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SoftBank Leads $400M Funding Round For Nigerian Fintech Startup Opay Bringing Its Value to $2B
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SoftBank Leads $400M Funding Round For Nigerian Fintech Startup Opay Bringing Its Value to $2B

Softbank is betting big on Africa for the first time ever with a hefty investment in Nigerian fintech startup Opay. Bloomberg reports that the financial giant’s SoftBank Vision Fund 2 led a $400 million funding round for the fintech company, now bringing its value to $2 billion. Others that...

Njera Perkins Njera Perkins. Aug 23, 2021.
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