WASHINGTON DC, USA, /African Media Agency/ – The Africa Fintech Summit is pleased to announce Flutterwave as the Lead Fintech Sponsor for the 2023 Africa Fintech Summit to be held in Washington DC on April 12, 2023 and in an African city to be announced, in November 2023. The sponsorship comes on the heels of Flutterwave’s latest licenses issued in Egypt, enabling Flutterwave to be an official payment service provider expanding its presence in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA).
Since its inception in 2016, the Flutterwave team has been on a mission to create endless opportunities for customers and businesses in Africa and the emerging markets, and has so far processed over 400 million transactions worth over USD $25B to date across 34 countries in Africa . It also follows a year of rapid growth for the brand, which now serves over 1,000,000 businesses worldwide.
Flutterwaves Founder and CEO Olugbenga ‘GB’ Agboola, said: “Once again we are delighted to be a title sponsor at this year’s AFTS event. We believe that the AFTS network has been instrumental in developing and shaping the fintech industry in Africa, and Flutterwave has been an active enabler of ecosystem growth. We are always enthusiastic to work with the Africa Fintech Summit team to engage stakeholders and partners who help us create endless opportunities. We are excited about all this opportunity brings as we continue our vision of connecting African countries through payments. “
“It is with immense gratitude and great pleasure that we welcome Flutterwave back as our leading Fintech sponsor for both our summits in April and November this year. Flutterwave has been – and continues to be – a powerful, progressive and innovative Fintech that enables the broad The Fintech ecosystem in Africa and beyond and demonstrates the Africanisation of technology in its global growth trajectory,” said Zekarias Amsalu, co-founder of AFTS and MD of Ibex Frontier.
Since its first summit in 2018, the Africa Fintech Summit has become the largest bi-annual fintech gathering on the African continent. In addition to Flutterwave’s sponsorship, AFTS will be supported by a diverse group of partners and sponsors. The 9th edition of AFTS will focus on fintech regulatory best practices, diaspora banking and remittances, African fintechs expanding globally, cross-border payment movements and Decentralized Finance (Defi) use cases, fintech funding trends, cross-border payments under the AfCFTA, Technical relations between the USA and Africa and a number of other spotlight topics.
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About the Africa Fintech Summit
AFTS ( ) is the premier global initiative dedicated to the African fintech ecosystem. AFTS is traditionally held in Washington, DC, every April during the World Bank/IFC annual meeting week and in another African city every November (most recently Cape Town, Lagos, Addis Ababa and Cairo). The summit will be held in a hybrid format, in-person at the chosen location in accordance with the COVID-19 protocol and global virtual delegates.
Supported by an advisory board of thought leaders and fintech pioneers, AFTS is a unique space where innovative ideas are discussed, investments are mobilized, partnership agreements are made and collaborations are formed across sectors and geographies. AFTS is organized in partnership between Washington, DC-based firm Strategic Advisory Group, Dedalus Global, and pan-African consulting firm Ibex Frontier.
About Flutterwave
Flutterwave is the leading payment technology company that enables businesses worldwide to expand their operations in Africa and other emerging markets through a platform that enables local and cross-border transactions via a single Application Programming Interface (API). Flutterwave has processed over 400 million transactions worth over $25 billion and serves more than one million businesses including customers such as Uber, Airpeace, Bamboo, Piggyvest and others.
The company’s main advantage is connecting businesses to various local and international payment types to enable them to expand globally. It also enables cross-border transactions from the diaspora to African countries via its Sendapp product. Flutterwave processes payments via multiple payment methods, including local and international cards, mobile wallets, bank transfers and Google Pay. The company has an infrastructure reach in 34 African countries For more information on Flutterwave’s journey, please visit: www.flutterwave.com
Media contact:
Charles Isidi
Digital Engagement Strategist, AFTS
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