Sierra Leone
Split a payment between parties in Sierra Leone
Yes, for collecting. Split a payment between parties 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
Onboard your own sellers, take a cut, and pay out the rest.
Refunding a split payment reverses the platform fee too. If the money has already been withdrawn the balance can go below zero, and it has to be topped up before any further payout.
Charge a mobile money wallet, card, bank account or PayPal.
Move your balance to your own bank account by wire.
Common questions
- How do I take a commission and pay the rest to a seller?
- Yes, for collecting. Split a payment between parties 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.
- Anything to know about split payouts (streamline)?
- Refunding a split payment reverses the platform fee too. If the money has already been withdrawn the balance can go below zero, and it has to be topped up before any further payout.