SAN FRANCISCO, Jan 21, 2020 — Flutterwave, a San Francisco-based payments technology company with operations in Africa, today announced that it has closed a $35m Series B from a consortium of strategic investors. The round was co-led by …
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“A simple, affordable and convenient way to send money to your loved ones 24/7” | Flutterwave Business Stories With Ping Express
Ping Express is an online technology platform that facilitates remittances into Africa from 32 countries including the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, and Europe.
We had a conversation with Opeyemi Odeyale, Co-Founder & COO of Ping Express. He explains that …
Why Pay to Rent, When You Can Pay to Own? | Flutterwave Business Stories with First Homes Africa
First Homes Africa is an online landlord platform for homeowners, which is targeted at Millenials who want to own a home, without having to rent.
We had a Conversation with the Co-Founder & CFO Bayo Ogunnusi where he shares how …
“They Thought I was Crazy!” Meet The Man Who Makes Compliance Sound Like Rock ‘n’ Roll
When you think of a stereotypical compliance person, you think of a guy wearing sensible work clothes who works with a carefully measured gait and has a nervous, awkward smile that he only flashes while asking if you sent the …
Your customers will thank you if you offer this one option in 2020
All across the world, customers are different in many ways but are the same in one way – they want the best possible deal. The best possible deal doesn’t always mean cheaper or faster and that’s where it gets interesting. …
If you go dark, you’d probably never go back – The Barter Dark Mode Edition
If you like using your smartphone in dark mode, then we have good news for you. You spoke, and we listened.
We’re excited to announce that you can now use Barter in Dark mode on your mobile device. The reason …
How To Go Broke
We know the first month of the year can be a little bit overwhelming with spending and if you’re trying to stay out of debt then it gets even trickier.
Although there are a lot of tips about saving, its …
Your 2020 Budgeting guide in 5 easy steps
Sticking to a budget is basically rocket science sometimes, it was probably extremely difficult for some of you to stay on a budget for Detty December. Yes or Yes?
Don’t lie, looking at your bank account and your spending during …
5 Hidden Opportunities in Saturated Businesses | The Flutterwave
You know how you believe you’re good at something but you believe that the industry is saturated so you also believe that you won’t make it. Well, it’s not always true, a lot of times, all a saturated industry needs …
7 Things You Should Consider Before Starting a Business
Happy New Year and welcome to a new decade [it sounds lovely to say, and we don’t want to resurrect that argument about it not being a new decade again].
It’s a new year and while you are working through …