Yango, the ride-hailing and food delivery platform operated by Yango Group, has announced a partnership with African payments company Flutterwave in Zambia to strengthen digital payments for routine transport and meal orders. Under the arrangement, customers using Yango for taxi rides or food delivery can pay by bank card through Flutterwave’s processing system, expanding the platform’s cashless payment options. The companies said the move is aimed at improving convenience, payment security, and transaction reliability as digital commerce adoption increases in Zambia.
Partnership Details
The integration will route eligible bank card payments made in the Yango app through Flutterwave’s payments infrastructure across Yango’s taxi and food delivery services in Zambia. In practical terms, this is expected to make checkout smoother for customers while helping restaurants and service partners depend on more consistent payment completion for order fulfillment and revenue collection. Yango also gains access to a fintech provider with established payments operations across multiple African markets, which could support future scaling as transaction volumes grow.
Zambia’s Digital Payments Context
The announcement comes as Zambia sees broader adoption of online commerce and app-based services, particularly in sectors where speed, reliability, and trust directly influence customer behavior. As more users move from cash to digital channels, payment performance has become a core part of platform quality, shaping repeat usage, merchant participation, and overall service credibility. In that environment, the Yango-Flutterwave agreement reflects a wider push toward stronger payments infrastructure as a foundation for growth in digitally enabled transport and delivery services.
Executive Perspectives
Yango Zambia Country Head Kabanda Chewe said the company views stronger digital payment capabilities as essential to making its services more convenient, secure, and accessible for customers and restaurant partners. He said the Flutterwave integration supports Yango’s efforts to improve the end-to-end experience on the platform while also contributing to Zambia’s transition toward a more digitally enabled economy and helping restaurants benefit from dependable transaction processing. Flutterwave Zambia Country Head Iyembi Nkanza said the partnership aligns with the company’s broader focus on reducing payment friction and expanding access to seamless transactions across African markets.
Strategic Significance for Both Companies
Yango said the new card payment capability fits into a broader investment strategy in Zambia that includes technology-led services, collaboration with local businesses, and initiatives aimed at strengthening its partner ecosystem. The company also signaled plans to continue expanding partnerships, service features, and platform tools designed to improve customer experience while supporting the growth of Zambia’s digital commerce landscape. For Flutterwave, the deal adds another consumer-facing use case in transport and food delivery, two categories where payment speed and reliability can materially affect platform usage and merchant retention.
According to company information included with the announcement, Flutterwave has processed more than one billion transactions worth over $40 billion and operates across 34 African countries through its payments infrastructure. The company says it supports payment methods including local and international cards, bank transfers, mobile wallets, and Google Pay, and serves businesses across industries, with clients cited including Uber, Air Peace, Bamboo, and PiggyVest. Financial terms of the Yango partnership were not disclosed, but the agreement underscores how platform companies and payment providers are increasingly partnering to capture growth in Zambia’s expanding digital economy.