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Paga Group relocates to the UK

Oviosu announced that he is very excited about moving to and working with the UK government.

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Tayo Oviosu, founder & CEO, Paga

Paga Group has redomiciled from Mauritius to the United Kingdom (UK). The group is the holding company for its operations in Nigeria, México, Ethiopia, and the UK.

This was disclosed by the Chief Executive Officer and founder, Paga, Tayo Oviosu on Friday.

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Why it matters: The company took the decision due to bureaucratic challenges it faced last year.

He said, “The laws and courts of Mauritius are not very fast-moving, and the rules are difficult. I’ve had one court case that was eventually thrown out after a year.

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“In the UK it would have been thrown out immediately, and the person would have had to pay us for our lawyer fees.

“Basically, not an easy place to do business. It is more painful than useful. I say stick to good ol’ America or UK or Netherlands or Luxemburg. Where you know there are professionals, and the legal system works.”

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Oviosu said he is very excited about the move, looks forward to working with the UK government to promote trade with the UK.

The Paga Group has raised $34.7 million in funding so far, according to Crunchbase.





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