Flutterwave Wins Prestigious Award as Company of the Year in Innovation in Payments and Remittances 2024
In a major achievement, Flutterwave, Africa’s leading payment technology company, has been named Company of the Year at the prestigious Innovation in Payments and Remittances (IPR) 2024 Awards. The recognition, awarded in London on September 17, 2024, underscores Flutterwave’s unwavering commitment to excellence, innovation, and facilitating seamless cross-border payments for all individuals and businesses.
The IPR Awards, which celebrate the outstanding achievements of the most innovative companies in the global money transfer sector, has recognized Flutterwave’s continued efforts to transform cross-border transactions. The company has demonstrated its commitment to innovation through its Flutterwave for Business suite of products and retail customers through Send App by Flutterwave, its innovative cross-border remittance solution.
According to Yewande Akomolafe-Kalu, Interim Head of Marketing at Flutterwave, the company is excited to be named IPR’s “Company of the Year.” She highlighted that this award is especially important to Flutterwave because it recognizes the company’s innovations in the payment ecosystem and their role in transforming cross-border transactions. “With a strong focus on connecting Africa to the world and the world to Africa with seamless payment solutions, we’ve continued our continental leadership as an ecosystem enabler and an innovation trendsetter,” she said.
Flutterwave’s dedication to innovation has also been recognized by Fast Company, which named the company Most Innovative Company for Europe, the Middle East, and Africa in 2024. Additionally, the company recently appointed a new Chief Financial Officer, Mitesh Popat, to drive its next phase of growth and create sustainable value for its customers and the broader payment ecosystem in Africa.
With this prestigious award, Flutterwave has once again solidified its position as a leader in the payment technology industry, emphasizing its commitment to innovation and customer satisfaction.
