There are moments in building when progress is visible and loud, and then there are phases where the real work happens, rumbling away long before anything breaks into view. To catch the full behind-the-scenes on how we’re building and deploying …
Category Archives: Inside Flutterwave
We Didn’t Buy a Company. We Backed the Rails
By Olugbenga “GB” Agboola
Founder and CEO, Flutterwave
Africa is entering its second great fintech era. The first was about possibility. It proved that digital payments, APIs, and cross-border money movement could work on this continent. That era was powered …
Flutterwave Expands Payments Infrastructure With Acquisition of Open Banking Firm Mono
San Francisco, USA, 5 January – Flutterwave, Africa’s leading payments technology company, has acquired Mono, a pioneer in open banking infrastructure across the continent. The transaction deepens Flutterwave’s long-term commitment to building a connected, interoperable financial system for Africa and …
Introducing StableRails: A Flutterwave Newsletter Showcasing Our Work on Stablecoins
In 2016, we launched with an ambition to make 54 African countries seem like one in terms of payments. Today, that mission remains and now demands a new set of rails.
Stablecoins are rewriting how money moves and becoming the …
Fu’ad Lawal Delivers a Storytelling Intervention for African Tech on the New Episode of The Wave Podcast
Fu’ad came into the Wave Podcast studio and made it his own show. Our host, Timi, called him an enigma and he wasn’t wrong. No one can work the room better than Fu’ad, and maybe he knows how to because …
Flutterwave CEO Bets on Stablecoins as Africa’s Next Financial Leap
At high-profile events in Riyadh, namely Money 20/20 Middle East and the two-day summit Fluidity 2025, Flutterwave Founder and CEO Olugbenga “GB” Agboola highlighted the company’s shift toward supporting stablecoin payments for individuals and enterprises.
This strategy underscores that Flutterwave …
Flutterwave Champions Africa’s Digital Future at UNGA 80
Over the course of the last week, New York came alive with ideas and ambition as the world’s leaders in business and politics converged for the 80th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). Among the global leaders and decision-makers, Flutterwave, …
The Wave is Back: Flutterwave’s Podcast About Africa’s Tech and the Minds Engineering Every Move
We’re always looking to create new streams of connection with people across Africa, so rewind to 2020 when we first created a podcast called the Wave Podcast. It was a short stint, but it was a perfect way to …
Flutterwave Announces Planned Leadership Changes to Strengthen Risk, Compliance, Regulatory, and Legal Functions
San Francisco, US – September 19th, 2025 – Flutterwave, a leading payments technology company, today announced a reorganisation of its risk management, compliance, regulatory, and legal leadership team, reinforcing its commitment to global standards and sustainable growth. This evolution is …
Flutterwave Partners Clear Junction to Enhance Cross-Border Payments
London, UK. 10th September 2025: Flutterwave, Africa’s leading technology company is today announcing its partnership with Clear Junction, a trusted partner and pioneer payments solutions for regulated institutions.
Flutterwave now has access to Clear Junction’s robust technical infrastructure …