PawaPay, Deriv link mobile money

A single integration now powers mobile money deposits across eight African markets, and the pipeline keeps growing.

PawaPay and Deriv expand together

• PawaPay deepened its collaboration with Deriv for mobile money deposits across eight markets.
• Their partnership kicked off in 2025 and targets further geographic expansion.
• Deriv picked PawaPay to maintain localization and reliability at scale.
• Mobile money transaction volumes climbed after coordinated launch campaigns.

What PawaPay handles under the hood

• PawaPay connects businesses to local payment methods across 20 African markets.
• Processing, settlement, FX, and reconciliation all run through one platform.
• Deriv users fund accounts with mobile wallets they already use daily.

Why reliability matters here

• Failed transactions dropped thanks to the integration's consistency.
• Predictable settlement is critical where operational volatility runs high.
• PawaPay CEO Nikolai Barnwell stressed that scaling payments reliably is the real challenge.