Pre-authorization charge (or pre-auth for short) is a transaction involving a temporary hold on a customer’s card. The hold helps to verify that the customer’s card is valid and has sufficient funds to cover the pending transaction without charging the …
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Did You Know? Over 70% of Remittances on Send App Support Families – Celebrating International Day of Family Remittances
Did you know that June 16th is the International Day of Family Remittances (IDFR)? This day, recognized by the United Nations, honours the money sent by over 200 million migrants to support their families. These remittances help improve …
Designed For You: Our Payment Methods Page Has A New Look!
We’re always finding ways to improve your experience with our solutions, from easily navigating the dashboard to seamlessly collecting payments with your preferred payment methods.
So, say hello to our new and improved Payment Methods page on the Flutterwave Dashboard, …
Payouts To Africa: Challenges & the Way Forward
Africa is not a country. With 8 Regional Economic Communities, 2 Monetary Unions, and 33+ currencies – all with unique regulatory requirements – Africa is as diverse as it gets. This alone makes moving payouts seamlessly into the continent tricky.…
100+ Destinations, Seamless Payments: How Flutterwave & Travelwings Are Making Travel Easier ✈️
Travelling to new places, whether for pleasure, adventure, or business, offers unmatched opportunities for personal growth and cultural enrichment. However, lofty travel dreams often clash with payment barriers, such as complex international transactions, limited payment options and hidden fees, dampening …
A Guide for African Students Eyeing UK Universities
As a student preparing to embark on an educational journey abroad, you may feel overwhelmed by the many aspects of university life you’ll need to explore.
In this blog, we’ll guide you through the entire process, from application to graduation, …
250 Million Potential Customers In Europe 🇪🇺 and the UK 🇬🇧 Can Now Pay Your African Business
Picture this: Your customer is browsing your business page, eagerly searching for that perfect item. Finally, they find it. Excitement fills their veins as they head to the checkout page, ready to complete their purchase. And there it is, a …
Muraho Rwanda, Flutterwave is Back!
At Flutterwave, we are on a mission to simplify payments for endless possibilities. We are bringing that energy and drive back into Rwanda with two additional payment licenses Electronic Money Issuer and Remittance Licenses.
The new licenses allow us to …
Understanding Payments: The Card Payment Process
We all make card payments and most times they’re quite smooth but what actually happens behind the scenes? What leads to those other times when they’re not quite smooth? Those times when they pull errors, cause double debits, late debits, …
Flutterwave Store Update: How Delivery Note is going to give your Customers more options and grow your Business
Our mission at Flutterwave is, and remains “simplifying payments for endless possibilities.”
This to us means that every product, every feature, every move is a step towards creating endless possibilities for you.
The Flutterwave Store is a reflection of this. …