Ripple Plants RLUSD Inside Flutterwave’s African Payment Rails

Ripple Plants RLUSD Inside Flutterwave’s African Payment Rails


Lagos skyline for a story about Ripple, Flutterwave, RLUSD, and African payments. image By Isaac • June 16, 2026 2:19 pm •

Ripple just put its stablecoin and ledger where the money actually moves.

On June 16, 2026, Flutterwave announced that Ripple joined its Series E funding round in a deal that values the African fintech at $3.2 billion.

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The headline is the integration, not the check. Flutterwave said the deal brings RLUSD, Ripple Payments, and XRP Ledger infrastructure directly into its payment stack.

XRP ranked fifth by market capitalization during the June 16 Central-time selection check on CoinGecko, behind Bitcoin, Ethereum, Tether, and BNB.

Ripple Backs Flutterwave At $3.2B Valuation To Scale African Payment Rails@Ripple participates in a Series E funding round for @theflutterwave, valuing the African fintech leader at $3.2B.

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