Flutterwave, a leading payments technology company, has announced a strategic reorganisation of its risk management, compliance, regulatory, and legal leadership teams. The move underscores the company’s dedication to global standards, sustainable growth, and regulatory excellence as it expands worldwide.

This leadership reshuffle is part of a planned succession strategy, ensuring smooth continuity across vital business functions.

Key Leadership Appointments

• Prashant Kalia – Chief Risk and Compliance Officer
  With over two decades of experience at Circle, Stripe, Amazon, and American Express, Prashant Kalia steps into the role of Chief Risk and Compliance Officer. He began his career at McKinsey and later held senior leadership roles at American Express, including Chief Credit Officer for Corporate Payment Services in Europe and Asia. His deep expertise will strengthen Flutterwave’s risk and compliance framework to support global scaling.
• Mobolaji Bammeke – Chief Regulatory and Data Protection Officer
  Having served as Chief Compliance Officer for the past five years, Mobolaji will now focus on regulatory environments and data privacy compliance across Flutterwave’s markets. He previously gained valuable experience at JP Morgan.
• Oluwabankole Falade – Chief Legal, Regulatory, and Public Policy Officer
  Formerly Chief Regulatory and Public Policy Officer, Falade recently assumed the role of Chief Legal Officer. His expanded portfolio provides synergy across legal.
• Amaresh Mohan – Strategic Advisor
  The outgoing Chief Risk Officer, credited with building Flutterwave’s Risk function, will remain as a Strategic Advisor to support both Prashant Kalia and Flutterwave’s Founder and CEO, Olugbenga “GB” Agboola.

Executive Statements

Olugbenga Agboola, CEO of Flutterwave, emphasized the importance of the leadership changes:

“These key changes demonstrate our proactive approach to risk management, compliance, regulatory, and legal affairs. Prashant’s deep expertise will be invaluable as we scale globally, while Mobolaji and Bankole’s continued leadership will ensure we maintain the highest standards.”

Prashant Kalia expressed his vision for the role:

“I am committed to building upon the strong foundation laid to establish a comprehensive risk and compliance framework that supports the company’s sustainable growth goals.”

Oluwabankole Falade added: Bringing our legal, regulatory, and public policy functions together ensures greater alignment across these areas central to Flutterwave’s global growth.”

Reinforcing Flutterwave’s Global Commitment

With this new structure, Flutterwave is better positioned to proactively manage risks, meet regulatory requirements, and engage stakeholders effectively across its global markets. The changes mark another milestone in the company’s journey to become a trusted leader in the global digital payments space.