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Nigeria’s OPay tops 2025 list of Africa’s leading fintech companies
Nigeria’s OPay has emerged as Africa’s top-ranked fintech company in 2025, according to a new global list released by CNBC in collaboration with Statista.
ContentsOPay (Nigeria)PalmPay (Nigeria)Moniepoint (Nigeria/UK)Interswitch (Nigeria)PiggyVest (Nigeria)MyFawry (Egypt)Paymob (Egypt)Yoco (South Africa)M-KOPA (Kenya/UK)Tala (Kenya)The ranking places ten African firms among the top 300 fintech companies worldwide, highlighting the continent’s rising impact in digital finance despite a global funding slowdown.
It spans various fintech segments, including digital payments, wealth technology, and alternative financing and recognises companies that have shown outstanding growth, innovation, and user reach.
The evaluation considered key performance indicators such as revenue growth, customer acquisition, technological innovation, and market expansion. OPay’s consistent performance across these metrics helped cement its leadership status among African peers.
Despite a global downturn in fintech investment, dropping 20% to $95.6 billion in 2024, the lowest in seven years according to KPMG’s Pulse of Fintech report, African fintechs have continued to thrive.
Companies like OPay are leading the charge in driving financial inclusion and building innovative solutions tailored to underserved markets.
Other Africa’s leading fintech companies featured in the list come from countries such as Kenya, South Africa, and Egypt, reflecting the broader regional momentum in digital finance.
The 10 Africa’s leading fintech companies include;
OPay (Nigeria)With over 60 million users, OPay offers a super-app for payments, loans, and merchant services. Its valuation rose close to $3 billion in 2024.
The company was named Fintech Company of the Year in Nigeria and shortlisted by the World Economic Forum as a “Global Disruptor in Emerging Markets.”
PalmPay (Nigeria)PalmPay serves 35 million users and processed 15 million transactions daily in Q1 2025.
It is expanding into Côte d’Ivoire, South Africa, Uganda, and Tanzania. It also featured on the Financial Times’ Africa’s Fastest-Growing Companies list in 2024.
Moniepoint (Nigeria/UK)Formerly TeamApt, Moniepoint reached unicorn status after raising $110 million from Google, Visa, and other investors.
It was recognized as Africa’s Fastest-Growing Fintech by the Financial Times in 2024.
Interswitch (Nigeria)Interswitch has issued over 85 million Verve cards and operates widely across African markets.
It was listed among Africa’s Top 10 Most Valuable Brands in 2024 by Brand Africa.
PiggyVest (Nigeria)PiggyVest is the only African fintech featured in the wealth technology category in the 2025 ranking.
Since launching in 2016, it has helped over 7 million users save and invest more than ₦2 trillion.
In 2024, it won Best Digital Savings Platform at the African Fintech Awards.
MyFawry (Egypt)MyFawry reported $121.6 million in revenue in 2024, with 47% of that driven by digital banking services.
The company operates over 372,000 POS terminals and was named Best Consumer Fintech App at the 2024 Egypt Fintech Innovation Awards.
Paymob (Egypt)Paymob serves more than 350,000 merchants and raised $22 million in 2024 to expand across North Africa.
It was named one of Forbes Middle East’s Top 20 Fintech Startups to Watch in MENA.
Yoco (South Africa)Yoco provides affordable POS solutions for over 200,000 small businesses.
The company has raised $107 million and was named Best SME Enabler at the 2024 African Fintech Forum.
M-KOPA (Kenya/UK)M-KOPA is known for its pay-as-you-go smartphone and asset financing model.
It operates in five countries and serves 7 million customers. It won the Financial Inclusion Award at the 2024 Africa Fintech Summit.
Tala (Kenya)Tala uses smartphone data to offer microloans and now serves over 8 million users.
It has raised $360 million and was named one of Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies in 2024.
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