Uber Marks 10 Years in Ghana, Creating Economic Opportunities for More Than 200,000 Driver-Partners

Uber is marking its 10th anniversary in Ghana this month, celebrating a decade of helping millions of people move, connect and access economic opportunities through technology.

Since launching in Accra in 2016, Uber has grown from a single-city operation into one of Ghana's leading mobility platforms, serving riders across Accra, Kumasi, Cape Coast and Takoradi, while helping create flexible earning opportunities for drivers and fleet partners across the country.

Over the past decade, more than 200,000 driver-partners have earned through the Uber platform in Ghana, with over 40% of drivers using the platform as a primary source of income.

During this period, drivers and fleet owners have collectively earned hundreds of millions of dollars through the platform, helping support families, fund education, grow businesses and create new economic opportunities. Beyond creating earning opportunities, Uber has also played a significant role in transforming mobility across Ghana.

Since launch, the platform has facilitated more than 1.18 billion kilometres of movement across the country, helping millions of people access jobs, businesses, education and essential services through safe, reliable, and technology-enabled mobility.

This milestone highlights Uber’s operational growth while honouring the riders, drivers, fleet owners, businesses, and policymakers who have collaboratively shaped the country's evolving mobility ecosystem over the past decade.

"Ten years ago, Uber launched in Ghana with a simple goal: to reimagine how people move and create new economic opportunities through technology. Today, we are proud to have become part of how millions of Ghanaians move, work and connect," says Jada Badu, General Manager, Uber Ghana.

"This milestone belongs to our community. Every trip taken, every driver who chose to earn through the platform, and every rider who trusted us to help them get where they needed to go has contributed to this decade of progress."

Uber's impact can be seen in the stories of thousands of Ghanaians who have used the platform to create opportunities for themselves and their families. One such story is that of Mawuli Atakpa, who joined Uber in Kumasi in 2018.

Through his earnings on the platform, he was able to build a family home in Accra and support his children's education, including helping his eldest daughter attend one of Ghana's leading secondary schools.

His journey reflects the economic opportunities that technology-enabled mobility has created for thousands of drivers across the country over the past decade. Since its launch, the platform has continued to invest in innovation and safety, introducing features such as trip sharing, emergency assistance tools, driver verification technology and in-app safety resources designed to improve the rider and driver experience.

The company has also worked closely with government stakeholders and regulators over the years to support the development of Ghana's digital mobility sector.

"While we are proud of what we have built together over the last 10 years, we are even more excited about the future. Our commitment remains the same: building safer, more reliable and more accessible mobility solutions that create value for riders, drivers and communities across Ghana," Madam Badu added.

As it celebrates its first decade in Ghana, the company is launching a month-long campaign of rider and driver appreciation initiatives, recognising the people who have been at the heart of its journey.

 

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Yuno Partners with Onafriq to Unlock Pan-African Payments for Global Merchants

Yuno, the global financial infrastructure platform, today announced a strategic partnership with Onafriq, the leading Pan-African payments network, to bring Africa’s most expansive payments infrastructure to merchants worldwide. Through this integration, Yuno’s clients gain instant access to Onafriq’s network spanning 43 African markets, nearly 1 billion mobile wallets, 500 million bank accounts, and 2,000 cross-border payment corridors—all through Yuno’s single, developer-friendly API.

As businesses increasingly look to Africa as a high-growth frontier, the partnership addresses one of the most persistent friction points in cross-border commerce: the complexity of connecting to fragmented, local payment rails across dozens of markets. By combining Yuno’s payment infrastructure capabilities with Onafriq’s deep-rooted African network, the two companies aim to dramatically reduce the time and technical overhead required for merchants to go live and scale across the continent.

Onafriq’s infrastructure supports the full payment lifecycle — from real-time disbursements and omnichannel collections to card issuance, treasury management, and stablecoin settlement — all underpinned by local regulatory licences and ISO 27001 and CMML3-certified security. For Yuno’s merchant base, this means the ability to pay out to mobile wallets, bank accounts, or cash pickup points, and accept payments across channels, without managing multiple integrations or compliance frameworks independently.

“Africa represents one of the most exciting growth opportunities in global commerce, and yet too many merchants are still locked out by payment infrastructure that wasn’t built for scale. Our partnership with Onafriq changes that,” said Juan Pablo Ortega, Co-Founder and CEO, Yuno. “By bringing their unmatched African network into our infrastructure layer, we’re giving our clients a single path to a

continent-wide ecosystem with the reliability, compliance, and local depth they need to grow with confidence.”

The partnership is part of Yuno’s broader strategy to build a truly global platform that connects merchants to every meaningful payment method and network, regardless of geography. Following successful expansion in the Middle East, Europe, and Asia, Africa is a key pillar of Yuno’s next phase of growth.

For Onafriq, the integration with Yuno extends its reach to an entirely new segment of global merchants who now benefit from a streamlined entry point into African markets. The partnership reinforces Onafriq’s mission of making borders matter less, bringing together mobile money operators, banks, fintechs, and enterprises into one connected payment ecosystem.

"Africa's payment landscape has never lacked ambition or momentum; what it needed is the right infrastructure that matches its pace. Our partnership with Yuno changes the equation for global merchants who want to be part of this growth story,” said Dare Okoudjou, CEO, Onafriq. “Through a single connection, global merchants can reach consumers and businesses across Africa more seamlessly than ever before, while more people across the continent gain access to the digital economy on their own terms. For us, this is what making borders matter less looks like in practice."

The integration is now live and available across Egypt, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, and Uganda. Yuno’s clients can access Onafriq’s capabilities — including mobile money disbursements and collections, card issuance, and FX treasury services — directly from the Yuno dashboard with no additional contract or integration required.

About Yuno

Yuno is a leading financial infrastructure platform that simplifies global payments for enterprise merchants and fast-scaling companies worldwide. Yuno optimizes acceptance rates, reduces costs, and enhances security, powered by a unified API connecting over 1,000 payment methods and fraud tools. Leading brands across LATAM, North America, Europe, the Middle East, and APAC trust Yuno with their payment orchestration. Notable clients include McDonald’s, NetEase Games, GoFundMe, Uber, inDrive, and Rappi.

About Onafriq

Onafriq is the leading Pan-African payments network, connecting businesses to 43 African markets through a single API. With access to nearly 1 billion mobile wallets, 500 million bank accounts, 2,000 cross-border payment corridors, and 460,000+ agents in Nigeria, Onafriq powers payments for global enterprises, banks, fintechs, mobile money operators, and merchants. Its services span disbursements, omnichannel collections, card programs, and treasury management, all backed by local regulatory licenses and ISO 27001, CMML3, PCI DSS, and SOC2 certifications. Where regulation permits, Onafriq also enables stablecoin management, prefunding, settlement, and on/off-ramps. Onafriq operates 10 offices across Africa, and in the UK, US, and China. Connecting millions of consumers and businesses to make borders matter less.

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