OPay, a number one digital financial institution in Nigeria, has gained two prestigious awards at the 14th BusinessDay Banks and Other Financial Institutions (BAFI) Awards 2026, taking house the titles of Digital Bank of the Year and Financial Inclusion Leader of the Year.
The awards ceremony, held on 9 October 2026 at the Civic Centre, Lagos, recognised OPay’s impression in advancing digital monetary providers and increasing entry to formal monetary providers for Nigerians.
The twin recognition displays OPay’s dedication to delivering accessible, dependable, safe and handy monetary providers via expertise. With tens of hundreds of thousands of customers and over 1,000,000 retailers and companies supported, OPay continues to play a major position in Nigeria’s digital monetary ecosystem.
Beyond its digital attain, OPay gives a variety of economic providers via cell, USSD, playing cards, wallets and company banking channels. This multi-channel method helps tackle boundaries to monetary entry, notably for underserved communities, whereas supporting people, small companies and retailers with on a regular basis monetary transactions.
Commenting on the awards, the Chief Operating Officer and Chief Technology Officer of OPay, Dotun Adekunle, stated:
“I commend BusinessDay for its longstanding commitment to recognising excellence in Nigeria’s financial services sector. These awards reaffirm our focus on delivering reliable and secure services that create real value for Nigerians. Our services are Okay, our people are Okay, and OPay is Okay.”
The recognition builds on OPay’s efforts to advance monetary inclusion via expertise. Its nationwide community of retailers and brokers helps join extra folks and companies to digital monetary providers, supporting better participation within the formal monetary system.
As OPay continues to strengthen its providers, the corporate stays targeted on placing clients first, constructing belief and delivering progressive options that make on a regular basis monetary actions easier and extra accessible.
About OPay
OPay was established in 2018 as a number one digital financial institution in Nigeria with the mission to make monetary providers extra inclusive via expertise. The firm affords a variety of fee providers, together with cash transfers, invoice funds, card providers, airtime and knowledge purchases, and service provider funds, amongst others. Renowned for its quick and dependable community and sturdy security measures that shield clients’ funds, OPay is licensed by the CBN and insured by the NDIC with the identical insurance coverage protection as industrial banks.
