{"id":72265,"date":"2026-05-09T07:35:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-09T07:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/nigerian-fintech-paga-expands-into-tokenized-bonds-and-real-estate-through-sui-partnership\/"},"modified":"2026-05-09T07:35:00","modified_gmt":"2026-05-09T07:35:00","slug":"nigerian-fintech-paga-expands-into-tokenized-bonds-and-real-estate-through-sui-partnership","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/nigerian-fintech-paga-expands-into-tokenized-bonds-and-real-estate-through-sui-partnership\/","title":{"rendered":"Nigerian Fintech Paga Expands Into Tokenized Bonds and Real Estate Through Sui Partnership"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>(Originally posted on : Bitcoin News )<\/b><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"@container mb-[25px] rounded-sm overflow-clip py-0.5 pr-0.5 pl-2.5 bg-success-100\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-col gap-m overflow-clip rounded-[6px] !bg-success-10 p-3 @[420px]:p-m\">\n<h2 class=\"m-0 flex items-center gap-s text-[19px] !text-[#1c1c1c] md:text-[20px]\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"16\" height=\"10\" viewbox=\"0 0 16 10\" fill=\"none\" class=\"shrink-0 text-success-100\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M1 1.5h14\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/><path d=\"M1 8.5h10\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/><\/svg><span>Key Takeaways<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul class=\"m-0 flex list-none flex-col gap-m pl-0\">\n<li class=\"m-0 flex items-start gap-s !text-[#434248]\"><span class=\"mt-2 size-2 shrink-0 rounded-full bg-success-100\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><span class=\"text-body\">Paga partnered with Sui on May 7 to launch high-yield accounts and crypto rails for 1 billion people.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"m-0 flex items-start gap-s !text-[#434248]\"><span class=\"mt-2 size-2 shrink-0 rounded-full bg-success-100\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><span class=\"text-body\">Paga joins Flutterwave and Paystack in exploring blockchain for settlement, treasury and global payments<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"m-0 flex items-start gap-s !text-[#434248]\"><span class=\"mt-2 size-2 shrink-0 rounded-full bg-success-100\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><span class=\"text-body\">Paga will use its $42 billion historical scale to roll out USDsui stablecoin yields and asset tokenization.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>A Roadmap for Digital Finance<\/h2>\n<p>Nigerian fintech pioneer Paga has entered a partnership with Sui <span>blockchain<\/span>, marking the company\u2019s most significant push into <span>crypto<\/span> infrastructure to date. The collaboration was unveiled on May 7 at Sui Live in Miami, weeks after founder Tayo Oviosu transitioned into the role of Group CEO in April.<\/p>\n<p>The deal <a href=\"https:\/\/techcabal.com\/2026\/05\/08\/paga-taps-sui-for-crypto-payments\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reportedly<\/a> positions Paga to expand beyond traditional mobile money and payments into <a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/beyond-the-dollar-how-local-stablecoins-and-tokenization-are-reimagining-global-liquidity\/\">stablecoin products<\/a>, tokenised assets, and <span>blockchain<\/span>\u2011powered cross\u2011border transfers. Oviosu said the partnership aims to build financial rails that help Africans hedge against currency <span>volatility<\/span>, access global markets, and participate in new forms of digital finance.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese are the walls of the cage, and until we tear them down, financial freedom on this continent is incomplete,\u201d Oviosu told attendees. \u201cWe found that partner \u2014 Paga and Sui.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to both companies, the integration will focus on high\u2011yield USD accounts backed by USDsui, Sui\u2019s newly launched dollar <span>stablecoin<\/span>. It will also focus on <span>crypto<\/span> on\u2011ramps and off\u2011ramps across Paga\u2019s operating markets, plus tokenised real\u2011world assets, including real estate, bonds, and solar projects.<\/p>\n<p>Oviosu said the roadmap could allow Paga users to hold interest\u2011earning dollar balances, convert between local currency and <span>crypto<\/span> with minimal friction, invest in previously inaccessible assets, and send money across borders \u201cas easily and cheaply as sending an email.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Paga\u2019s move marks the continuation of a shift by African fintechs towards exploring <span>blockchain<\/span> for settlement, treasury, and global payments. In October 2025, <a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/kenyan-central-bank-to-issue-licenses-to-fintech-firms\/\">Flutterwave<\/a> partnered with Polygon to build a <span>stablecoin<\/span> payment infrastructure, while another Nigerian payments giant, Paystack, reorganised into The Stack Group to deepen research into emerging technologies.<\/p>\n<p>Both firms were admitted into the Central Bank of Nigeria\u2019s anti\u2011money\u2011laundering supervisory programme for virtual asset service providers on March 31. Oviosu framed the opportunity in demographic terms.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFifty\u2011seven percent of African adults don\u2019t have a bank account,\u201d he said. \u201cI see an Africa that is the single largest financial greenfield market in the world.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Paga currently processes $1.5 billion in monthly payments. In 2025, the company handled $11 billion across 169 million transactions. Since its founding in 2009, it has processed $42 billion in total payment <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bitcoin.com\/get-started\/what-is-trading-volume\/\" class=\"lar_link lar_link_outgoing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">volume<\/a> from 653 million transactions.<\/p>\n<p>Oviosu said that scale gives the Sui partnership a running start.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c$42 billion are school fees paid, salaries received, grandmother receiving money from her son in the city \u2014 instantly, safely, and at a fraction of the cost,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Sui launched USDsui, a U.S. dollar\u2011backed <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bitcoin.com\/get-started\/what-are-stablecoins\/\" class=\"lar_link lar_link_outgoing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">stablecoin<\/a>, a yield\u2011bearing one, allowing holders to earn interest simply by keeping the digital dollar in their accounts, on May 4. It becomes the second digital currency in the Sui ecosystem, following the launch of the native SUI token in 2023. The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bitcoin.com\/get-started\/what-are-stablecoins\/\" class=\"lar_link lar_link_outgoing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">stablecoin<\/a> will be issued by Bridge, the U.S. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bitcoin.com\/get-started\/a-quick-introduction-to-crypto\/\" class=\"lar_link lar_link_outgoing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">crypto<\/a> infrastructure firm acquired by Stripe for $1.1 billion in 2025.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/nigerian-fintech-paga-expands-into-tokenized-bonds-and-real-estate-through-sui-partnership\/\">Source link <\/a><br \/>\n<br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Originally posted on : Bitcoin News ) Key Takeaways Paga partnered with Sui on May 7 to launch high-yield accounts and crypto rails for 1 billion people. Paga joins Flutterwave and Paystack in exploring blockchain for settlement, treasury and global payments Paga will use its $42 billion historical scale to roll out USDsui stablecoin yields [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":72266,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0},"categories":[32],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/72265"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=72265"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/72265\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/72266"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=72265"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=72265"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=72265"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}