Mobile money network
Africell Money
Live in 2 marketsYes. Ultraner accepts Africell Money payments in DR Congo and Sierra Leone, settling in CDF and SLE.
2
live markets
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settlement currencies: CDF, SLE
Africell
provider code sent to the API
Where Africell Money works
| Market | Currency | Status |
|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | CDF | Live |
| Sierra Leone | SLE | Live |
What you can do with Africell Money
Collect payments
Charge a Africell Money wallet in DR Congo and Sierra Leone through the hosted checkout or the API. The payer confirms on their handset and you are credited in CDF and SLE.
Pay out to a wallet
Not on Africell Money yet. Disbursement is live in Tanzania and the rest are in progress.
Settle to your bank
Whatever you collect on Africell Money settles to your own bank account by wire, in any country in the world. This is not limited by market and never has been, unlike disbursement above.
Integrating Africell Money
There is no Africell Money-specific integration. One API covers every network, and the provider code selects the rail.
curl https://api.ultraner.com/v1/payments/express/mno \
-H "X-API-Key: $ULTRANER_API_KEY" \
-H "Idempotency-Key: $(uuidgen)" \
-d provider="Africell" \
-d account_number="243000000000" \
-d currency="CDF" \
-d amount=1000Amounts in CDF and SLE are whole units, not cents. The payment completes asynchronously: listen for the webhook rather than blocking on the response.
Full API referenceCommon questions
Can I accept Africell Money payments with Ultraner?
Yes. Ultraner accepts Africell Money payments in DR Congo and Sierra Leone, settling in CDF and SLE.
Which countries does Africell Money work in?
Through Ultraner, Africell Money is live in DR Congo and Sierra Leone.
What currency do Africell Money payments settle in?
CDF and SLE. A customer paying from abroad is charged in their own currency and converted, so you are credited in the local one.
Is there a Africell Money API?
Yes. One Ultraner REST API covers every network, so Africell Money needs no separate integration: send the provider code "Africell" with the payer's phone number. The reference is at ultraner.com/docs.
Can I pay out to Africell Money accounts?
Not to a Africell Money wallet yet. Africell Money collects today, and mobile money disbursement is live in Tanzania with the rest in progress. This does not affect getting paid: settling your balance to your own bank account by wire works in every country in the world, including here.
Networks in the same markets
Start accepting Africell Money
One integration covers Africell Money and every other network Ultraner connects. Test in the sandbox before you go live.