September 2014
PAGA LAUNCHES SUITE OF PAYMENT SOLUTIONS FOR BUSINESS
Lagos, Nigeria− Paga, the #1 mobile payments service in Nigeria, today formally announced the launch of its new business focused service line −
Paga for Business. Suitable for large to small businesses,
Paga For Business is a one−stop−shop
solution for any business looking for a smart way to collect payments from its customers in person, online, or
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October 2014
PAGA SELECTED BY NIKE FOUNDATION AND THE UNREASONABLE GROUP TO THE GIRL EFFECT ACCELERATOR
Lagos, Nigeria − October 2014 −
Paga, Nigeria's leading mobile payments service has been selected to participate in the
Girl Effect Accelerator, the world's first global accelerator dedicated to benefiting
girls in poverty. The program is being launched as a partnership between
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April 2014
JIM O'NEILL, FORMER CHIEF ECONOMIST OF GOLDMAN SACHS, INVESTS IN PAGA
Lagos, Nigeria − As Paga, Nigeria's leading Mobile Payments service celebrates its 5th anniversary, founder & CEO Tayo Oviosu
made the announcement that the company had acquired a new private investor − former Chairman of Goldman Sachs
Asset Management and Chief Economist, Jim O'Neill.
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March 2014
Western Union Expands Mobile Money Transfer Network in Nigeria in Collaboration with Paga
New Relationship Gives More than 1.2 Million Paga Subscribers Access to Western Union Services
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December 2013
Paga Is Now Available On 9Mobile SIM Cards
Lagos, Nigeria − Paga, Nigeria's number 1 way to pay and get paid today announced it was now available to
16 million 9Mobile customers on their SIM cards through 9Mobile Easy Wallet.
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November 2013
PAGA ACHIEVES ONE MILLION USER MILESTONE
Lagos, Nigeria −Today, Paga announced it has reached one million users!
This achievement is a historic one as Paga is the first mobile payment company in Nigeria to achieve the one million user milestone.
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November 2013
JUMIA PARTNERS WITH PAGA TO DELIVER INNOVATIVE PAYMENT OPTIONS
Lagos, Nigeria −Today, Paga Nigeria's #1 mobile payment service announced
its partnership with Nigeria's largest online retailer, Jumia.
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September 2013
PAGA PARTNERS WITH BUS.COM.NG TO PROVIDE ALTERNATIVE PAYMENT OPTIONS
Lagos, Nigeria −Paga, the #1 mobile payments company in the country announced
its partnership with Nigeria's leading online bus ticket pre-booking engine − Bus.com.ng
to provide alternative ticket payment channels.
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September 2013
PAGA ANNOUNCES NEW 'DEPOSIT TO BANK' FEATURE
Lagos, Nigeria −Paga, the market leader in mobile payments and
branchless financial services today announced its latest service offering
towards providing Nigerians with access to their cash anywhere,
anytime − 'Deposit to Bank'.
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May 2013
MEDPLUS JOINS PAGA'S NATIONWIDE AGENT NETWORK
Lagos, Nigeria − Today, Paga, the #1 mobile payments company and Medplus,
a market leader in the Nigerian health and beauty service industry, today announced a strategic alliance,
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April 25, 2013
PAGA Celebrates 4th Anniversary
Lagos, Nigeria − Today, Paga, the #1 mobile payments service in Nigeria,
celebrates its 4th year of providing an efficient payment system and financial access to all Nigerians.
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February 2013
PAGA PARTNERS WITH biNu TO DELIVER ACCESSIBLE PAYMENT OPTIONS
Lagos, Nigeria − Today, Paga, the #1 mobile payments today announced its partnership with biNu,
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February 19, 2013
PAGA SHORTLISTED FOR FINANCIAL TIMES ARCELORMITTAL "BOLDNESS IN BUSINESS" AWARDS 2013
Lagos, Nigeria − Today, Paga, Nigeria's leading money transfer service,
announced it was shortlisted by the Financial Times and ArcelorMittal for its "Boldness in Business"
Awards 2013 in the Technology category. The Financial Times is one of the worlds leading business newspapers
based in the United Kingdom and ArcelorMittal is the worlds largest steel company.
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July 2, 2012
Paga Secures New Investments to Scale Money Transfer Service Nationwide
Paga, Nigeria’s leading money transfer service launched in February 2011,
today announced it has secured new investments from Adlevo Capital, Omidyar Network, Acumen Fund,
Capricorn Investment Group,
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May 30, 2012
Paga CEO, Tayo Oviosu, kicks off Ndani TV‘s Young CEO series
LAGOS, NIGERIA − GTBank's Ndani TV kicks off its Young CEO series with an interview with Paga CEO, Tayo Oviosu.
Mr. Oviosu shares his inspiration behind founding Paga and the challenges and rewards of starting and running a business in Nigeria.
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May 30, 2012
A money man‘s transfer to Nigeria By Xan Rice
LAGOS, NIGERIA − May 30, 2012 − Paga Founder & CEO Tayo Oviosu was featured in the Financial Times‘ May 22nd print edition. Mr. Oviosu was featured as part of the FT‘s ongoing series highlighting successful entrepreneurs. Mr. Oviosu‘s feature is a testament to the great strides Paga is making in the industry and establishing itself as the market leader.
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March 8, 2012
PAGA RECIEVES US$2m GRANT FROM EFInA TO BRING LOW COST FINANCIAL SERVICES TO EVERY COMMUNITY IN NIGERIA
Lagos, Nigeria - Today, Paga, an innovative financial services platform, announces a US$2 million grant from EFInA to develop and deliver low cost financial products through Paga's nationwide agent network. ...
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January 5, 2012
Paga further enables cashless Nigeria by allowing people use MasterCard or Verve ...
Lagos, January 5th - Today, Paga, an innovative financial services platform has unveiled a
new way for customers to transfer money to any Nigerian by using a MasterCard, Verve or Interswitch debit card...
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October 18, 2011
DIAMOND BANK SELECTS PAGA TO DELIVER BRANCHLESS FINANCIAL SERVICES
Lagos, Nigeria - Paga, an innovative financial services company has been selected by Diamond Bank to deliver branchless
financial services to their customers...
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September 05, 2011
Paga rolls out Nigeria's easiest to use money transfer service
With the issuance of its full operating license from the Central Bank of Nigeria ("CBN"), Paga, an
innovative financial services platform is now set...
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May 05, 2011
Paga receives institutional investment from...
Lagos/Hilversum, May 5th 2011 - Goodwell West Africa, a microfinance investment vehicle co-managed by investment manager
Goodwell Investments and ...
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