Flutterwave expands its workforce by 200 people and appoints a new Chief People and Culture Officer.

 Flutterwave, Africa's leading payments technology company, has finished recruiting for its inaugural Graduate Trainee Program, hiring 200 trainees and increasing its employee base by 38%.

The paid programme aims to up-skill young Nigerians in technical and soft skills, expose them to the company's solutions and products, and provide them with work experience at a global organisation. The New Chief of People and Culture's first project after rejoining Flutterwave is the Program.

Mansi Babyloni, the new Chief People and Culture Officer, previously served as Flutterwave's Global Head of People Strategy and Special Projects in 2020 before leaving for a position at PwC's People and Organization practise in London, UK.

She rejoined Flutterwave as CPO, where she will focus on investing in people, culture, and processes to drive the organization's growth.

On July 1st, 2022, Flutterwave launched an application portal to allow young graduates from across Nigeria to apply for various positions at the company. The portal closed on July 15th, with 11,000 applications received and 200 candidates accepted into the programme following a rigorous recruitment process.

The candidates were notified of their offers on August 5th, and their two-week onboarding period began immediately.

The programme aims to support young talent in Nigeria, who will in turn help Flutterwave meet its growing talent needs as it works to meet its growth and expansion goals. Flutterwave currently supports over 1,000,000 businesses and needs a steady stream of new talent to keep up with its rapid growth.

"I'm thrilled to be back at Flutterwave as the Chief People Officer," Babyloni said. This position allows me to invest in talent, develop our employees, and make us the best employer in the industry, all of which are things I am very passionate about.

My work begins with the Flutterwave Graduate Trainee Program, which has long been a passion project of ours, and we are thrilled that it is now a reality. The programme aims to teach our graduate trainees highly transferable skills through on-the-job training, skills that will position them for success throughout their careers.

"Flutterwave exists because of the talent, passion, and innovation of a dedicated team. We believe that the most important way we can give back to the community is to help the next generation of young talent realise their full potential.

"As we continue to expand across markets and geographies, this programme is critical to supporting our strategic growth needs. As a global company, we're excited to see how this programme can spread to other countries."

"The graduate trainee programme is a key part of our ongoing efforts to support young talent and help them kick start their careers," said Olugbenga GB Agboola, Founder and CEO of Flutterwave. Over the years, we've considered creating a programme that would serve as a talent pipeline from the University to the workforce.

"We are grateful to Mansi and the entire Flutterwave People and Culture team for making this a reality. This project will provide 200 people with the opportunity to break into their careers and get started on the path to achieving their goals. We are overjoyed that Mansi is back and working on important projects in her first month with us."

Flutterwave is a payments technology company that helps businesses around the world expand into Africa and other emerging markets by providing a platform that enables cross-border transactions through a single API. Flutterwave has processed over 200 million transactions totaling more than USD $16 billion to date and serves over 1,000,000 businesses, including Uber, Flywire, Booking.com, and others.

The company's main competitive advantage is international payment processing in 150 currencies and a variety of payment methods such as local and international cards, mobile wallets, bank transfers, Barter by Flutterwave, and so on.

Over 34 African countries, including Nigeria, Uganda, Kenya, and South Africa, have Flutterwave infrastructure. Please visit www.flutterwave.com for more information on Flutterwave's journey.