Overview
Flutterwave is Africa’s leading payments technology company, processing cross-border and local payments for businesses across the continent. Expanding into stablecoin settlement rails alongside traditional fiat infrastructure.
Recent Developments
- 2026-07: Strategic investment from circle Ventures — embeds USDC settlement in payment flows (2026-07-08-flutterwave-circle-usdc-africa-payments)
- Merchants collect in local currency, settle in USDC — near-instant, 24/7 settlement
- Extends 2025 circle Payments Network partnership
- Also supports RLUSD via ripple Series E partnership
- Investment amount undisclosed
- CEO Olugbenga Agboola: positioning as “default stablecoin gateway for Africa”