Tanzania
Collect from customers in Tanzania
LivePayouts to a wallet
Yes. Collect from customers works in Tanzania today: collect on M-Pesa (Vodacom), Airtel Money, Mixx by Yas, settle in TZS, and pay out to a Tanzania mobile money wallet.
What this looks like in Tanzania
6
networks a payer can use
TZS
whole units, no cents
Vodacom
provider code for M-Pesa (Vodacom)
The call
Amounts in TZS 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="Vodacom" \
-d account_number="255000000000" \
-d currency="TZS" \
-d amount=50005,000 means 5,000 TZS. 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 Tanzania?
- Yes. Collect from customers works in Tanzania today: collect on M-Pesa (Vodacom), Airtel Money, Mixx by Yas, settle in TZS, and pay out to a Tanzania mobile money wallet.
- Which networks can I charge in Tanzania?
- M-Pesa (Vodacom), Airtel Money, Mixx by Yas, Halopesa, TTCL T-Pesa and AzamPesa. All of them behind one integration; the provider code you send picks the rail.
- How do I write the amount for TZS?
- TZS has no minor unit. Send whole numbers: 5000 means 5000 TZS, not 50.00. There are no cents to divide by.
- Can I pay out to a Tanzania mobile money wallet?
- Yes. Tanzania is one of the markets where disbursement is live, so money can go straight to a wallet.