软银支持的数字支付公司OPay周五撤回了计划中的3.04亿美元美国首次公开募股（IPO），原因是一家未具名外国司法管辖区的监管调查。
SoftBank-backed digital-payments company OPay withdrew a planned $304 million US initial public offering on Friday, citing a regulatory inquiry by a foreign jurisdiction it did not identify.
这家专注于尼日利亚的公司将该调查描述为涉及一个对其核心业务“无关紧要”的司法管辖区。在一份声明中，它未披露监管机构或调查性质。
The Nigeria-focused company described the inquiry as relating to a jurisdiction “immaterial” to its core operations. In a statement, it did not identify the regulator or nature of the inquiry.
OPay表示，预计该事项将在不久的将来得到圆满解决，并且该调查“不应被误解为对公司业务表现、财务状况、运营完整性或监管地位的反映”。该公司表示，该调查不会影响其在尼日利亚或其他市场的运营、监管地位或客户服务。OPay在非办公时间无法立即联系以置评。
OPay said it expected the matter to be resolved satisfactorily in the near future and that the probe “should not be misconstrued as a reflection on the Company’s business performance, financial condition, operational integrity, or regulatory standing.”The company said the inquiry would not affect its operations, regulatory standing or customer service in Nigeria or its other markets. OPay could not immediately be reached for comment outside office hours.
当天早些时候，OPay表示已将1600万份美国存托股份定价为每股19美元，处于其目标19美元至21美元区间的底部，公司估值约为40亿美元。
Earlier in the day, OPay said it had priced 16 million American depositary shares at $19 each, the bottom of its targeted $19-to-$21 range, valuing the company at about $4 billion.
日本科技投资者软银集团，其实体在发行前持有OPay 6.6%的股份，未立即回应置评请求。
Japanese tech investor SoftBank Group, whose entities owned a 6.6% stake in OPay before the offering, did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
在过去几周里，全球众多公司推迟了股票市场上市，因为顽固的通胀和人工智能相关股票的抛售打击了投资者情绪。
Numerous companies worldwide have delayed stock market listings in recent weeks as stubborn inflation and a selloff in AI-related stocks have weighed on investor sentiment.
OPay成立于2018年，在包括尼日利亚和印度尼西亚在内的新兴市场提供数字金融服务。
OPay, founded in 2018, provides digital financial services across emerging markets, including Nigeria and Indonesia.
其应用程序提供支付、资金转账、储蓄和贷款服务，在传统银行服务有限使日常交易变得困难的经济体中运营。
Its app offers payments, money transfers, savings and loans in economies where limited access to traditional banking can make everyday transactions difficult.
中国亿万富翁周亚辉创立了OPay和北京昆仑万维科技，后者是一家中国游戏公司，此前拥有约会应用Grindr。
Chinese billionaire Yahui Zhou founded OPay and Beijing Kunlun Tech, a Chinese gaming company that previously owned the dating app Grindr.
这家金融科技公司于2021年以20亿美元估值筹集了4亿美元。根据其IPO招股书，截至7月31日，其月活跃用户约为5000万。
The fintech raised $400 million in 2021 at a $2 billion valuation. It had about 50 million monthly active users as of July 31, according to its IPO prospectus.
花旗集团、德意志银行、标准银行和中金公司是承销商之一。该公司原计划在纽约证券交易所上市，股票代码为“OPay”。
Citigroup, Deutsche Bank, Standard Bank and CICC were among the underwriters. The company had planned to list on the NYSE under the ticker symbol “OPay.”