDAQ:LX）、易鑫（02858.HK）、乐荐科技集团、根网科技、新分享、中联惠捷、美信联邦、薄荷保、多保鱼以及寰宇关爱等。在全球金融科技领域，BAI也持续看好中国背景创业者出海，成功布局投资了非洲最大的移动支付公司OPay，墨西哥最大的数字银行Stori以及香港及东南亚领先的小微企业数字银行Reap。

OPay, one of the largest payment services in Africa, announced that it has raised US$400M in a Series C funding roundled by SoftBank Vision Fund 2*. Notable investors in this round of financing include DragonBall Capital (The Investment fund backed by Meituan), Sequoia Capital China, Source Code Capital, SoftBank Ventures Asia, Redpoint China, and 3W Capital. With this investment, OPay has become the Africa’s latest fintech unicorn at US$2B valuation.

“OPay always put our clients first, and we never stop upgrading our products and service to create long-term value for our clients. We will always keep our mission in mind, and fight to improve the financial efficiency in emerging markets through AI and other technology innovation. We want to be the power that helps emerging markets reach a faster economic development.” Commented by Yahui Zhou, CEO of OPay.

OPay will use the new capital to strengthen its market position in Nigeria and Egypt, and accelerate its expansion to other countries in Africa and the Middle East – as both regions have seen the large staddition in registered accounts in absolute terms over the last five years, notably Africa’s dominant position with 160 million active users and transaction value worth at staggering US$490B.

Kentaro Matsui, Managing Director at SoftBank Group and former Managing Partner at SoftBank Investment Advisers, said, “OPay is the leading payments platform in Nigeria, using app-based technology to leapfrog legacy methods to pay for goods and services. We believe our investment will help the company extend its offering to adjacent markets and replicate its successful business model in Egypt and other countries in the region. We are excited to partner with Yahui Zhou and the OPay team.”

SoftBank Group first invested in OPay through SoftBank Ventures Asia, its venture capital arm, in 2019 and has continued to support OPay’s growth initiatives through the years.

About OPay:

OPay is a fast-growing mobile payment fintech company that focuses on Africa and Middle East markets. OPay has reached great growth in the past 3 years and has become one of the largest fintech companies in Africa and Middle East, reaching a significant market position in key markets including Nigeria and Egypt. OPay provides offline payment, online payment, and digital wallet service for clients through AI, bid data and other fintech innovation.

OPay launched its mobile payment service in Dec 2018 and kept launching new functions in order to provide convenient financial service to the large population in Africa that do not own bank accounts. Currently OPay’s monthly transaction value has surpassed $3B. OPay is helping emerging countries transform to cashless society through digital payment solutions, and to help local governments improve financial and information security.

*As of the date of this press release, SoftBank Group Corp. has made capital contributions to allow investments by SoftBank Vision Fund 2 ("SVF 2") in certain portfolio companies. The information included herein is made for informational purposes only and does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy limited partnership interests in any fund, including SVF 2. SVF 2 has yet to have an external close, and any potential third-party investors shall receive additional information related to any SVF 2 investments prior to closing.