The top payments technology provider in Africa, Flutterwave, announced today that American Express payments are now accepted by its online merchants in Nigeria. Members of the American Express Card who own consumer, commercial, or corporate cards will be able to pay e-commerce companies in Nigeria directly through Flutterwave.
Soon, Flutterwave merchants in Tanzania, Rwanda, Ghana, and Uganda will also have access to this service.
In addition to facilitating online transactions, this partnership provides several advantages for both online retailers and consumers:
- American Express Card Members in Africa and other countries can be new customers for Flutterwave retailers.
- Customers using personal cards and those making purchases of corporate or company goods fall under this category.
There are terms and conditions.
Customers who trade with Flutterwave merchants have additional options when it comes to choosing their preferred payment method.
This partnership expands the number of locations throughout Africa where American Express Card Members can use their cards to buy a variety of goods and services, strengthening the American Express worldwide network, BrandSpur business, and economy news reports.
“At Flutterwave, we’re always looking for ways to connect the world to Africa through payments. 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 cardholders and improve the experience for e-commerce businesses using Flutterwave, helping them to start locally and sell globally,” stated the founder and CEO of Flutterwave, Olugbenga “GB” Agboola.
According to Briana Wilsey, vice president and general manager of American Express’s Global Network Services EMEA: “American Express continues to expand in Africa to enable greater payment choice for businesses and consumers. 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.”
