Founded by a Techstars-backed founder
Olympus was founded by Moagi Onkabetse, a Techstars-backed founder. Techstars backed him through his previous startup (Techstars FC 23), not Olympus.
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Olympus Ascend is coming on 12 November 2026. Our official launch event is on 12 November 2026. The programme will be published before the event.
Read the announcementOlympus at a glance.
- Company
- Olympus Pay
- What it builds
- Business accounts, payments, cards, merchant services and a public API, on one platform
- Products
- Business Banking, Accounts, Global Banking, Payments, Merchant Services, Debit Orders, Arubis, Cards, Athena, Treasury, CashPoint, Olympus Go
- Group
- Olympus Group Holdings, Inc.
- Botswana
- Olympus Pay Proprietary Limited, Reg. No. BW00009700756, Plot 69184, Block 8, Science and Technology Park, Gaborone, Botswana
- United Kingdom
- Olympus Pay Limited (company number 16132811), 14/2E Docklands Business Centre, 10-16 Tiller Road, London, United Kingdom, E14 8PX
- Regulatory status
- Olympus Pay is a financial technology company. Financial, banking-type or identity services are provided through regulated Olympus entities and, where applicable, through authorised and licensed partners in accordance with applicable laws, depending on region. In Botswana, Olympus is an admitted member of the Bank of Botswana Regulatory Sandbox, operating as a Digital Bank under sandbox conditions. Full notices
- Next milestone
- Olympus Ascend, the official launch event, on 12 November 2026
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Short description
Olympus Pay builds financial infrastructure: business accounts, payments, cards, merchant services and a public API on one platform. Olympus Pay is a financial technology company. In Botswana it is admitted to the Bank of Botswana Regulatory Sandbox; in the United Kingdom, regulated services are provided through an FCA-authorised partner.
Full description
Olympus Pay builds financial infrastructure: business accounts, payments, cards, merchant services and a public API on one platform. Olympus Pay is a financial technology company. In Botswana it is admitted to the Bank of Botswana Regulatory Sandbox; in the United Kingdom, regulated services are provided through an FCA-authorised partner. Olympus operates through regional companies under Olympus Group Holdings, Inc., including Olympus Pay Proprietary Limited in Botswana and Olympus Pay Limited in the United Kingdom. Its products are Business Banking, Accounts, Payments, Merchant Services, Cards, Treasury and Olympus Go, alongside embedded finance and a developer platform with sandbox keys and signed webhooks. Olympus Ascend, its official launch event, is on 12 November 2026.
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Recognition.
Where Olympus and its founder have been backed, recognised and invited.
INSEAD AI Venture Lab
Olympus took part in the AI Founder Sprint 2025, a 10-week programme run by the INSEAD AI Venture Lab.
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Most Innovative Founder-Focused Banking Solutions
Award winner, BFSI Insider, London, 2026.
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Payment Technology Innovator of the Year 2026
Award winner, SME News IT Awards 2026.
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Invited to the World Economic Forum 2025
Olympus was invited to the World Economic Forum in 2025.
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Invited to the World Entrepreneurs Investment Forum 2026
Manama, Bahrain, 10 and 11 February 2026. Held under the patronage of HRH Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Crown Prince and Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Bahrain, and organised with partners including UNIDO.
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