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The PayPal app logo seen on a mobile phone in this illustration photo October 16, 2017. REUTERS/Thomas White/Illustration/File Photo
LAGOS (Reuters) - Fintech company Flutterwave has teamed up with U.S. payments giant PayPal to enable PayPal customers pay African merchants through its platform, the Africa-focused payments firm said on Tuesday.
The collaboration will connect small and medium enterprises with the more than 377 million PayPal account holders globally, Flutterwave said, eliminating the barrier to cross-border commerce.
Flutterwave’s integration with PayPal will be operational across 50 African countries and worldwide, it said in a statement.
Online payments got a boost with the COVID-19 pandemic as people rely on mobile apps for shopping and paying bills.
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