After 10 years as payments company, Flutterwave is eyeing banking as its new growth strategy

After 10 years as payments company, Flutterwave is eyeing banking as its new growth strategy

Flutterwave has spent a decade building one of Africa's most recognized payments infrastructure companies, reaching a $3 billion valuation along the way. Now, the fintech giant is ready to turn the page.

The company is shifting its growth strategy from digital payments into banking. After ten years of helping businesses send and receive money across the continent, Flutterwave appears to be setting its sights on a bigger slice of the financial services world.

The move signals where African fintech ambitions are heading. Payments was the entry point. Banking looks like the next frontier.

Originally published by BusinessDay.

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