Zambia
Sell tickets in Zambia
Yes, for collecting. Sell tickets works in Zambia on MTN MoMo, Airtel Money, Zamtel Kwacha, settling in ZMW. Paying out to a Zambia 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 Zambia
3
networks a payer can use
ZMW
2 decimal places
MTN
provider code for MTN MoMo
The call
Amounts in ZMW 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="MTN" \
-d account_number="260000000000" \
-d currency="ZMW" \
-d amount=25002,500 means 25 ZMW. 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 Zambia?
- Yes, for collecting. Sell tickets works in Zambia on MTN MoMo, Airtel Money, Zamtel Kwacha, settling in ZMW. Paying out to a Zambia 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 Zambia?
- MTN MoMo, Airtel Money and Zamtel Kwacha. All of them behind one integration; the provider code you send picks the rail.
- How do I write the amount for ZMW?
- ZMW has 2 decimal places. Amounts are sent in the minor unit, so 2500 means 25.00 ZMW.
- Can I pay out to a Zambia 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 Zambia today, as it does everywhere.