Flutterwave, an African payments technology company, recently announced that its online merchants in Nigeria can now accept American Express payments. American Express Card Members – with consumer, business, or corporate cards – can make payments directly to e-commerce businesses using Flutterwave in Nigeria. This service will soon be available to merchants in Tanzania, Rwanda, Ghana and Uganda.
Merchants can attract business from a new customer base of American Express Card Members in Africa and around the world. This includes consumers with personal cards and spenders with business or corporate products.
Shoppers have more choices when selecting their preferred method of payment at Flutterwave merchants. This collaboration strengthens the American Express global network and increases the number of locations across Africa that can be used by American Express Card Members to purchase a range of different goods and services.
“At Flutterwave, we’re always looking for ways to connect the world to Africa through payments,” founder and CEO Olugbenga “GB” Agboola said. “This is one of our initiatives to ensure that more people across the world can pay using Flutterwave in Africa. We understand the value of providing shoppers with payment methods that work for them, as well as helping businesses to expand their customer bases.
“This collaboration also provides more options of where to shop and what to buy to American Express cardholders across the globe. By offering American Express as a method of payment, Flutterwave will make the payment process faster and simpler for American Express card holders, and improve the experience for e-commerce businesses using Flutterwave, helping them to start locally and sell globally.”
“American Express continues to expand in Africa to enable greater payment choice for businesses and consumers,” Briana Wilsey, vice president and general manager of global network services EMEA at American Express, said. “Through the agreement with Flutterwave, a trusted payment provider, we are giving e-commerce merchants in Nigeria the opportunity to reach American Express Card Members around the world. The collaboration is a win-win because it also increases the number of places where our Card Members can use their Cards in Nigeria.”
Flutterwave enables businesses across the world to expand their operations in Africa and other emerging markets through a platform enabling local and cross-border transactions via one API. Flutterwave has processed more than 630 million transactions for north of $31 billion, and serves global and African customers like Uber, Air Peace, Bamboo, PiggyVest, and across various industries.
The company also enables cross-border transactions from the diaspora to African countries via its SendApp product. Flutterwave processes payments via multiple payment modes, including local and international cards, mobile wallets, bank transfers, and Google Pay. Its infrastructure reaches 34 African countries.
