OPay, an Africa-focused digital payment startup, has announced the opening of its first “OPay” store in Egypt to offer services and products to individuals and businesses. The initiative is part of its expansion plan in Egypt where the structure plans to open other stores in the country.
Now, the company’s customers will be able to top up their phone balance and make electronic payments for a number of services, including paying mobile phone bills.
Hesham Ezz El-Din, Director of Digital and Cards Business Line at OPay Egypt, said the company is “delighted to launch its first OPay store in the Egyptian market, one of the largest markets in the Middle East. and from Africa. This initiative is in line with the policy of the Egyptian government which advocates financial inclusion and digital transformation by 2030”.
Founded in 2018 by Norwegian browser Opera, OPay is a Nigerian fintech that offers mobile payment services. The electronic payments platform claims 160 million active users in Africa since its launch.
