Flutterwave, a leading African payments technology company, has announced its partnership with Microsoft to build its next-generation platform on Microsoft Azure. This collaboration aims to power payments infrastructure across the African continent and beyond. Flutterwave’s commitment is to give businesses and individuals access to global-grade services across all of Africa and drive digital transformation around the world.
Flutterwave is a payments technology company that provides seamless and secure payment solutions for businesses and individuals across Africa. It enables businesses to accept payments from customers anywhere in the world, and it also allows individuals to send and receive money across borders.
Microsoft Azure is a cloud computing platform that provides a wide range of services, including computing, storage, and networking. It enables businesses to build, deploy, and manage applications and services through a global network of data centers.
Through this partnership, Flutterwave will support the accelerated growth of transactions processed on its platform for global clients like Uber, Netflix, and Microsoft. Key Flutterwave products such as Flutterwave for Business, Send by Flutterwave, Flutterwave Store, and Flutterwave for Fintech Platform, are being developed and transitioned onto the robust Azure cloud platform. Moreover, Flutterwave uses Azure OpenAI Service capabilities, enabling the scaling of its product offerings to millions of merchants worldwide.
Flutterwave’s partnership with Microsoft Azure means that it can deliver consistently high-quality services to its clients. As it manages high-volume payment processing, particularly during peak periods, the robustness, reliability, and scalability of Microsoft Azure become critical. Deepening the collaboration with Microsoft is the most logical step forward for Flutterwave. It means Flutterwave will continue to drive the transformation of global commerce, taking full advantage of the diverse and expanding range of services offered by Microsoft.
Microsoft has been an invaluable partner to Flutterwave, providing a platform that allows it to deliver consistently high-quality services to its clients. Flutterwave’s partnership with Microsoft Azure is an incredible opportunity to impact growth across the African continent and beyond. Working with Flutterwave will take Microsoft a step closer to achieving its mission in Africa.
By; Eghosa-Osawe Jr.
