Flutterwave has partnered with East Asia-based payments firm NoraFirst to enable seamless B2B trade payments between Africa and East Asia, marking a major step in the fintech’s mission to connect Africa to the global economy.
🌍 Why it matters
Trade between Africa and East Asia surpasses $250 billion annually — but fragmented payment infrastructure has historically made cross-border transactions slow, expensive, or reliant on card networks. This partnership aims to simplify and localize those payments.
What’s new:
- NoraFirst will leverage Flutterwave’s payments infrastructure to scale into African markets.
- Clients can now make localized, non-card cross-border payments across the two regions.
- The collaboration enables more efficient trade flows and could reduce friction for manufacturers, wholesalers, and suppliers on both continents.
The big picture
Flutterwave has been expanding its footprint beyond Africa’s borders, reintroducing its Send App in Europe and forging partnerships that support its broader ambitions of building global payment rails for the African economy.
What they’re saying
“This is just the beginning,” Flutterwave CEO GB said on LinkedIn. “We’re enabling the next wave of Africa–East Asia trade, fueling growth on both sides.”
