Regional processor · Asia-Pacific
Does Flutterwave work in Malaysia?
Flutterwave is limited for businesses registered in Malaysia: access is invite-only, in beta, restricted to part of the product set, or limited in what can be sent or received.
What a business in Malaysia can use
Flutterwave’s products, for a company incorporated in Malaysia.
Online payment acceptance through checkout, payment links, invoices, a store builder and POS. Local methods include cards, bank transfer, bank account debit, USSD, mobile money and M-Pesa, depending on currency. Flutterwave says it collects in 30+ currencies.
Transfers from your balance to bank accounts, mobile money or other Flutterwave accounts, singly or in bulk, plus cash pickup in Egypt. Bank transfer guides cover Cameroon, Côte d'Ivoire, Egypt, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda and international USD, EUR and GBP. Egypt bank transfers are off by default.
Virtual account numbers for receiving NGN and GHS bank transfers (by default for merchants in Nigeria and Ghana; others must ask). NGN-only wallets (payout subaccounts) can be created for your users. Flutterwave also holds a Nigerian microfinance banking licence and offers a Flutterwave MFB business account.
Flutterwave Issuing: virtual dollar and naira cards via dashboard or API, and physical naira cards for customers or employees (contact sales). Country eligibility is not stated.
Stablecoin wallets and transfers: fund a USDC/USDT/RLUSD wallet from NGN, USD, GBP, EUR or GHS balances and send to wallet addresses on Solana, Ethereum, Base or Polygon.
Flutterwave does not offer this.
Flutterwave publishes onboarding requirements for businesses in 12 named countries (Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya, South Africa, Uganda, Rwanda, Tanzania, Zambia, Cameroon, Côte d'Ivoire, the US and the UK) and for 'the rest of the world'. It does not say which products rest-of-world accounts can use.
Onboarding confidence: medium. Source: Flutterwave support: Onboarding (per-country requirement articles). Everything about Flutterwave
Alternatives in Malaysia
Other providers that serve businesses registered there.
Accept payments
Pay people abroad
Multi-currency account
Business cards
Yield on idle cash
Selling to Malaysia
How people there prefer to pay online.
- 1FPX
- 2Touch 'n Go eWallet
- 3DuitNow QR
- 4GrabPay
Stablecoin rules in Malaysia
Stablecoin rules are being written and may change.
Flutterwave’s stablecoin products are available to businesses here.
Common questions
Does Flutterwave work in Malaysia?
Partly. Flutterwave is limited for businesses registered in Malaysia: access is invite-only, in beta, restricted to part of the product set, or limited in what can be sent or received.
Which Flutterwave products can a business in Malaysia use?
accept payments, pay people abroad, multi-currency account, business cards and stablecoins, with limits.
What are the alternatives to Flutterwave in Malaysia?
Providers that onboard businesses registered in Malaysia: Stripe, Adyen, PayPal, Airwallex, Payoneer, dLocal, Paddle, Polar and 7 more. With limits: Bridge, BVNK and Rain.
Can a business in Malaysia use Flutterwave for stablecoins?
Yes, according to our data. Stablecoin rules in Malaysia: Rules in progress (moderate risk). Crypto exchanges are regulated by the Securities Commission. Crypto is not legal tender for payments.
Flutterwave elsewhere in Asia-Pacific