It’s no news that most people are at home in a bid to stay safe with the ongoing crisis. For the past couple of months, we have gone from total lockdown to restricted movement and curfews set in place in an attempt to curtail the spread of the coronavirus, by law enforcement agencies.
This has no doubt affected a lot of businesses in the way they carry out their daily transactions. Some businesses have had to shut down completely due to not being able to keep up with the fast-paced change. A lot of start-ups and SMEs have also been affected by this, with some of the most affected industries being hospitality, tourism, cinemas and entertainment.
The Nigerian economy is not left out of this crisis and is already tackling its own fiscal challenges with a decline in revenue flow which may lead to a second recession after its first recession in 25 years in 2016.
As a forward-thinking company, Flutterwave decided to provide a solution for businesses, especially SMEs, to sell conveniently online, across borders and receive payments from customers around the world.
There has been a rise in cashless payment adoption and usage as most people would rather shop online from the safety of their homes than risk going out to get whatever they may need. With this in mind, Flutterwave has created a convenient and very easy way for SMEs to sell their products online with an e-commerce innovation known as the Flutterwave Store.
The Flutterwave Store was created with the average vendor in mind. As a small or medium-scale enterprise, you require no coding skills or website to use it. All you need to do is sign up, upload your products and start selling.
A unique store URL will be created which all your customers can use to access your products and place orders for them. The store also has a quick search feature, which makes it easy for your customers to find whatever product they may need. You also get notifications on-the-go as orders are being made for your products.
The best part is that it comes fully integrated with the seamless, and wide range of payment methods which include debit/credit cards, mobile money, bank transfer, Barter by Flutterwave, USSD, PayAttitude etc. giving customers different options to choose from when making payments for your products and payments can be made from anywhere in the world.
The Flutterwave Store is FREE and available right now for every SME out there. You can sign up today and make your business truly limitless.
