For millions of Nigerians, banking has traditionally required adapting to new, complex applications and rigid digital habits while struggling with unreliable connectivity. Xara is redefining this experience by meeting users exactly where they already are, on WhatsApp, making financial services …
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How to Stay Safe from Fake Investment Schemes
If you spend any time on social media or various messaging apps, such as WhatsApp and Telegram, you would have probably seen these fake investment groups that promise to double your money in a week or a month. The leader …
Building NEO Store: A Story of Resilience, Grit, Legacy, and Customer Obsession
You have just spent ₦2 million on a high-performance laptop online. You are nervous. You have never met the seller. You are following up with him via WhatsApp every hour. Finally, the package arrives. You tear it open, expecting cold …
Understanding Why Card Transactions Fail
In the last 2 decades, we have seen how technology has significantly changed how we make payments globally. We’re rapidly moving from a cash-focused global economy to a cashless one. While cash is still king in most developing countries, businesses …
How Payful is Leveraging Flutterwave for Seamless Global Trade Payments
At Flutterwave, we love seeing businesses thrive, especially when their growth opens up new markets and opportunities. That’s why we’re thrilled to collaborate with Payful, a leading global payments technology company powering seamless payments across borders. Together, we’re simplifying …
Flutterwave x Polygon: Blockchain Infrastructure for Africa’s Real-Time Payments Future
At Flutterwave, from day one we set out with a singular mission: to connect Africa to the world and the world back to Africa. We believed that cross-border payments shouldn’t be a headache. They should be seamless. They should empower …
How Flutterwave’s Merchant Inactivity Policy Works
Let’s start with a quick thought exercise – imagine that you own a beautiful holiday home, it’s everything you have ever wanted, but you only spend about a month a year at this home. Which means the remaining 11 months …
Your Guide to KYC at Flutterwave: Keeping Things Safe and Simple
Ever been to a great event where a friendly but firm host checks invites at the door? They aren’t there to slow down the fun. They’re there to make sure everyone inside is safe, welcome, and ready to have a …
Powering Africa-Asia Trade: How iPaylinks is Leveraging Flutterwave for Seamless B2B Payments
The only thing we love more than providing smooth payments is seeing the businesses we support, grow, especially when that growth expands across borders. That’s why we’re excited to announce our collaboration with iPaylinks, a leading East Asia-based cross-border …
Bonjour Sénégal! Flutterwave Is Now Licensed to Power Payments for Senegalese Businesses
Today marks another incredible milestone in our mission to connect Africa to the global economy. We are excited to announce that Flutterwave has officially secured a Payment Institution license from the Central Bank of West African States (BCEAO) to fully …