The “unicorn” status secured by Nigerian payments startup Flutterwave after a US$170 million funding round raised in March can be attributed to the company’s pan-African focus, great team, and excellent execution, according to its chief commercial officer (CCO). “Focusing on our vision is what has brought us here.”Team and the quality of its execution are other factors. “What was unique was the quality of the conversations and the quality of the investors.”Though it was “awesome” to be a unicorn, Flutterwave is now focused on the next steps. Now let’s hit the ground running,” he said, adding that the company’s unicorn status now means it takes on wider relevance and importance within Africa’s tech ecosystem. So our responsibility now is to take the future of payments to Africa, connect Africa to the world, and the world to Africa,” said Orioke.

Source: The North Africa Journal April 22, 2021 06:00 UTC