Founder & CEO @theflutterwave | Backing Africaโs builders @r17_ventures | Shaping how money moves in Africa. OON
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Another one! Big thanks to @euromoney for naming Flutterwave the Best Payments Infrastructure Provider for Africa 2026. ๐ช
Moonshot this year was great! Shout-out to Tomiwa and the @TechCabal team for an amazing event. ๐
The biggest currency in global trade is trust.
A few years ago, trade conversations stalled under grey-list flags, currency volatility, and depleted reserves. Deliberate reforms by Governor Olayemi Cardoso and the @cenbank team have rebuilt external reserves, cleared FATF grey-list benchmarks, and restored FX stability.
With that foundation in place, the work turns to infrastructure. At @theflutterwave, we power this corridor from both ends, clearing trade payments into Asia and settling commercial revenues directly back into Nigeria.
To strengthen our commercial execution on the ground, Guo Songmei joins us as Regional Vice President of Sales and Partnerships for Greater China & Asia. Welcome to the team, Songmei! She and our Chief Compliance Officer, Mobolaji Bammeke, joined me in Beijing for the CBN bilateral engagements, ensuring commercial expansion is backed by compliance rigor.
On to the next chapter of AfricaโAsia trade. ๐
ALT CBN Governor Olayemi Cardoso (R) and Flutterwave Founder and CEO, Olugbenga โGBโ Agboola (L) at the CBN Investor Forum in Beijing, China
ALT Announcement introducing a new Regional VP of Sales and Partnerships for Greater China and Asia, featuring a headshot of a woman with long dark hair in a dark blazer on a peach and gray branded background with company logo, floral illustration, and the personโs name shown.
ALT Flutterwave Founder and CEO, Olugbenga โGBโ Agboola speaking at a CBN engagement in Beijing, China
![L-R: Mobolaji โMoโ Bammeke, Chief Compliance Officer, Flutterwave; Guo Songmei, newly appointed Regional VP of Sales and Partnerships, Greater China and Asia, Flutterwave; and Olugbenga โGBโ Agboola, Flutterwave Founder and CEO during a CBN forum in Beijing, China [Picture by Flutterwave].](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/HVpBEBjXYAA4Ns3.jpg?name=orig)
ALT L-R: Mobolaji โMoโ Bammeke, Chief Compliance Officer, Flutterwave; Guo Songmei, newly appointed Regional VP of Sales and Partnerships, Greater China and Asia, Flutterwave; and Olugbenga โGBโ Agboola, Flutterwave Founder and CEO during a CBN forum in Beijing, China [Picture by Flutterwave].
OluGB ๐ฆ retweeted
Beyond growing trade, stronger NigeriaโChina economic ties also depend on the confidence, financial infrastructure and partnerships needed to support long-term investment.
On October 22, 2026, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), led by Governor Olayemi Cardoso, and ICBC Standard Bank co-hosted โNigeriaโs Economic and Investment Opportunities Sharing Sessionโ in Beijing, under the theme โDeepening Cooperation for a Shared Futureโ. The session brought together Chinese financial institutions, development finance institutions, investment funds and companies active in Nigeria.
OluGB ๐ฆ retweeted
Big launch at the office today!
So you see, HR technology in Africa has largely been built for people who sit at a desk, whereas most of Africa's workforce doesnโt. Even the guys who do, sometimes donโt want to log in to a whole new system to carry out simple tasks.
So today, @getPaidHR is launching WhatsApp and USSD access across Nigeria, Ghana and Kenya. Employees can now check or download their payslips, request leave and access their earned wages without downloading an app or logging into a portal.
For employers, this means every worker gets the same HR experience as your office staff, whether they are on a site, in a warehouse, at a branch or on a shift. It needs no new hardware and no new app.
Personally, this is a massive milestone for me. Iโve always wanted to break the barriers and obstacles of adoption on our platform and Iโm more than proud of the team who worked on this to give thousands of people on the PaidHR platform more access to the life-improving tools we built for them. Shout out to @lekanutty and the whole team.
Introduce me to your HR team, finance or ops teams. Letโs elevate the work experience for you and them.
OluGB ๐ฆ retweeted
๐ You can now buy REAL Dangote Refinery shares on Lagos Life!
In partnership with @theflutterwave, @ChapelHillNg, and @mono_hq.
Walk into the Flutterwave building in Lagos Life and purchase real Dangote Refinery shares starting from just โฆ5,250, using Flutterwaveโs secure checkout.
๐ข๏ธ Bonus: Shareholders unlock an exclusive VIP refinery tour in the game!
๐ฎ Get started: lagoslife.app
Disclaimer
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Flutterwave does not provide investment advice, stockbroking services, or hold investorsโ shares.
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Real money | 18+ | Investment risks apply.
OluGB ๐ฆ retweeted
Switched to flutterwave and my account was verified in under an hour
very good !
OluGB ๐ฆ retweeted
I think the approval is faster now actually. I recently opened one today and it took me less than 30 minutes to get approved and now it's live
African stories belong on screens everywhere!
Loved celebrating EbonyLife Place London with @MoAbudu. @theflutterwave powers payments. @SendAppbyFLW connects us to home.
Letโs show up! Visit the cinema at 208 Wandsworth Road. Send some love home with Send App!
ALT Flutterwave CEO, Olugbenga "GB" Agboola in a suit and glasses speaking during the EbonyLife London opening ceremony
ALT Flutterwave CEO, Olugbenga "GB" Agboola and EbonyLife Group CEO, Mo Abudu, during the EbonyLife London opening ceremony
ALT Crowd seated in a red-upholstered theater, diverse audience members watching a live showโmany smiling, clapping or using phones to take photos and videos, creating an engaged during the EbonyLife London opening ceremony
OluGB ๐ฆ retweeted
GB's (@TechProd_Arch) motion is different. Abdul (@ijbguy) and @_KingNath are also of the same mould. #buildersinmotion.
I am glad that they not only backed the insanely globally talented @Shalom_HeyEliy, Owen and team VERY QUICKLY, they all allowed me to be a part of this.
It's time to build FOR THE WORLD.
The Nigerians aren't just coming, we are here ๐
PS: Me gan follow take picture :). Yeah, I agree, I need to do something about that, abi na this hair ๐ฅฒ.
Great to catch up, @Shalom_heyeliy!
As I told you: dream bigger. The possibilities are endless. 5m players already. The next global gaming giant can come from Lagos!
Proud to back you at @R17_Ventures alongside @OoTheNigerian, @_kingNath and @ijbguy!
teapawt.org/shalom_heyeliy/status/โฆ
OluGB ๐ฆ retweeted
Managing international payments just got easier with Flutterwave for business.
Visit @theflutterwave to learn more.
@SendAppbyFLW
@theflutterwave
#thefashionroundtable
OluGB ๐ฆ retweeted
@Shalom_HeyEliy vision to build a global gaming giant is so inspiring. Nigeria to the world๐
5M users now, road to 100M?๐
It was great to invest alongside my brothers too @TechProd_Arch and @ijbguy
Great to catch up, @Shalom_heyeliy!
As I told you: dream bigger. The possibilities are endless. 5m players already. The next global gaming giant can come from Lagos!
Proud to back you at @R17_Ventures alongside @OoTheNigerian, @_kingNath and @ijbguy!
teapawt.org/shalom_heyeliy/status/โฆ
Great to catch up, @Shalom_heyeliy!
As I told you: dream bigger. The possibilities are endless. 5m players already. The next global gaming giant can come from Lagos!
Proud to back you at @R17_Ventures alongside @OoTheNigerian, @_kingNath and @ijbguy!
teapawt.org/shalom_heyeliy/status/โฆ
Lagos Life launched on October 1st. Just 9 days later, over 4.7 million people have played the game.
Today, Iโm excited to announce that Vatar, the parent company behind Lagos Life, has closed a $500K angel round led by AB Hassan (@ijbguy), Nathan Nwachuku (@_KingNath), and GB Agboola (@TechProd_Arch).
Lagos is just the beginning. Weโre building entire worlds, and thereโs so much more to come. ๐
vatar.com
OluGB ๐ฆ retweeted
From Nollywood to London, the story continues.
EbonyLife Place London - a new home for African and Black film, music, art, fashion and food - is now open!
Proud to celebrate both Lagos and London, two global capitals of creativity ๐ฌ๐ง ๐ณ๐ฌ
OluGB ๐ฆ retweeted
5 MILLION PLAYERS IN JUST 9 DAYS!!! ๐ญ๐ณ๐ฌ๐๐ฅ
WHAT IS HAPPENINGGGG!!! ๐๐๐
We just crossed 5,000,000 players on Lagos Life!
๐ 5M+ players
๐ฅ 110,000+ playing right now
๐ 34 MILLION+ visits
ALL IN JUST 9 DAYS!!!
What started as an idea is becoming something bigger than I ever imagined.
To every single person playing, sharing, building, and making noise about Lagos Life, THANK YOU! โค๏ธ
And the craziest part? WE ARE JUST GETTING STARTED!
5M DOWN. 10M NEXT! ๐๐๐ณ๐ฌ
lagoslife.app/stats
#LagosLife
