Flutterwave shuts down Barter, its consumer payment platform

Flutterwave has permanently closed down its consumer payment platform, Barter. The fintech will now focus on its businesses and remittance solutions.

Breaking: Flutterwave shuts down Disha temporarily

Disha, a popular no-code platform owned by Flutterwave, will temporarily shut down operations effective March 31, 2024.

BD Insider 188: Flutterwave expands remittance offering to India

The fintech will remittance services in the country. We also covered the location of InstaDeep's African AI research hub.

Flutterwave is partnering with IATA to facilitate flight payments in sub-Saharan Africa

Flutterwave has joined International Air Transport Association's payment orchestration platform to enable global airlines to collect local currencies.

Flutterwave partners Token.io to provide A2A payments for African e-commerce merchants

African fintech company Flutterwave has partnered with Token.io, a leading account-to-account (A2A) payment infrastructure provider to enhance African e-commerce merchants' access to European customers.

Flutterwave acquires more fintech licenses in Rwanda

African fintech unicorn, Flutterwave has acquired two additional licenses in Rwanda, three years after it launched operations in the country.

Flutterwave’s ~$51 million released by Kenyan authorities

Kenyan authorities have unfrozen KSh6.6 billion (~$51 million) belonging to African fintech unicorn, Flutterwave.

Flutterwave expands into North Africa

Nigerian fintech, Flutterwave has obtained payment services provider and payments facilitator licenses from the National Bank of Egypt.

Flutterwave tackles unemployment in Nigeria with its Graduate Trainee Program

Flutterwave admits 200 Nigerian graduates to its 12-month immersive Graduate Trainee Program aimed at tackling unemployment in the country.

BD Insider: Flutterwave responds to 86fb/86z’s allegations of maliciously freezing and extorting its funds

In this letter, we covered Meta's response to allegations of poor work conditions at its contractor’s hub in Kenya and Flutterwave's response to 86fb/86z allegations

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Inside Flutterwave’s plan for Tanzanian small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)

Flutterwave has been licensed as a payment services provider by the Bank of Tanzania to support Tanzanian SMEs overcome challenges presented by the nation's fragmented payment infrastructure.