Nigeria’s financial technology company, OPay, has won two major honours at the Nigeria Technology Awards (NiTA) 2025, emerging as the Most Trusted Digital Bank of the Year and Customer-Friendly Digital Bank of the Year.
The company disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday, noting that the awards recognised its commitment to innovation, trust and customer service.
The awards ceremony, held on Saturday, attracted technology leaders, innovators and organisations contributing to Nigeria’s digital transformation. The 2025 edition marked the 11th NiTA event, which celebrates outstanding achievements and measurable impact across the country’s technology ecosystem.
Speaking after receiving the awards, OPay’s Head of IT Support and Operations, Ibukun Oluwagbenga, said the recognition reflected the company’s focus on its customers.
“Being named Most Trusted Digital Bank and Customer-Friendly Digital Bank at NiTA 2025 is a testament to our unrivalled commitment to our customers. Every product, service and innovation we deliver is focused on building trust, simplifying digital banking and ensuring that users can transact safely and confidently,” he said.
Oluwagbenga added that the awards belonged to OPay’s team and millions of Nigerian users who continued to inspire the company to raise standards in digital banking.
Also speaking, OPay’s Chief Commercial Officer, Elizabeth Wang, expressed pride in the recognition, noting that the awards reinforced the company’s mission to provide secure, accessible and customer-friendly digital banking services.
The company stated that its double win at NiTA 2025 reflected sustained efforts to expand digital financial inclusion across Nigeria. It added that beyond technological innovation, OPay has promoted financial literacy, strengthened customer support and increased community engagement to help users transact safely.
OPay was established in 2018 with a mission to make financial services more inclusive through technology. The company provides services such as money transfers, bill payments, card services, airtime and data purchases, and merchant payments. OPay is licensed by the Central Bank of Nigeria and insured by the Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation, with the same insurance coverage as commercial banks.