Sierra Leone
Sell tickets in Sierra Leone
Yes, for collecting. Sell tickets 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
A payment page Ultraner hosts, with every method the payer can use.
Charge a mobile money wallet, card, bank account or PayPal.
Hold a payment until delivery is confirmed, then release it.
Your own discount codes, applied by the customer at checkout.
Common questions
- How do I sell event tickets in Sierra Leone?
- Yes, for collecting. Sell tickets 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.