Key Takeaways:
Ripple will place RLUSD inside Flutterwave’s payment network across African business corridors.Flutterwave’s platform has processed more than $50 billion in transactions across major markets.Companies may expand stablecoin settlement through remittances, local payments, and faster clearing tools.The company helps businesses accept, send, and settle payments through local cards, mobile wallets, bank transfers, and remittance channels. The investment came through Flutterwave’s Series E round, giving Ripple a path to place RLUSD inside infrastructure already used for African cross-border commerce.
Reece Merrick, Ripple’s managing director for the Middle East and Africa (MEA), said on X:
Scale Gives Ripple a Direct Route Into African CommerceAn established payments network gives the partnership a commercial base. Flutterwave has raised more than $500 million, processed over 1 billion transactions worth more than $50 billion, and plans to connect Ripple’s blockchain-based payments tools with local cards, mobile wallets, and bank transfers.
Flutterwave said:
“By embedding RLUSD into its core ecosystem, the company is finalizing a ‘stablecoin-first’ payment architecture that eliminates traditional bottlenecks.”
Nigeria holds a central place in the companies’ rollout language. Flutterwave framed the country as a hub for digital asset trade, while the broader partnership targets companies dealing with slow settlement, fragmented payment routes, and high foreign exchange margins across borders.
