Flutterwave Hires Guo Songmei for Asia-Africa Growth

Flutterwave has appointed Guo Songmei as regional vice president of sales and partnerships for Greater China and Asia. Based in Shenzhen, China, and Hong Kong, Songmei will lead the company's efforts to expand cross-border transactions between Asian businesses and African markets.

This appointment coincides with Flutterwave's 10th anniversary and aims to increase its share of trade-related payments between the two regions. In the first half of 2025, companies in East Asia processed nearly $1 billion in transactions through Flutterwave's platform while serving customers in Africa.

Songmei will oversee the expansion of enterprise payment services, including multi-currency accounts and compliant settlement solutions across over 30 African markets. She has over 20 years of experience in corporate and commercial banking, having previously served as executive director for Greater China sales and business development at a payment orchestration company in Malaysia.

Flutterwave's CEO, Olugbenga Agboola, stated that Songmei's appointment will support the company's strategy to enhance payment channels connecting international trade with African markets.