Flutterwave will use the 81st United Nations General Assembly to present its payments, banking and stablecoin services as core infrastructure for Africa’s next phase of economic expansion, with executives meeting global public- and private-sector leaders in New York on September 23, 2026.
Key takeaways
- The company’s invitation-only forum, “Africa Forward: Investing in the Next Decade of Growth,” will focus on cross-border commerce, international money transfers and institutional investment.
- Attendees are expected to include governors, ministers and senior representatives from JPMorgan, Citi, Visa, Google, Microsoft, Chevron and the International Finance Corporation.
- Founder and Chief Executive Olugbenga “GB” Agboola will head Flutterwave’s delegation, joined by leaders responsible for legal affairs, public policy, strategy, operations, the public sector, small businesses, internal audit and marketing.
- The gathering comes as Flutterwave marks its 10th anniversary and promotes a multi-rail platform spanning fiat currencies, bank transfers, cards, mobile money, stablecoins and blockchain networks.
Forum to examine Africa’s financial infrastructure
Flutterwave’s UNGA 81 programme is aligned with the assembly’s broader focus on rebuilding trust and navigating economic and technological transformation. The company says its financial technology capabilities can help provide the infrastructure needed to support Africa’s growth over the coming decade.
The central event will be a closed executive forum titled “Africa Forward: Investing in the Next Decade of Growth.” Scheduled for September 23, 2026, the discussion will bring together senior figures from government and business to examine the financial systems required to expand trade between African countries, make cross-border payments more efficient and attract institutional capital.
Expected participants include state governors, ministers and executives from major global and regional organisations. The first group of named institutions includes JPMorgan, Citi, Visa, Google, Microsoft, Chevron and the International Finance Corporation.
The forum’s wider participant list also includes representatives of Standard Bank Group, the Africa Finance Corporation and the International Development Finance Corporation. Together, the attendees are expected to discuss the practical financial foundations needed for greater regional integration and more effective movement of funds worldwide.
Delegation and long-term expansion
Agboola will lead Flutterwave’s executive team at the meeting. He will be accompanied by Oluwabankole Falade, chief legal, regulatory affairs and public policy officer; Risikatu Ahmed, managing director of Flutterwave Services Limited; Bridgit Antwi, head of strategy and planning; and Olufunmilayo Olaniyi, senior vice-president for the public sector.
The delegation will also include Bolanle Baruwa, head of the SME business; Juliet Aluziwe, head of internal audit; and Yewande Akomolafe-Kalu, head of marketing.
The assembly takes place during Flutterwave’s 10th anniversary year, as the company develops from a payments provider into what it describes as a broad financial operating system for Africa. Its current UNGA participation extends a record of using international platforms—including the World Bank and International Monetary Fund meetings, the World Economic Forum and earlier UNGA gatherings—to promote the continent’s technology sector, digital commerce and regional economic integration.
Flutterwave’s participation this year reflects its expansion into a platform intended to connect African businesses with the global economy. The company argues that the continent’s next growth cycle will depend on dependable financial infrastructure capable of addressing complex needs for companies, public authorities and multinational corporations.
Agboola said the company is therefore developing a payments network that combines multiple transaction channels in a single operating environment. These include traditional fiat payments, bank transfers, card transactions, mobile-money services, stablecoins and blockchain-based networks.
By bringing digital payments and banking services together, adding compliant stablecoin products and advocating modern financial infrastructure, Flutterwave says it aims to reduce obstacles to international trade and enable African companies to expand across borders with greater ease.
