New York Stock Exchange dey among di topics wey trend for Nigeria on X at number 9, according to trends24.in. Di main business news behind di topic na di listing of Nigerian digital financial platform OPay on di exchange.
OPay don start to trade on di New York Stock Exchange on Friday, 30 October 2026, under di ticker OPAY. Di shares dey trade at $19 each, and di listing carry market capitalisation of $4.01 billion.
OPay co-Chief Executive Officer Lars Boilesen call am significant moment for OPay and Nigeria, where di company start for 2018. E tok say OPay now serve over 50 million users across Nigeria, Egypt, Pakistan and Indonesia, and e don lead di way for seamless digital payments.
Di oda co-CEO, Stephen Wen, tok say OPay be di number one finance app by users across Africa and Middle East. E add say for Nigeria, more than 60 per cent of di population no dey get full banking service from traditional banks and still dey use cash.
James Perry, OPay Chief Financial Officer, tok say di company dey enter public markets from position of financial strength.
For anoda New York Stock Exchange development, GM go move im listing from NYSE to Nasdaq on 17 November.
Meanwhile, New York stock indices fall on 29 October as Alphabet Inc. see $500 billion plunge. Di decline reignite concerns about profitability of artificial intelligence investments.
