Tanzania
Split a payment between parties in Tanzania
Yes. Split a payment between parties 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
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 If the money has already been withdrawn the balance can go below zero, and it has to be topped up before any further payout.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. Split a payment between parties 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.
- 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 If the money has already been withdrawn the balance can go below zero, and it has to be topped up before any further payout.