Rwanda
Get paid from another country in Rwanda
Yes, for collecting. Get paid from another country works in Rwanda on MTN MoMo, Airtel Money, settling in RWF. Paying out to a Rwanda 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 Rwanda
2
networks a payer can use
RWF
whole units, no cents
MTN
provider code for MTN MoMo
The call
Amounts in RWF 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="MTN" \
-d account_number="250000000000" \
-d currency="RWF" \
-d amount=50005,000 means 5,000 RWF. 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 Rwandan country pay a business in another?
- Yes, for collecting. Get paid from another country works in Rwanda on MTN MoMo, Airtel Money, settling in RWF. Paying out to a Rwanda 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 Rwanda?
- MTN MoMo and Airtel Money. All of them behind one integration; the provider code you send picks the rail.
- How do I write the amount for RWF?
- RWF has no minor unit. Send whole numbers: 5000 means 5000 RWF, not 50.00. There are no cents to divide by.
- Can I pay out to a Rwanda 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 Rwanda today, as it does everywhere.