OPay Wins Big at SERAS 2025 Awards

Nigeria’s leading financial technology company, OPay, has clinched the SERAS 2025 Award for Social Impact and Human Capacity Development, earning recognition for its expanding contributions to education, skills empowerment and community-focused initiatives.

The award was presented at the 19th edition of the SERAS Awards, held on Saturday in Lagos, where organisations across Africa were honoured for measurable and transformative social impact.

Receiving the award on behalf of the company, OPay’s CSR Manager, Itoro Udo, said the honour reflected the company’s ongoing investment in improving lives through targeted community programmes.

“We are truly honoured by this recognition,” Udo said, dedicating the award to beneficiaries of OPay’s social initiatives. He listed students supported through the company’s ₦1.2bn 10-Year Scholarship Programme, women enrolled in various skill development schemes, and primary school pupils who recently received essential learning materials. “These individuals inspire us every day, and this award belongs to them as much as it does to OPay,” he added.

Also speaking at the event, OPay’s Chief Commercial Officer, Elizabeth Wang, said the recognition reinforced the company’s commitment to expanding opportunities for vulnerable groups. She noted that sustained investment in education, empowerment programmes and community welfare remained central to OPay’s corporate philosophy.

“This award reflects our unwavering commitment to deepening our community impact,” Wang said. “Real progress happens when people are given the opportunity to thrive.”

OPay’s initiatives span scholarships for indigent students, skill empowerment for women, and distribution of educational materials in underserved communities—efforts the company says are designed to strengthen human capacity and promote long-term social development.

The fintech company, established in 2018, operates a wide range of digital financial services, including transfers, bill payments, card services, airtime and data purchase, and merchant payments. It is licensed by the Central Bank of Nigeria and insured by the NDIC.

The latest recognition further positions OPay as one of the private-sector players driving social impact and community investment through technology-led solutions.