10月9日——专注于非洲市场的数字支付公司OPay在周五提交的美国首次公开募股申请中透露，今年前六个月其营收实现翻倍增长。
Oct 9 - Africa-focused digital payments company OPay on Friday revealed in its US initial public offering filing that its revenue more than doubled in the first six months of the year.
近期债券收益率上升且利率居高不下，导致投资者对新股上市的热情有所降温，不少企业因此推迟了上市计划。以下是相关细节：截至6月30日的六个月内，这家以尼日利亚为核心市场的金融科技公司净利润从去年同期的2170万美元增至9090万美元；营收也从1.975亿美元跃升至4.671亿美元，增幅超过一倍。
The filing comes as surging bond yields and elevated interest rates dampen investor appetite for new listings, prompting several companies to delay their flotation plans. Here are some more details: The Nigeria-focused fintech company's net income rose to $90.9 million from $21.7 million a year earlier, while revenue more than doubled to $467.1 million from $197.5 million in the six months ended June 30.
OPay目前在尼日利亚、印度尼西亚、埃及和巴基斯坦提供数字支付及贷款服务，帮助消费者和商户通过平台完成支付、转账及信贷申请。
OPay provides digital payments and lending services across Nigeria, Indonesia, Egypt and Pakistan, allowing consumers and merchants to make payments, transfer money and access credit through its platform.
该公司由中国亿万富翁周亚辉创立，2021年曾以20亿美元的估值成功募资4亿美元。周亚辉同时也是中国游戏企业北京昆仑万维科技股份有限公司的创始人，后者曾是热门交友应用Grindr的所有者。
OPay, founded by Chinese billionaire Yahui Zhou, raised $400 million at a $2 billion valuation in 2021. Zhou also founded Chinese gaming company Beijing Kunlun Tech Co Ltd which was once the owner of the popular dating app Grindr.
随着越来越多缺乏银行服务的年轻群体开始使用数字金融服务，非洲地区的金融科技投资持续升温。
Fintech investment in Africa has grown as companies seek to serve a young, underbanked population increasingly adopting digital financial services.
据悉，Stanbic Africa Holdings Limited已同意通过同步进行的私募方式向OPay注资最多2亿美元。
Stanbic Africa Holdings Limited has agreed to invest as much as $200 million in a concurrent private placement.
根据本次申请文件，在IPO前软银旗下机构持有OPay 6.6%的股份。
SoftBank entities own a 6.6% stake in OPay before the offering, according to the filing.
OPay计划在纽约证券交易所上市后，进一步在尼日利亚开展二次上市。
OPay plans to pursue a secondary listing in Nigeria after completing its NYSE listing.
本次IPO的承销商阵容强大，包括花旗集团、德意志银行、标准银行及中金公司等。目前OPay已申请以“OPAY”为代码在纽交所挂牌交易其美国存托凭证。
Citigroup, Deutsche Bank, Standard Bank, CICC are among the underwriters for the offering. OPay has applied to list its American depositary shares on NYSE under the symbol "OPAY".