Ivory Coast
Collect from customers in Ivory Coast
Yes, for collecting. Collect from customers works in Ivory Coast on Orange Money, MTN MoMo, Wave, settling in XOF. Paying out to a Ivory Coast 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 Ivory Coast
3
networks a payer can use
XOF
whole units, no cents
Orange Money
provider code for Orange Money
The call
Amounts in XOF 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="Orange Money" \
-d account_number="2250000000000" \
-d currency="XOF" \
-d amount=50005,000 means 5,000 XOF. The payer confirms on their handset, so the result arrives by webhook rather than in this response.
What this is built on
Charge a mobile money wallet, card, bank account or PayPal.
A payment page Ultraner hosts, with every method the payer can use.
A payer pays in their currency, you are credited in yours.
Common questions
- How do I accept payments from customers in Ivory Coast?
- Yes, for collecting. Collect from customers works in Ivory Coast on Orange Money, MTN MoMo, Wave, settling in XOF. Paying out to a Ivory Coast 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 Ivory Coast?
- Orange Money, MTN MoMo and Wave. All of them behind one integration; the provider code you send picks the rail.
- How do I write the amount for XOF?
- XOF has no minor unit. Send whole numbers: 5000 means 5000 XOF, not 50.00. There are no cents to divide by.
- Can I pay out to a Ivory Coast 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 Ivory Coast today, as it does everywhere.