Apple’s first Nigerian appointment Bolt’s play for Nigeria’s food delivery market Flutterwave becomes a unicorn The big news: Africa-focused fintech company, Flutterwave has raised $170m Series C. The Series C round was led by New York-based private investment firm, Avenir Growth Capital, US hedge fund, and investment firm, Tiger Global. Advertisement Impressive milestones: Apparently, Flutterwave reaped the rewards as COVID-19 moved several Africans towards digital payments. Here’s a quick summary of its milestones since its 2016 launch: Live in 20 African countries Infrastructure reach to 33 countries Processed 140 million transactions worth $9 billion 290,000 business users 226% growth in compound annual growth rate (CAGR)