flutterwave

The Digest: Flutterwave Inc., a payments technology company, has secured a banking licence that will enable it to hold funds and deposits directly. Founder and CEO Olugbenga Agboola announced the milestone, saying: "By operating with direct infrastructure, we can streamline our operations and...

The Digest: African payments giant Flutterwave has acquired Nigerian open banking platform Mono in a strategic all-stock deal valued between $25 million-40 million, aiming to merge expansive payment networks with deep financial data infrastructure to drive innovation across the continent. Key...

Unequal Bets made headlines as Meta reportedly offered OpenAI engineers sign-on deals worth up to $100 million, according to MSN. For context, that figure exceeds African fintech unicorn Flutterwave’s total reported revenue for 2024—earned across all operations—to secure one AI expert. Key...