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Flutterwave’s half-year 2025 review highlights profitable progress, strengthened global expansion

The company spent its first half of 2025 laser-focused on executing a long-term plan lays the foundation for growth that lasts.

• August 13, 2025
Image used to illustrate Flutterwave’s profitable progress
Image used to illustrate Flutterwave’s profitable progress [Credit; Flutterwave]

Africa’s leading payments technology company, Flutterwave, has released its half-year 2025 review, showcasing strong performance marked by profitable progress, strategic growth, product innovations, payment partnerships, and global expansion.

Guided by a commitment to profitability and sustainability, the company spent its first half of 2025 laser-focused on executing a long-term plan that lays the foundation for growth that lasts.  

● Recorded a 2x monthly margin by June 2025 compared to our 2024 average, a direct result of our laser focus on cost discipline and efficiency.

● Achieved approximately 20% TPV growth in enterprise payments YoY, reflecting the impact of its strategic focus on core segments.

● Secured 20 new U.S. Money Transmitter Licenses, totalling 34 direct licenses without intermediaries.

● Expanded operations in Ghana, Senegal, Cameroon, and Zambia, strengthening regulatory standing.

● Completed the company’s first group-wide audit successfully, aligning financials with international standards.

“We’re not chasing vanity metrics. We’re building a company that outlasts the hype, that scales with discipline, and that puts African innovation at the center of the global economic map. Our half-year 2025 review was proof that we’re executing on a long-term plan,” Flutterwave Founder and CEO Olugbenga “GB” Agboola stated in his half-year review message. 

Flutterwave’s first half of the year was also defined by product innovation and an increasing market depth through strategic partnerships across various sectors and regions.  

● Facilitated close to $1 billion in transactions between Africa and Asia, attracting major East Asian players such as Norafirst and Skyee.

● Collaborated with Chapter AI to enhance social commerce for SMEs in 11 countries.

● Partnered with Global Remit to expand the Send App for remittances to the UAE, UK, EU & US.

● Joined forces with Circle to offer stablecoin settlement options for enterprise merchants.

This remarkable half-year 2025 performance shows that Flutterwave is closer to its next growth stage and is well-positioned to maintain its status as “Africa’s most successful fintech,” as described by African BUSINESS recently. 

Read the full half 2025 review: https://flutterwave.com/us/h1-2025-report

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