What does it take to ignite a change?
2024 was a year of grit, audacious leaps into uncharted territories, and an unrelenting refusal to accept the boundaries of what African innovation can achieve. At Flutterwave, we don’t merely clock in—we …
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Flutterwave’s Mission to Empower the Next Generation of African Innovators
The future of Africa rests in the hands of its youth—a generation brimming with potential, creativity, and resilience. With over 60% of Africa’s population under the age of 25, our continent stands at a critical point. The decisions we make …
Update on Team Re-organisation and New Compensation Structure at Flutterwave
At Flutterwave, we’ve continued to build solutions that enable us to be the bridge between Africa’s payments landscape and the rest of the world, helping multinationals across the world drive growth in Africa and African businesses take flight across the …
Looking to the Future: 2024 at Flutterwave
These days, I have been thinking about my journey and the many ways I have earned grace that pushed me further ahead in my career. I remember my former boss, the Late Dr. Herbert Wigwe, may his soul rest in …
Remembering Dr Herbert Wigwe: A Mentor, Leader, and Visionary
It is with a heavy heart and profound sadness that I reflect on the passing of Dr. Herbert Wigwe, a mentor, friend, and visionary who left an indelible mark on my life and the lives of many others.
My journey …
How We Built It: Send App by Flutterwave, the Beautiful International Money Transfer Solution that’s Fast!
In the final lap of 2021, we set out to simplify our international money transfer offering. Customers had the capability to send money across borders on Flutterwave. But we wanted a product that’s fully devoted to international money transfer, nothing …
Inspired by You, Built by Us: Here’s Swap, Your Freedom to Exchange Foreign Currency
The secret of Flutterwave and the story of Flutterwave are sometimes used interchangeably, but they aren’t the same. The secret of Flutterwave is our people, but that’s not the focus today. The story of Flutterwave is you, and that’s the …
Harnessing the Opportunities in Service Export: Olugbenga Agboola’s Speech at the 2023 Zenith Bank Trade Seminar
Keynote Remarks
I’m grateful to Dr. Ebenezer Onyeagwu, CEO of Zenith Bank, and all the organizers for inviting me here today. I believe the theme of this seminar, “Nigerian Non-Oil Export Industry: The Present and The Future,” is both significant …
How We Built it: Tuition by Flutterwave the Simple and Fast School Fees Payment Solution
I’m a big believer in constantly seeking knowledge. It is a big part of what and who I am. I learn from structured and unstructured activities. That’s why when the opportunity came about for some structured learning, I was very …
Lessons, Growth and Metamorphosis; A Flutterwave Year in Review by Olugbenga Agboola
Anyone who knows me, knows that besides my family, my faith and Flutterwave, I love Formula 1, and most especially, Lewis Hamilton. 2022 was a year like no other for the 7-time world champion. The year tested and stretched him, …