PawaPay Named Among World’s Top Fintech Companies
PawaPay has been recognised by CNBC and Statista as one of the World's Top Fintech Companies 2026 after surpassing three billion mobile money transactions across 20 African markets...
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PawaPay has been recognized as one of the World’s Top Fintech Companies 2026 by CNBC and Statista, marking a significant achievement for the African payments landscape.
- PawaPay processed over three billion mobile money transactions in a single year.
- The company's CEO, Nikolai Barnwell, highlighted the growing importance of Africa’s payments infrastructure globally.
- The ranking evaluated over 3,500 fintech companies, with PawaPay being among the selected 500 for its innovation and scalability.
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