The Stellar ecosystem continues to expand. Today they have announced a partnership with global payments company Flutterwave to launch two new payment corridors between Europe and Africa.
In that way, the partners seek to provide a simplified way of sending remittances between the two continents. Thus, the collaboration could create a positive impact throughout the African region as it provides businesses with friction and accessible digital payment method.
To achieve this objective, the XLM-based companies Flutterwave and TEMPO will create an “affordable Pan-African payments infrastructure”.
In doing so, the partners expect to gain more adoption and acceptance as an alternative payment system as opposed to the more expensive and restricted payment companies in the traditional sector.
The CEO at Flutterware Olugbenga Agboola claimed in a press release shared by the Stellar Development Foundation (SDF) that sending money to the Sub-Saharan region is one of the most expensive processes worldwide.
In that sense, their partnership with the SDF tries to make the process more cost-efficient and accessible. Agboola said the following:
Our new payment corridors on Stellar will allow us to continue expanding the Flutterwave network to bring all-important, cost-effective money transfer services to African business owners.
Africa And The Future Of Payments Power By Stellar
Africa and the Sub-Saharan region have one of the larger unbanked populations in the world. The partners attempt to bring inclusivity and financial access to the millions of people living under these circumstances by reducing remittance costs and proving access to financial services.
Suren Ayriyan, CEO at TEMPO, said the partnership is an exciting step into their expansion using Stellar rails. Ayriyan added:
Customers across Europe will be able to send funds faster and at a lower cost to support their families and conduct business in Africa, landing funds right into their local bank account. We hope to continue working with Stellar anchors to exponentially increase our currency corridors and offerings, providing cheap, secure and fast global money transfers to all TEMPO customers, both existing and new.
Finally, Denelle Dixon, CEO and Executive Director of the SDF called the collaboration with TEMPO and Flutterwave a new advancement to leverage crypto-based technology to improve the financial system. Dixon said:
Flutterwave is doing important work in a region that has been historically underserved, and SDF is committed to helping them create a tangible impact on financial access and inclusion across the African continent and beyond.
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