The founder and Chief Executive Officer of Paga, Tayo Oviosu has been
listed alongside other distinguished individuals as most influential
people in Nigeria by YNaija, to its annual list of the 100 most
influential people in Nigeria.
A list that features thought leaders and
change agents shaping the future of the country.
The CEO of Paga was
recognised for his outstanding role in delivering financial inclusion to
Nigeria and his innovative contribution to the financial industry. The
list recognised Oviosu’s achievement amongst other influential
individuals such as Aliko Dangote, Akinwumni Ambode, Mo Abudu, Peter
Obi, Emir Muhammadu Sanusi II, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and many others.
Oviosu founded one of Nigeria’s leading
payment platform that delivers truly innovative payments and financial
services to Nigerians – both banked and unbanked.
“Today, Paga has grown into a full-blown
financial services platform delivering universal access to payments and
financial services to all individuals and businesses. Through Paga,
businesses and individuals can pay and get paid in diverse ways from its
large network of over 10,500 agents.
“With Paga, Nigerians can deposit money
into any bank, pay their utility bills – electricity, payTV, internet
and transfer money across the country. For seven years, Paga has been
tirelessly solving the payment needs for all sizes of merchants (without
competing with them) and making it easy for consumers to send money to
other people or pay for goods & services. “Paga has processed over
28 million transactions worth over 345 billion Naira since inception.
Paga is insured by the Nigerian Deposit Insurance Corporation, which
means that at Paga your cash is safe; your privacy is protected; all
issues are resolved in 48 hours and there are no hidden charges,” a
statement explained.
Oviosu responded to YNaija’s
announcement saying, “I am humbled by this honour, which I dedicate to
my 200 person-strong team at Paga, our fantastic agents who are the
front-line of our services, and our investors. Together we are working
to ensure all Nigerians are financially included and to solve payments
for all consumers and businesses.”
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