Digital financial services provider OPay has officially launched a new regional office in Kaduna State, marking a major step forward in its strategy to deepen financial inclusion across Northern Nigeria. The launch event brought together local merchants, trade group representatives, and members of the fintech firm’s executive leadership team.
The new Kaduna facility is designed to serve as a central operational hub for customer experience, merchant onboarding, and strategic business partnerships within the state and its neighboring communities. By establishing a permanent physical presence, the platform aims to provide localized technical support and build closer relationships with the region’s large population of traders, farmers, and small business owners.
Speaking at the launch event, OPay’s Chief Operating and Technology Officer, Dotun Adekunle, emphasized that the expansion is backed by a long-term commitment to the state’s economy. He noted that Kaduna is a highly vibrant center of enterprise and innovation, making it an ideal location to scale up secure, dependable, and accessible digital banking solutions for underserved communities.
Since entering the Nigerian market in 2018, OPay has grown to become one of the country’s largest digital platforms, offering mobile transfers, bill payments, savings options, and merchant point-of-sale ($\text{POS}$) setups. The Central Bank of Nigeria ($\text{CBN}$) licensed platform—which is fully insured by the Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation ($\text{NDIC}$)—intends to use its new regional hub to help more informal businesses safely transition into the formal digital economy.
