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OPay Nigeria’s CEO resigns amid company Anniversary celebration

VAM News Update

THE CEO of OPay Nigeria, Olu Akanmu, has announced his resignation from the company after two years of assuming the position.

This is coming amid an ongoing celebration of the company’s 5th anniversary in Nigeria. Akanmu, who announced his exit from the company via a Twitter post on Monday morning did not state any reason but centered his message on the need to do more to get more Nigerians financially included.

While thanking stakeholders that had supported him at OPay, Akanmu specifically challenged the fintech community in Nigeria to deepen financial inclusion.

According to him, collaborations, public-private partnerships, and more deliberate coordination at the digital public infrastructure ecosystem layers would be critical to ensure the fintechs succeed in doing the next heavy lifting to extend the digital financial rail to the next 20 million.

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