Gabon
Get paid from another country in Gabon
Yes, for collecting. Get paid from another country works in Gabon on Airtel Money, Moov Money, settling in XAF. Paying out to a Gabon wallet is not live yet, so money leaves by wire to a bank account instead, which works from any country.
What this looks like in Gabon
2
networks a payer can use
XAF
whole units, no cents
Airtel
provider code for Airtel Money
The call
Amounts in XAF are whole units, not cents, which is the thing most integrations get wrong here.
curl https://api.ultraner.com/v1/payments/express/mno \
-H "X-API-Key: $ULTRANER_API_KEY" \
-H "Idempotency-Key: $(uuidgen)" \
-d provider="Airtel" \
-d account_number="24100000000" \
-d currency="XAF" \
-d amount=50005,000 means 5,000 XAF. The payer confirms on their handset, so the result arrives by webhook rather than in this response.
What this is built on
A payer in one market paying a business in another.
A payer pays in their currency, you are credited in yours.
Charge a mobile money wallet, card, bank account or PayPal.
Move your balance to your own bank account by wire.
Common questions
- Can a customer in one in Gabonn country pay a business in another?
- Yes, for collecting. Get paid from another country works in Gabon on Airtel Money, Moov Money, settling in XAF. Paying out to a Gabon wallet is not live yet, so money leaves by wire to a bank account instead, which works from any country.
- Which networks can I charge in Gabon?
- Airtel Money and Moov Money. All of them behind one integration; the provider code you send picks the rail.
- How do I write the amount for XAF?
- XAF has no minor unit. Send whole numbers: 5000 means 5000 XAF, not 50.00. There are no cents to divide by.
- Can I pay out to a Gabon mobile money wallet?
- Not yet. Disbursement is live in Tanzania and the other markets are being brought up one verified rail at a time. Settling your balance to your own bank account by wire works from Gabon today, as it does everywhere.