Kenya
Get paid from another country in Kenya
Yes, for collecting. Get paid from another country works in Kenya on M-Pesa (Safaricom), Airtel Money, T-Kash, settling in KES. Paying out to a Kenya 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 Kenya
3
networks a payer can use
KES
2 decimal places
Mpesa
provider code for M-Pesa (Safaricom)
The call
Amounts in KES are in the minor unit, 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="Mpesa" \
-d account_number="254000000000" \
-d currency="KES" \
-d amount=25002,500 means 25 KES. 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 Kenyan country pay a business in another?
- Yes, for collecting. Get paid from another country works in Kenya on M-Pesa (Safaricom), Airtel Money, T-Kash, settling in KES. Paying out to a Kenya 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 Kenya?
- M-Pesa (Safaricom), Airtel Money and T-Kash. All of them behind one integration; the provider code you send picks the rail.
- How do I write the amount for KES?
- KES has 2 decimal places. Amounts are sent in the minor unit, so 2500 means 25.00 KES.
- Can I pay out to a Kenya 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 Kenya today, as it does everywhere.