Flutterwave is a payments technology company that currently employs about 210 people across Africa, Europe, and North America. The organisation added roughly 20 new team members during the most recent reporting period while 69 employees departed, resulting in a modest net contraction. Despite the shift, its workforce remains diversified across technical, business, and customer-facing roles.
Engineering is Flutterwave’s largest single department with 48 employees, underscoring the company’s emphasis on building and maintaining its payments infrastructure. The next-largest groups are Other (58 people) and Sales & Support (35 people), which together highlight the need for both flexible staffing and strong customer engagement. Marketing & Product (26), Business Management (25), and Finance & Administration (19) round out the core corporate functions, while smaller specialist teams are present in Consulting, Program & Project Management, Banking & Wealth Management, and Quality. Overall, headcount is weighted toward technical and revenue-generating roles, reflecting a balanced approach between product development and market expansion.
Flutterwave’s workforce is distributed across at least ten locations. Lagos, Nigeria hosts the largest contingent with 89 employees, acting as a primary operational hub. An additional 16 employees are based in London, providing a foothold in the UK and European markets, while 86 team members are classified under Other remote or regional locations. Smaller offices or clusters exist in San Francisco, Houston, Washington DC, Brooklyn, Nairobi, Douala, and Johannesburg, illustrating the company’s multi-continent presence and ability to support customers in multiple time zones.