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As we build the largest payment infrastructure in Africa
@theflutterwave
, we also know that Africa does not exist in isolation. We need to connect Africa to the world when it comes to payments and we took a closer step to that today
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As a fan, as a Nigerian, an African and as a founder, I am extremely proud to announce that we have partnered with
@wizkidayo
as our Global Brand Ambassador as rebuild and re-imagine sending money with
@sendbyflw
.
#FlutterwavexWizkid
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So many of us are affected by this injustice -
@theflutterwave
staff have also been victims of the brutality of SARS, so we started an internal fund so we can help victims of SARS and support protesters.
#EndSars
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When we started
@theflutterwave
in 2016, the idea was to build a payments technology infrastructure that connects Africa to the global economy by making local and international payments seamless. We knew this would be incredibly difficult but we continued.
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Today, we are announcing an important step towards achieving our mission and goals. We
@theflutterwave
have collaborated with
@PayPal
to allow businesses in Africa receive payments from over 377 million
@PayPal
users all over the world.
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This removes the restriction for African merchants to accept PayPal because once you have
@theflutterwave
for business,PayPal is now one of your payment types.
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We've raised 2m so far, and the team decided to open it up to the public.
We are 100% against all forms of violence & brutality and we need to band together to put an end to this.
You can join the donation here -
#EndSars
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It’s an exciting time to be an African,
@wizkidayo
embodies African excellence on the global stage - everything that
@sendbyflw
@theflutterwave
is about -
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I met up with
@wizkidayo
to talk about what it means to be African, the future of the
@theflutterwave
partnership,
@sendbyflw
, and his single with
@justinbieber
and
@temsbaby
. Here's the full video:
Got to sit down with
@techprod_arch
, Founder and CEO of Flutterwave, to talk about
@sendbyflw
, our partnership and the future! 🦅x🦋 Watch the full video -
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We are one step closer to enabling endless possibilities for all at
@theflutterwave
. Today, we announce one of our biggest milestones ever - our $250M Series D funding led by B Capital Group.
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I’m pleased to share that
@theflutterwave
has acquired money transfer licenses in 13 new states in the US and can now operate in 29 US states 🎉
Making transfers to and from the USA 🇺🇸 is about to get faster, cheaper, and super secure! 🚀💰 That’s great news for our…
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Huge Congratulations 🍾 🎉 to
@shollsman
& the entire
@paystack
team!! This is a great win!!
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It was an honour meeting the President of the Republic of Zambia 🇿🇲, President
@HHichilema
. We discussed the power of technology in enabling economic growth, how
@theflutterwave
is simplifying payments for endless possibilities & our plans to scale payments in Zambia 🦋
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It’s not every day you get an invitation from the President of Africa’s largest economy to share insights alongside prominent private sector leaders like Alhaji Aliko Dangote,
@TonyOElumelu
, Alhaji Abdul Sama Rabiu, Femi Otedola,
@kola_aina
,Allen Onyema,
@sirdi
, Mitchell…
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A sunny NYC chat with
@satyanadella
, CEO of
@Microsoft
, followed by an insightful chat about transformation and scaling. Fast-forward to today, and we’re making those dreams reality.
@theflutterwave
has signed a strategic deal with
@Microsoft
to build next-gen payment tech..
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We have always been clear about our goals at Flutterwave, we want to make it easy for a customer in Nairobi to pay a business in Lagos seamlessly. So this achievement is dedicated to the 900,000+ businesses and millions of individuals who trust us and keep us going.
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It was an incredible privilege to ring The Closing Bell at
@NYSE
in honor of Founders Day and Black History Month. I am so grateful to my amazing team at
@theflutterwave
, whose hard work and dedication are a testament to the impact we’re having in Africa and across the world.
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Remembering Dr Herbert Wigwe: A Mentor, Leader, and Visionary
It is with a heavy heart and profound sadness that I reflect on the passing of Dr. Herbert Wigwe
@HerbertOWigwe
, a mentor, friend, and visionary who left an indelible mark on my life and the lives of many others.
My…
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I’m really excited by the growth of our creators/freelancers. I’m even happier that
@getdisha
is joining the
@theflutterwave
family. Creating endless possibilities for creators/freelancers to showcase their talent globally & get paid for it is going to be everything!
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The 2021
#TIME100NEXT
list is out and I'm so honored to be a part of this group with
@OdunEweniyi
and
@fkabudu
! See the full list here:
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When I founded Flutterwave, I knew we had set a huge task ahead of us - building the infrastructure for payments for Africa is not child's play and it may have been a crazy idea but it is possible, and that's why we are here.
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We promise to continue to develop products and services that empower our users. This is why i’m also happy to announce Flutterwave Mobile; now you can take your business with you, everywhere; turning your phone into a point of sale :
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Two years later,
@theflutterwave
had processed over $1Bn in transaction value by making it easier to complete seamless and secure payments across Africa. Today we’re announcing our $170m Series C funding. We’ve come a long way and you made it possible.
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Huge congrats to
@wizkidayo
,
@burnaboy
, all African Grammy nominees and winners on their victory.
What a great time to be an African, super proud!
Excited to see even more of this in future.
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We’re grateful for our People, Customers, Investors, Partners, Regulators, the people at
@EndeavorNigeria
and well wishers. Through your support, we have empowered millions to start their journey to economic freedom, wherever they are, knowing that the world is their market.
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It’s exciting to see something that started as just a dream grow beyond your wildest imaginations, this is how I feel as I welcome 170 new employees who were recently hired from our Graduate Trainee Program to
@theflutterwave
! 🦋
Our Graduate Trainee Program, launched in August…
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At
@theflutterwave
, we're committed to the growth of businesses, individuals & the community in Africa. Today, we're happy to announce the second edition of the
#FlutterwaveJobFair
to help individuals in the tech ecosystem get new job opportunities. :
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@jidesanwoolu
@theflutterwave
Thank you very much
@jidesanwoolu
The future of tech, business and payments in Lagos and Nigeria is bright and we are happy to have stepped into that future to help small businesses grow.
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One thing that gets me excited is being able to say that we are helping Africans navigate the global financial terrain with our solutions at Flutterwave.
Today, I’m pleased to announce that we have acquired the International Money Transfer Operator (IMTO) license in Malawi 🇲🇼 !…
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One big challenge Nigeria faces is limited access to foreign currencies for international transactions, and other cross-border financial activities.
This is why we created Swap, powered by Flutterwave () in partnership with Kadavra BDC (
@kadavrabdc1
) and…
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Send by
@theflutterwave
helps you send money to the ones who matter across borders. You can easily send money to local bank accounts globally. Get started on Send here - or if you are business on your Flutterwave Dashboard or via our apis
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Flutterwave 3.0 - new look, bigger goals, more fuel to our rocketship! 🚀
This new look demands more of us and we’re excited to step into this identity!
I hope you find this delightful as much as we found it fulfilling.
Check out our new look here -
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@theflutterwave
we always say payments is partnerships! Glad to have had a chat with
@sitoyo
, CEO of mPESA Africa.
Excited to see the continued growth of mPESA, and their plans to scale, and deepen our relationship across Africa.
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Quite excited for
@theflutterwave
‘s strategic partnership with
@SBGroup
@StanbicIBTC
to provide payment services for millions of customers across africa in merchant payment processing, e-commerce , lending & card issuing.
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Yup, it's
#WaverSZN
. I had to post the announcement myself because it means that much to us.
@theflutterwave
is marching on!
@kenny_io
@Ace_KYD
@fullstackmafia
welcome to the family!
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In response to the demands to simplify this, we’re building a tool to remove the hassles of registering a business, getting a corporate bank account, debit card, access to credit, etc… Get in here :
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Excited for this! This will enable remittance, B2B & P2P to and from Ethiopia 🇪🇹 via the
@theflutterwave
payment network .
We’re partnering with
@myamole
to drive financial inclusion and grow e-commerce in Ethiopia via remittances 🇪🇹
Join the official launch event at 2:30PM WAT and 4:30 PM EAT using this link:
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@feyi_x
@theflutterwave
Hi Feyi,
@theflutterwave
is already on
@Shopify
. The url bellw explains how to add
@theflutterwave
as your preferred payment processor on Shopify
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We’re excited to collaborate with
@MTNgroup
to increase mobile money acceptance for millions of active MTN MoMo users in Uganda🇺🇬,Côte d'Ivoire🇨🇮, Cameroon🇨🇲,Rwanda🇷🇼 and Zambi🇿🇲 on
@theflutterwave
.This creates opportunities for businesses in Africa! .
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So since yesterday's news about
@Andela
, I've been thinking about what this means not just for Andela but the ecosystem as a whole. I already announced that we're hiring and although many people don't know, we (
@theflutterwave
) are one of the startups that have used Andela.
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I represented
@theflutterwave
at the UNGA Summit, meeting game changers, leaders and engaging in exciting conversations.
I was honoured to be present as President
@officialABAT
(GCFR) of Nigeria rang the closing bell at NASDAQ, indicating that Nigeria is open for investment.
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Me: is it the right time to announce that we're hiring front-end: Vuejs; Backend: Java and C# and devops engineers ?
Inner me: why?
Me: Might be misunderstood
Also inner me: if you are one of the Andelans who got laid off, please apply here:
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As someone with a goal to nurture and empower tech talent in Africa, this announcement means a lot to me. Our amazing Engineering and People teams just launched our first-ever Engineering Mobility Program in partnership with
@Capgemini
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🎉 Huge congratulations to
@ridwan_olalere
, a 🦋, on the successful funding round! 🚀 It's truly inspiring to see our alumni flourish and make waves 🌊 The sky's the starting point! 🌟
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I’m a lifelong learner and while recently completing my Advanced Management Program
@Columbia_Biz
, I saw the place of quality education in building our continent.
We’ve launched
@tuitionbyflw
to bridge the gap between African students and Universities/Schools anywhere both…
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Join us on Friday at Flutterwave 3.0, our flagship event to kick off the year properly where we'll share more on what to expect from us, and some of the amazing work the team has been up to on our products.
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Honored 🎖 to have worked and continue working 🔄 with the finest people 🌟 on the globe 🌍. Their resilience and perseverance inspire me daily! 💪 🚀
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We now have over 5000 businesses using Flutterwave Store!
The fact that we were able to build a timely product to help businesses
#KeepTheLightsOn
makes me happy.
Here's to creating and improving solutions to help businesses grow and thrive!
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Goals 🤩
Everyone ask me what do I do when I don’t play tennis? Answer: Invest in companies. My company
@SerenaVentures
has $33 billion market cap. We are just getting started :)
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It’s amazing how so many different applications of technology can improve our lives. Yeah, a Barter life is a life of no financial restrictions 🚀🚀🚀
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So, as we officially announce that
@getdisha
is joining the
@theflutterwave
family today,we feel privileged to be playing any role at all in the growth of our amazing creator industry and allow the over 20,00 global creators on Disha to keep flourishing.
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When we built the Flutterwave Store 18months ago, it was about survival - we needed small businesses to
#KeepTheLightsOn
during the pandemic. Now, it’s about thriving. It’s about seeing everyday small businesses continue to sell globally via Flutterwave.
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Some of the recurring questions from
@theflutterwave
‘s Grow My Business Webinar we organize for small businesses has been: how do I even get started? I’ve started already but how do I scale globally? How do I access opportunities to grow my business?
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This wknd I experienced the power of Paga's Connect API - one-click payments - on
@theflutterwave
as I paid for my day 2 return covid test 🥳
I had previously linked my Paga acct to Flutterwave so going fwd it's super easy to pay on any website using Flutterwave!
@TechProd_Arch
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🎉🏥 Thrilled to have our wonderful Director Fola Laoye, join me at our brand-new Iwosan Lagoon Hospital, VI, Lagos.Our aligned vision of bringing world-class advanced medical care to Nigeria has finally become a reality. 🇳🇬❤️
It was a pleasure to welcome our esteemed Directors, Fola Laoye & Olugbenga GB Agboola
@TechProd_Arch
, at our new multi-specialist facility and Centre of Excellence for Cardiology & Cardiac Health Management.
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I am also proud to announce that we have closed our Series B round funding led by
@greycroftvc
&
@eventuresVC
with participation from
@CRE_VC
,
@FISGlobal
,
@Visa
and
@GreenVisorCap
. You can read more on the story here -
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Thank you to the wonderful people at
@AfricanLM
for the honour and award, I truly appreciate it.
Congrats to the amazing team
@theflutterwave
that makes my job easy 🦋🚀
Olugbenga Agboola, CEO Flutterwave Nigeria
@theflutterwave
emerges Winner of
@AfricanLM
#ABLA20
Young Business Leader of the Year Category.
List of winners unveiled today by
@ken_giami
Publisher,
@AfricanLM
Full list -
#USAfricaIPD
#ALMBLA
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I’m very much a background admirer of creators. From
@Ore_akiinde
’s creations to
@korty_EO
’s videos. It’s beautiful to see the creativity, the growth. Our creators are growing flowers from concrete and it’s the most beautiful thing ever.
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That’s the endless possibilities part of our Mission *Simplifying payment for endless possibilities*
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Rwanda 🇷🇼, here we come! again! 🦋
We now have additional licenses to operate in Rwanda! I'm excited to see how our new Electronic Money Issuer and Remittance licenses will facilitate transactions for businesses in Rwanda and grow her economy. .
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@TobiOtokiti
was heavily pregnant and the team flew to her because she is a bad ass and still gotta play her part. Days later, the latest product baby intern in
@theflutterwave
joined us. Thanks for making it happen
@TobiOtokiti
@Dikachim
!
Gone are days when a woman feels like her career needs to be put on hold because of her biological makeup
You can grow your career & still build a family
With d right support from companies which I enjoy at
@theflutterwave
🧡 you have a choice
#NoLimitation
#Inclusion
#TechWoman
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I'm proud to see that they have decided to give back to the design community by sharing insights into the way they work and how they design products for our customers. Check out our design blog!
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In 2021, we launched
@SendAppbyFLW
, making global money transfers effortless. Upholding
@theflutterwave
's commitment to innovation, I'm thrilled to announce Send's relaunch as Send App! Put your money where your heart is!
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I'm excited to see our Engineers take their learnings back home and share their experiences with their teams as they continue building payment solutions for the emerging economies of Africa and beyond.
Learn more about this partnership here:
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1. We're not yet halfway into a year that held so much promise for all of us, yet everything seems to have ground to a halt. The only option is to do all we can to keep the lights on for the businesses we love and own.
Here's how we will help
#KeepTheLightsOn
at
@theflutterwave
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Another 🚀 to the
@theflutterwave
🚢
New beginnings 🎉
Are you ready to start your day? I am✈
I'm excited to join the
@theflutterwave
team as a Senior Growth Product Manager.
Rolling up my sleeves to deliver maximum value to our customers💯
Dearest team, let's make more magic together ❤
#waver
#flutterwave
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Huge thanks to everyone that came out to
@theflutterwave
‘s
@ycombinator
YC meetup in SF last week! Had a really great time connecting with
@mwseibel
,
@nadayar
, our
@investbamboo
family,
@ThisGokeBoySef
@DamilolaJegede
@Jessetheranter
@iaboyeji
and everyone else who came out 🦋
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From our experience with processing payments for top schools, -
@sendbyflw
’s global infrastructure and our learning from Barter as a consumer product, we built -
@tuitionbyflw
.
Here's how:
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Egypt 🇪🇬, Senegal 🇸🇳, Benin 🇧🇯, Gabon 🇬🇦, Chad 🇹🇩 now available on
@SendAppbyFLW
powered by the largest payment infrastructure in Africa.
@theflutterwave
You can now send money to Egypt, Chad, Gabon, The Republic of Congo, Benin, and Sénégal.
Get started by downloading the send app or visit to get more information
#sendapp
#sendappbyflw
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This is still happening tomorrow in Lagos. From
@OPay_NG
to
@investbamboo
to
@paystack
……numerous employers will be there.
At
@theflutterwave
, we're committed to the growth of businesses, individuals & the community in Africa. Today, we're happy to announce the second edition of the
#FlutterwaveJobFair
to help individuals in the tech ecosystem get new job opportunities. :
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That’s why when I saw
@getdisha
announce it was shutting down, I knew we had to do something. We had to keep dreams alive and the pipeline open to breed more
@peaceitimi
s and
@salemkinging
s. I reached out to the team and we worked together to keep your favorite platform alive
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Small businesses are key to economic development, they contribute 48% of national GDP in Nigeria.
That’s why we’re ramping up our support to small businesses with
@_DammyB_
Welcome to the Wave!
We believe that small businesses are the lifeblood of our economy, their growth is paramount to us, that’s why we’re excited to announce
@_DammyB_
as our Small Business Growth Partner in Nigeria.
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Cheers to another year of living, giving and building people, everywhere.
@aoteh
, Thank you for your mentorship, selflessness and support over the years. Happy Birthday Ma'am 🎂
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After the roundtable, I had the opportunity to preview the upcoming trip of our growing Engineering Team to India, there's a lot of similarities between India and Nigeria and we’re excited to explore the opportunities too!
Cheers to
#NigeriaIndiaCollaboration
🇳🇬🇮🇳
Read more on…
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Through
@MyIndusIndBank
, we are building a quick and secure remittance corridor from the UK to India. We’re also exploring a second phase of the partnership including Nigeria to India and back. The relationship with
@CapgeminiIndia
involves assisting our digital scale…
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We will be partnering with multiple organizations to make this easy and convenient for you. Watch this space !!
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Here's the link for startups/companies to register:
Here's the link for devs to register:
Let's do this!
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@cowrywise
@farmcrowdy
@myaccessbank
@gtbank
@kobo_360
@mainoneservice
@AllproHq
@walletsafrica
@alat_ng
@thriveagric
are already on board. They will be recruiting at the job fair. Let's do this! This Saturday, Dev Job Fair at Flutterwave Lagos HQ
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Congrats to
@HSerunjogi
,
@DrJid
and the entire
@chippercashapp
team on the Series B funding news! Cheers to more wins for the ecosystem 🚀
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Congratulations to
@WendyA__
and all the Women selected as part of First Check Rising Stars! Tech is for all and it gladdens my heart to see women do their best work and get recognized for it.
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It was a pleasure having the guys from
@MITSloan
working with us to improve our customer experience.
Thanks
@kimiralles
,
@MichelMosse
, Romain, and Anant, you guys are dope
Huge thanks to
@EndeavorNigeria
and
@MITSloan
for making this happen!
We made sure we got them kitted out
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Our driving force is our people - I like saying Flutterwave is full of the craziest, most innovative, most driven group of people, and that shows up everyday in what we do. I am very proud of the team we have built, what we have been able to do for our customers!
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Everyday we get a little closer to our goal. Soon when you make payments to your favourite airlines, and on entertainment platforms, you'll be paying through Flutterwave 😏 thank you for sticking with us on this journey - there's more to come. We're never going to stop!
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My last update on Flutterwave Store in July was that we had hit over 5000 businesses using the product.
Now, we have over 17,000 Flutterwave Stores globally 🌎🤯
When we launched, we wanted to ensure that small businesses could get online very quickly..
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But being alive is not enough, we have to thrive. That’s why we’ve integrated payments into Disha so you can get rewarded for your creativity right inside your Disha page. & that’s just the first of many tools that will be introduced to make sure you shine and thrive as a creator
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That’s why I’m glad to announce we have now launched Flutterwave Market this
#BlackFriday
- it’s not just a collection of Flutterwave Stores. It’s another expression of our mission to create endless possibilities for everyone.
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@DONJAZZY
Bossman! Thank you so much, I’m very honoured. Shout out to YOU and the Mavin crew as well, we’re huge fans at Flutterwave, your impact inspires us on a daily basis.
@theflutterwave
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Thanks to
@Endeavor_Nigeria
, we engaged
@EY_US
to help scale our People Strategy at
@theFlutterwave
& that’s how we met Mansi.
Mansi has been with us for a couple of months as our Global Head of People Strategy.
Read her HalaMadrid🦋story 🌊 here:
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