Just in, Nigeria regains PayPal service after years of partnership request through PAGA Fintech. PayPal is now opening up its services to let people in Nigeria get payments through a deal with a local tech company called Paga.
This is a big change after a long time of limited interaction with Nigeria. Tayo Oviosu, the founder of Paga, shared the news on LinkedIn, celebrating the exciting partnership that many have been waiting for. This new collaboration happens almost 13 years after Oviosu initially contacted PayPal to suggest they team up, back when Nigeria’s tech industry was just starting out.
Paga — Nigeria regains PayPal service after years of partnership request
For a long time, people in Nigeria could not get money using PayPal because there were rules that stopped accounts in their country from doing so.
With the new setup, users can now connect their PayPal accounts to Paga wallets. This allows them to get money straight through PayPal, which wasn’t possible before.
What the PayPal founder is talking about
When he shared the news about the partnership, Oviosu looked back at when he first contacted PayPal in 2013. Back then, the way people made digital payments in Nigeria was still developing.
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He mentioned that his idea came from the belief that Nigeria has great economic potential in the future and that global payment systems could help boost that growth.
“In August 2013, I sent an email to the PayPal team. Nigeria’s fintech scene was still new. Paga had only been around for a few years. Plus, people in most companies worldwide weren’t yet discussing the ‘Africa opportunity’,” he explained.
Oviosu mentioned that in the email, he expressed a clear idea: that Nigeria has the potential to be one of the biggest economies globally, and that PayPal and Paga have a strong connection to make payments, financial services, and international trade succeed for people in Nigeria.
He also said he included a slideshow that explains how the two companies could work together: Paga could help people use PayPal in Nigeria effectively.
“It’s going to take over ten years for this idea to become a reality. Today, I’m happy to announce that PayPal is now available in Nigeria through Paga,” he stated.
Oviosu explained that this announcement came from being patient, building trust, and continuously investing in local resources, not just from one big event.
While lots of people see this progress as a long-awaited boost for Nigeria’s digital economy, some folks on social media have shown doubt or have criticized it, remembering earlier problems with blocked accounts, frozen money, and not having full PayPal features.
Still, the PayPal-Paga partnership marks an important change in the way international payment systems connect with Nigeria’s expanding fintech scene, showing a new hope in the market and providing more financial chances for users in the area.
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