Sierra Leone
Collect from customers in Sierra Leone
LivePayouts by bank wire
Yes, for collecting. Collect from customers works in Sierra Leone on Orange Money, Africell Money, settling in SLE. Paying out to a Sierra Leone 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 Sierra Leone
2
networks a payer can use
SLE
2 decimal places
Orange Money
provider code for Orange Money
The call
Amounts in SLE 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="Orange Money" \
-d account_number="23200000000" \
-d currency="SLE" \
-d amount=25002,500 means 25 SLE. The payer confirms on their handset, so the result arrives by webhook rather than in this response.
What this is built on
Accept payments Live
Charge a mobile money wallet, card, bank account or PayPal.
Hosted checkout Live
A payment page Ultraner hosts, with every method the payer can use.
Currency conversion Live
A payer pays in their currency, you are credited in yours.
Common questions
- How do I accept payments from customers in Sierra Leone?
- Yes, for collecting. Collect from customers works in Sierra Leone on Orange Money, Africell Money, settling in SLE. Paying out to a Sierra Leone 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 Sierra Leone?
- Orange Money and Africell Money. All of them behind one integration; the provider code you send picks the rail.
- How do I write the amount for SLE?
- SLE has 2 decimal places. Amounts are sent in the minor unit, so 2500 means 25.00 SLE.
- Can I pay out to a Sierra Leone 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 Sierra Leone today, as it does everywhere.