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PawaPay has been named one of CNBC and Statista's World's Top Fintech Companies 2026 in the Payments category.
We're proud of the recognition, but for us it represents something bigger than being included on a global list. It reflects the platform we've been building over the past six years: making it simpler for businesses to access mobile money across Africa through a single integration.
For us, this is also a sign of something happening across the industry. Mobile money has become one of the world's most successful payment systems, and the infrastructure supporting it is attracting increasing global attention.
It also follows a period of significant growth for PawaPay. Earlier this year, we surpassed three billion successful mobile money transactions across 20 African markets, as more businesses chose PawaPay to power payments at scale.
Africa is one of the world's fastest-growing digital payments markets. Yet expanding into multiple countries often means building separate payment integrations for every market.
PawaPay was created to change that.
Through a single integration, businesses can access mobile money across 20 African markets while we manage operator connectivity, settlement, foreign exchange and regulatory coverage.
Instead of building payments infrastructure market by market, our customers can focus on growing their business.
Commenting on the announcement, CEO Nikolai Barnwell said:
"This recognition is another sign that African payments infrastructure is earning the global attention it deserves. Mobile money is one of the world's most successful payment systems, with more than $1.4 trillion in transactions processed across the continent last year, yet many businesses outside Africa still underestimate both its scale and sophistication.
Businesses want to grow across Africa, not spend their time building and maintaining payments infrastructure in every market they enter. Our job is to make that simple through a single platform that businesses can rely on. It is encouraging to see that approach recognised on a global stage."
Today, organisations across sectors including remittance, transport, digital services and humanitarian aid rely on PawaPay to collect and send mobile money payments across Africa through a single integration.
Read more about how we're powering mobile money for Deriv across eight African markets.
We'll continue investing in our platform, expanding our regulated footprint and making it easier for businesses to access mobile money across Africa through reliable, enterprise-grade payments infrastructure.
As more organisations look to grow across the continent, we'll continue doing what we've always done: making payments work across Africa.
Whether you're entering your first African market or expanding into several, PawaPay helps businesses accept and send mobile money payments across 20 markets through a single integration.
Get in touch with our team to learn how PawaPay can support your expansion across Africa.
