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Ripple Takes Series E Stake in Flutterwave at $3.2 Billion Valuation, RLUSD Set for 34-Market African Rollout

6/16/2026

Ripple has invested in Flutterwave through the African payments company's Series E funding round, valuing Flutterwave at $3.2 billion.

The deal carries a product commitment: Ripple's dollar-backed stablecoin RLUSD and the XRP Ledger — the blockchain network also home to the $XRP token — are slated for integration across Flutterwave's footprint in 34 African markets.

What Flutterwave Is, and Why the Valuation Matters Flutterwave is a payments infrastructure company built for African markets — the rails that let merchants, banks, and consumers move money across a continent where cross-border transactions have historically been slow, expensive, and fragmented.

A $3.2 billion Series E valuation ranks it among the largest private-market price tags attached to an African fintech.

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