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In the past few years, how to achieve financial equality has一直 been one of the most important narratives in fintech. It has also given rise to a large number of influential companies and products. For example, Robinhood compresses the account-opening process into just a few minutes, Hyperliquid makes on-chain perpetual futures no longer just a toy for institutional players, and in the age of AI agents—even the dirty, tedious tasks like watching charts, placing orders, and rebalancing can be delegated to bots for automatic completion. The barrier to entry has indeed kept dropping, to the point where many people feel that financial investing has finally become equitable for everyone.

According to a report by Bloomberg cited by ChainCatcher, Standard Bank is in talks with Nigeria’s fintech company OPay regarding an equity investment, with plans to complete the deal before OPay’s IPO in the United States. OPay is backed by SoftBank Group, Sequoia Capital, and others, and is working with Citigroup, Deutsche Bank, and JPMorgan Chase to move forward with a New York listing. The report says the two sides have not yet reached a final agreement, and the transaction remains uncertain.
OPay was founded in 2018 and has about 50 million users in markets such as Nigeria. In 2025, its transaction volume doubled to $35.8 billion and it became profitable. The company also operates in countries including Egypt and Pakistan. McKinsey forecasts that Africa’s fintech revenue may rise to $47 billion by 2028. Mobile payments in sub-Saharan Africa have already reached $140 billion, accounting for about 66% of the global total.

ChainCatcher news: According to SoSoValue data, yesterday (August 17, U.S. Eastern Time) total net inflows for Ethereum spot ETFs were $30.8512 million.
The Ethereum spot ETF with the highest net inflow on a single day is Blackrock’s ETF ETHA, with a single-day net inflow of $25.8966 million. Currently, ETHA’s historical total net inflow has reached $11.659 billion.
Next is the Fidelity ETF FETH, with a single-day net inflow of $4.2727 million. Currently, FETH’s historical total net inflow has reached $2.124 billion.
As of before the time of publication, the total net asset value of Ethereum spot ETFs is $10.719 billion. The ETF net asset ratio (the proportion of market cap relative to Ethereum’s total market cap) is 4.66%. Historical cumulative net inflows have already reached $11.484 billion.

ChainCatcher news: According to SoSoValue data, yesterday (August 17, U.S. Eastern Time) the total net inflow of Bitcoin spot ETFs was $298 million.
The Bitcoin spot ETF with the highest single-day net inflow yesterday was Blackrock ETF IBIT, with a net inflow of $160 million. Currently, IBIT’s historical total net inflows have reached $61.256 billion.
Secondly, Fidelity ETF FBTC has a net inflow of $112 million in a single day. Currently, FBTC’s historical total net inflows have reached $9.994 billion.
As of before publication, the total net asset value of Bitcoin spot ETFs was $78.671 billion. The ETF net asset ratio (the market cap percentage relative to Bitcoin’s total market cap) was 6.09%. Historical cumulative net inflows have already reached $52.086 billion.