PalmPay, an Africa-focused fintech platform, announced on Tuesday that it has achieved a user milestone of 25 million on its smartphone app.
The company also boasts a network of 500,000 mobile money agents and 300,000 merchants within its payments ecosystem.
The growth of PalmPay, which entered the Nigerian market four years ago, reflects its strategy of providing secure, user-friendly, and inclusive financial services tailored to the needs of underserved populations in Africa.
PalmPay attributes its success to the simplicity and convenience of its application, facilitating seamless digital transactions and driving a shift from cash to digital payments.
The platform currently processes over $5 billion in transactions each month and offers a comprehensive suite of financial services, consolidating customers’ finances in one place.
In line with its commitment to financial inclusion, PalmPay highlights that around 30 percent of its users created their first-ever financial account through its app.
The platform boasts a 99.5 percent success rate for transactions completed within 10 seconds, setting it apart in the highly competitive fintech space.
PalmPay is expanding its offerings by launching a savings service that includes a 20 percent annual interest savings plan for all users. It also provides banking services for businesses, equipping them with dedicated apps, web portals, and point-of-sale (POS) machines.
The company’s future plans include digitizing merchant payments to bridge the gap between consumers and businesses. PalmPay is rapidly onboarding thousands of offline retailers every month, primarily through referrals.
By digitizing payments for the retail and informal sectors, PalmPay aims to reduce the cost of doing business, enable access to credit, and facilitate broader adoption of cashless transactions.
Looking ahead, PalmPay intends to expand its operations to more countries and eventually offer cross-border transactions. The company is currently piloting services in Ghana and preparing to launch in several other African markets as part of its vision to become Africa’s leading financial super-ap
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