CoinDesk Podcast Network How Opera and Celo Plan to Bring Financial Inclusion to One Billion People by 2030
Dec 3, 2025
Rene Reinsberg, co-founder of Celo and a blockchain entrepreneur committed to financial inclusion, teams up with Jørgen Arnesen, EVP of Mobile at Opera, who spearheads mobile product strategies. They unveil their MiniPay partnership aiming to bring one billion people into the Web3 economy by 2030. They discuss creating a simplified crypto experience for non-users, leveraging Opera's extensive user base, and the significance of integrating fiat options. Emerging markets and small-value transactions are key targets for their innovative approach.
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Celo's Billion-Person Vision
- Celo aims to onboard a billion people and host a trillion-dollar economy by 2030.
- The necessary blockchain building blocks are now in place to enable large-scale adoption.
Abstract Crypto Complexity
- Abstract crypto complexity to onboard non-crypto users quickly.
- Make wallets and transactions feel native inside familiar apps to lower adoption friction.
Distribution Trumps Starting From Zero
- Opera's existing hundreds of millions of users make reaching a billion realistic.
- Integrating payments into an existing large app is easier than building a new user base from scratch.