Yango, the food delivery and taxi service powered by global tech company Yango Group, has partnered with Africa’s payment giant Flutterwave, to enhance digital payment security and convenience for Zambian customers.
The collaboration enables users to pay for meals and rides using bank cards processed through Flutterwave’s trusted infrastructure, accelerating the shift toward cashless transactions in one of Africa’s fastest-growing digital economies.
What this collaboration means for Zambian users;
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- Top Tier transaction security one evry ride and order.
- Faster, more reliable payment processing.
- A smoother way to pay for things you love.
- Direct support for the growth of local restaurant partners and drivers.
Speaking about this partnership, Yango Zambia Country Head, Kabanda Chewe, said,
“At Yango, we are focused on making our service delivery more convenient, secure, and accessible for our customers and restaurant partners. Partnering with Flutterwave allows us to strengthen our digital payment capabilities while supporting Zambia’s transition toward a more digitally enabled economy. This is an important step in improving the overall experience for customers and helping restaurants grow through reliable digital transactions.”
“Our partnership with Yango represents Flutterwave’s commitment to making payments seamless and accessible across Africa,” said Iyembi Nkanza, Country Head at Flutterwave. “By integrating our payment infrastructure with Yango’s platform, we’re empowering Zambians with secure, convenient payment options that remove friction from everyday transactions. This is exactly the kind of innovation that drives financial inclusion forward.”
Also commenting, Flutterwave CEO Olugbenga “Gb” Agboola wrote via a post on LinkedIn,
“Our partnership with Yango in Zambia represents a massive leap toward that goal, ensuring every transaction is as smooth as the ride itself. Across the continent, we are doing more than moving money, we are moving people and empowering local businesses.
“By bridging the gap between global tech and local payment preferences, we are building the essential infrastructure that fuels African ambition from Lusaka to Lagos. The future of African commerce transcends digital borders, it truly is about total inclusion. When we enable a local restaurant in Zambia to accept secure card payments instantly, we are solving a technical hurdle and handling a business owner the keys to scale”.
Yango’s partnership with Flutterwave comes at a time when Zambia is seeing increasing adoption of digital commerce, particularly in food delivery and online services.
The country’s digital commerce sector from food delivery to broader e-commerce is on an upward trajectory. Urban, younger, and tech-savvy consumers are leading the shift toward convenience, while fintech partnerships and mobile payment adoption are enabling businesses to scale.
While food apps are growing fast, broader online shopping is also on the rise. Market research suggests Zambia’s e-commerce market could be growing at double-digit rates, driven by:
•Smartphone penetration, giving more people access to online marketplaces and apps.
•Mobile money ubiquity, which makes online payments easier for both buyers and sellers.
•Social commerce, where sellers use platforms like Facebook or Instagram to reach customers and coordinate deliveri
By integrating Flutterwave’s trusted fintech infrastructure, Yango strengthens transaction security, improves payment reliability, and supports scalable service growth as more customers and restaurant partners move toward cashless transactions.