软银支持的金融科技公司 OPay 周五表示，已通过美国首次公开募股（IPO）筹集 3.04 亿美元，借助公开市场为自身定位，以受益于新兴经济体不断扩大的数字金融领域。
SoftBank-backed fintech OPay said on Friday it has raised $304 million in its US initial public offering, tapping public markets to position itself to benefit from expanding digital finance sector across emerging economies.
这家以尼日利亚为重点的公司在 IPO 中以每股 19 美元的价格出售了 1600 万股美国存托股份，此前的目标价区间为 19 美元至 21 美元，使其估值约为 40 亿美元。
The Nigeria-focused firm sold 16 million American depositary shares at $19 apiece in the IPO, compared with its targeted range of $19 to $21, giving it a valuation of about $4 billion.
此次上市正值顽固通胀和 AI 相关股票抛售打压投资者情绪之际，导致多家公司推迟上市计划，因为市场波动和对估值的担忧使发行人更难吸引需求并获得有利定价。
This comes at a time when stubborn inflation and a selloff in AI-related stocks have weighed on investor sentiment, prompting several companies to delay their listing plans as market volatility and concerns over valuations make it harder for issuers to attract demand and secure favorable pricing.
OPay 成立于 2018 年，在尼日利亚、印度尼西亚和其他新兴经济体提供数字金融服务。
Founded in 2018, OPay provides digital financial services across emerging markets, including Nigeria, Indonesia and other emerging economies.
其平台切入新兴经济体银行基础设施的空白领域——有限的传统金融服务获取渠道会让日常交易变得困难——通过单一应用提供支付、转账、储蓄和贷款服务。
Its platform taps into gaps in banking infrastructure across emerging economies, where limited access to traditional financial services can make everyday transactions difficult, by offering payments, money transfers, savings and loans through a single app.
OPay 由中国亿万富翁周亚辉创立，周亚辉还创立了北京昆仑万维科技股份有限公司，这家中国游戏公司曾拥有约会应用 Grindr。
OPay was founded by Chinese billionaire Yahui Zhou, who also founded Beijing Kunlun Tech, a Chinese gaming company that previously owned dating app Grindr.
根据其 IPO 招股说明书，该金融科技公司曾于 2021 年以 20 亿美元估值融资 4 亿美元。截至 7 月 31 日，其月活跃用户约为 5000 万。
The fintech had raised $400 million in 2021 at a valuation of $2 billion. It had about 50 million monthly active users as of July 31, according to its IPO prospectus.
根据申报文件，软银实体在发行前持有 OPay 6.6% 的股份。
SoftBank entities owned a 6.6% stake in OPay before the offering, according to the filing.
花旗集团、德意志银行、标准银行和中金公司等为本次发行的承销商。OPay 将在纽交所以“OPAY”为代码上市。
Citigroup, Deutsche Bank, Standard Bank and CICC are among the offering's underwriters. OPay will list on the NYSE under the "OPAY" symbol.