“Can a B2B commerce platform for African informal trade become the working-capital and payments backbone that lets those retailers grow?”
Founded 2019 as a B2B e-commerce marketplace connecting FMCG manufacturers/distributors to informal Nigerian retailers, OmniBiz built an asset-light network of ~120,000 retailers and 1,500+ field agents. The company then extended into embedded finance through OmniPay (virtual bank accounts, POS acceptance, airtime/bills) and a Buy More Pay Later working-capital product, positioning itself as the operating system — and lender of first resort — for informal African trade.
OmniBiz Africa discloses OmniPay (in-house) as its banking provider, according to the Embedded Finance Index 2026.
OmniBiz Africa does not disclose a bank charter of its own; its banking services are provided through OmniPay (in-house).
OmniBiz Africa processes payments through OmniPay (self-operated).
OmniBiz Africa's lending and capital products are provided by OmniPay (in-house).
The Embedded Finance Index 2026 maps 3 layers in OmniBiz Africa's stack: Payments / PSP (OmniPay (self-operated)); Banking / BaaS (OmniPay (in-house)); Lending (OmniPay (in-house), Buy More Pay Later (BMPL), OmniPay Working Capital (up to ₦2M, collateral-free) and Retailer inventory credit).
OmniBiz Africa was founded by Deepankar Rustagi and is founded in 2019, headquartered in Lagos, Nigeria.
OmniBiz Africa has raised $45M in total (latest round: Series A, 2022).
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