WALMART-BACKED ONEPAY DOUBLES USERS AND PAYMENT VOLUME
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OnePay, the Walmart-backed fintech app, has doubled its monthly active users to 6 million and annualized payment volume to $50 billion in 2026. The app is now valued at $4 billion or more.
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