Standard Bank has partnered Flutterwave to enhance digital payments for its customers in Nigeria, Zambia, Tanzania, Uganda, Ghana, Mauritius, Cote D’Ivoire and Malawi.
Flutterwave and Standard Bank are collaborating to build e-commerce, card issuing, payments, collections, and buy-now-pay-later capabilities for millions of Africans.
The integration will help customers including individuals, small and medium scale enterprise1s, large companies and institutions to fully leverage the power of digital payments and e-commerce to grow their businesses.
Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Flutterwave, Olugbenga Agboola, said: “We are proud that Flutterwave’s white label services power digital efforts for top banks in Africa. Our partnership with Standard Bank demonstrates that fintechs and banks are not competitors but trusted partners with the key focus being the customer. We plan to grow financial and digital inclusion through this partnership and in the long run, we expect to generate more jobs in the digital economy and enable rapid business growth across the continent.”
Chief Executive Officer, Stanbic IBTC Holdings, Demola Sogunle, reinforced the importance of the partnership to Stanbic IBTC’s customers.
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He said: “In its over three decades of existence, Stanbic IBTC has a rich heritage of serving customers and contributing to the growth of the economy.
Head, Wholesale Clients, Stanbic IBTC Bank, Eric Fajemisin said: ”One of the mandates on our evolution to a client segment-led organisation is to partner trusted partners in our ecosystem to meet our clients’ needs. This partnership with Flutterwave is one that gives credence to that and enables us connect with our clients via digital platforms further reiterating our well-earned status as their partner as they also transform within their businesses.”