Flutterwave now owns the infrastructure its rivals depend on

Flutterwave and the art of the restart

Happy New Year! I hope this finds you with a cold beer in hand and your feet up, finally recovering from the week.Today’s guest is a friend of the house, Abubakar Idris. While Flutterwave’s acquisition of Mono dominated the headlines this week, Abubakar takes a different view, situating the “butterfly unicorn” between Scylla and Charybdis. It’s a sober look at a giant trying to grow while the world watches for an exit.Enjoy, and I’ll see you in …

Flutterwave now owns the infrastructure its rivals depend on

Flutterwave has acquired Mono, but at the same time, it now owns an infrastructure most of it rivals depend on, here's what it means.