The latest articles on DEV Community by Sahidhusen Mukdiwala (@sahidhusen_mukdiwala_57f3). https://dev.to/sahidhusen_mukdiwala_57f3 https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F3950645%2Fb1b34646-b8b2-442b-b472-c27f1bc5310e.png https://dev.to/sahidhusen_mukdiwala_57f3 en Sahidhusen Mukdiwala Mon, 25 May 2026 12:03:36 +0000 https://dev.to/sahidhusen_mukdiwala_57f3/flutterwave-production-mode-criteria-in-senegal-4m68 https://dev.to/sahidhusen_mukdiwala_57f3/flutterwave-production-mode-criteria-in-senegal-4m68 <p>Has anyone recently moved a new Flutterwave business account to production in Senegal or another supported African country with 0 users / $0 revenue?</p> <p>I’m building a startup and using Flutterwave for:</p> <ul> <li><strong>payment initialization/payments</strong></li> <li><strong>withdrawals/transfers in multiple currencies</strong></li> <li><strong>currency exchange/rates API</strong></li> </ul> <p>Flutterwave emailed me saying they currently onboard only large enterprise businesses with annual volume above $5M and placed me on a waitlist.</p> <p>Is this now a strict requirement? Has anyone gotten production access as an early-stage startup? Any official docs or workarounds?</p> api discuss startup