{"id":3699360,"date":"2026-05-01T13:43:34","date_gmt":"2026-05-01T17:43:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pymnts.com\/?p=3699360"},"modified":"2026-05-01T13:43:34","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T17:43:34","slug":"softbank-backed-opay-eyes-4-billion-valuation-in-us-ipo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pymnts.com\/news\/ipo\/2026\/softbank-backed-opay-eyes-4-billion-valuation-in-us-ipo\/","title":{"rendered":"SoftBank-Backed OPay Eyes $4 Billion Valuation in US IPO"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.opaybank.com\/\">OPay Digital Services<\/a>, a payments platform focused on Nigeria and backed by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/visionfund.com\/\">SoftBank Vision Fund<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/sequoiacap.com\/\">Sequoia Capital<\/a>, is preparing for an initial public offering (IPO) in the United States, Bloomberg <a 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OPay now has\u00a040 million users.<\/p>\n<p>It was reported in August 2021 that SoftBank\u2019s investment in OPay was the global technology investor\u2019s first foray into Africa. In that\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pymnts.com\/news\/investment-tracker\/2021\/softbank-makes-first-foray-into-africa-with-opay-investment\/\">funding round<\/a>, OPay raised $400 million.<\/p>\n<p>OPay said in a Jan. 18\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.globenewswire.com\/news-release\/2026\/01\/19\/3220679\/0\/en\/opay-forms-global-core-management-team-appoints-four-executives-to-lead-new-strategic-chapter.html\">press release<\/a> that it formed a new global core management team on Dec. 1, that includes Zhou as executive chairman and former\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.citigroup.com\/global\">Citigroup<\/a>\u00a0managing director\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/sg.linkedin.com\/in\/james-perry-6355238\">James Perry<\/a> as chief financial officer.<\/p><div id=\"pymnt-579877384\" class=\"pymnt-content pymnt-entity-placement\" style=\"margin-top: 50px;\"><p style=\"text-align:center\">Advertisement: Scroll to Continue<\/p><script async type=\"text\/javascript\" id=\"dianomi_context_script\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dianomi.com\/js\/contextfeed.js\"><\/script> \r\n<div class=\"dianomi_context\" data-dianomi-context-id=\"4329\"><\/div><\/div>\n<p>The company described itself in the release as a leading digital banking platform in emerging markets and said the new management team would lead its \u201cnew strategic chapter.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>OPay said in the release that \u201cthis management upgrade integrates seasoned expertise across strategy, globalization,\u00a0operations\u00a0and finance, forming a strong leadership\u00a0synergy. The new team will accelerate OPay\u2019s global expansion and deliver greater value to users worldwide.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The company had already announced Perry\u2019s appointment as CFO in a Dec. 18 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.globenewswire.com\/news-release\/2025\/12\/08\/3201168\/0\/en\/opay-appoints-former-citigroup-managing-director-james-perry-as-cfo.html\">press release<\/a>\u00a0in which it said he would oversee its financial strategy planning, capital structure management and investor relations. 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