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The Africa Rail enables local currency pay-ins and pay-outs across 15 African countries through bank transfers and mobile money. It supports both onramp and offramp flows for individual and business users. Supported Countries: Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, Kenya, Malawi, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia

Individual

The Africa Rail for individual users requires KYC (Know Your Customer) verification. The requirements vary by country.

KYC Fields

FieldDescriptionRequired
firstNameUser’s first nameRequired
lastNameUser’s last nameRequired
emailUser’s email addressRequired
phoneUser’s phone numberRequired
addressThe address where the user currently resides. Required fields: addressLine1, city, stateProvinceRegion, postalCode, country. Optional: addressLine2Required
dateOfBirthUser’s date of birthRequired
idTypeType of identification document. Refer to the ID Types sectionRequired
idNumberIdentification document numberRequired
ID TypeDescription
DRIVERSDrivers license
ID_CARDIdentification card
PASSPORTNational passport
RESIDENCE_PERMITResidence permit or document

Nigeria Requirements

For Nigerian users, the following additional fields are required:
FieldDescriptionRequired
additionalIdTypeAdditional identification document typeRequired
additionalIdNumberAdditional identification numberRequired

Business

Note: We only support individual accounts in Nigeria, not business.

KYB Fields

FieldDescriptionRequired
businessNameThe full legal name of the businessRequired
taxIdentificationNumberCompany tax numberRequired

Financial Institutions

Here’s a list of financial institutions supported for each country:

Nigeria

Channels: Bank, Momo
Availability: Onramp & Offramp
NameType
Access Bank (Diamond)Bank
Access BankBank
Alternative BankBank
Bellbank MicrofinanceBank
Bowen MFBBank
Citibank NigeriaBank
Ecobank NigeriaBank
Enterprise BankBank
Fidelity BankBank
First Bank of NigeriaBank
First City Monument BankBank
Globus BankBank
GoMoneyBank
GT Bank (Guaranty Trust Bank)Bank
Heritage BankBank
Jaiz BankBank
Keystone BankBank
Kuda Microfinance BankBank
Lotus BankBank
Mainstreet BankBank
Mint-Finex Microfinance BankBank
Moniepoint Microfinance BankBank
NET MFBBank
Nomba BankBank
Nova MBBank
NowNow (Contec Global)Bank
Optimus BankBank
OPayBank
PagaBank
PalmPayBank
Parallex BankBank
Polaris BankBank
Premium Trust BankBank
Providus BankBank
Stanbic IBTC BankBank
Standard Chartered BankBank
Sterling BankBank
Suntrust BankBank
Taj BankBank
Titan Trust BankBank
Union Bank of NigeriaBank
United Bank for AfricaBank
Unity BankBank
VFD Microfinance BankBank
Wema BankBank
Zenith BankBank
FairMoney Microfinance Bank LtdMobile Money
GoMoneyMobile Money
Jaiz BankMobile Money
Kuda Microfinance BankMobile Money
MoMo PSBMobile Money
Moniepoint Microfinance BankMobile Money
NET MFBMobile Money
NowNow (Contec Global)Mobile Money
OPayMobile Money
PalmPayMobile Money
PagaMobile Money
VFD Microfinance BankMobile Money
Same as onramp.

Kenya

Channels: Bank, Momo
Availability: Onramp & Offramp
NameType
Absa Bank Kenya PlcBank
African Banking CorporationBank
Bank of Africa Kenya LtdBank
Bank of BarodaBank
Bank of IndiaBank
Central Bank of KenyaBank
Citibank N.A.Bank
Commercial Bank of Africa LtdBank
Consolidated Bank of Kenya LtdBank
Co-operative BankBank
Credit Bank LtdBank
Diamond Trust BankBank
Ecobank Kenya LtdBank
Equity BankBank
Family Bank LtdBank
First Community BankBank
Gulf African Bank LtdBank
Kenya Commercial Bank LtdBank
NCBA BankBank
National Bank of KenyaBank
Prime Bank LimitedBank
Stanbic Bank Kenya LimitedBank
Standard CharteredBank
UBA Kenya LtdBank
Victoria Commercial Bank LtdBank
M-PesaMobile Money
Same as onramp.

Tanzania

Channels: Bank, Momo
Availability: Onramp & Offramp
NameType
Absa Bank Tanzania LimitedBank
AccessBank TanzaniaBank
Akiba Commercial BankBank
Amana BankBank
Azania BankBank
BancABC TanzaniaBank
Bank of Africa Tanzania LimitedBank
Bank of Baroda Tanzania LimitedBank
CRDB BankBank
DCB Commercial BankBank
Diamond Trust Bank TanzaniaBank
EcobankBank
Equity Bank (Tanzania)Bank
Exim Bank (Tanzania)Bank
First National Bank of TanzaniaBank
Guaranty Trust Bank (Tanzania) LimitedBank
KCB Bank Tanzania LimitedBank
Maendeleo Bank LtdBank
National Microfinance BankBank
NCBA Bank TanzaniaBank
Stanbic Bank Tanzania LimitedBank
Standard Chartered BankBank
TPB Bank PlcBank
United Bank for AfricaBank
Airtel Money (AIRTELMONEYTZ)Mobile Money
AzamPesa (AZAMPESA)Mobile Money
HaloPesa (HALOPESA)Mobile Money
Tigo Pesa (TIGO)Mobile Money
Vodacom M-Pesa (VODACOM)Mobile Money
Same as onramp.

Uganda

Channels: Momo only
Availability: Onramp & Offramp
NameType
Mobile Money (operator coverage)Mobile Money
Same as onramp.

Botswana

Channels: Bank, Momo
Availability: Onramp & Offramp
NameType
ABSA Bank BotswanaBank
Access BankBank
Bank Gaborone LimitedBank
Bank of Baroda BotswanaBank
First Capital Bank BotswanaBank
First National BankBank
Stanbic BankBank
Standard Chartered Bank Botswana LimitedBank
Mobile MoneyMobile Money
Same as onramp.

Cameroon

Channels: Momo
Availability: Onramp & Offramp
NameType
Mobile WalletMobile Money
Same as onramp.

Malawi

Channels: Momo
Availability: Onramp & Offramp
NameType
Airtel MoneyMobile Money
TNMMobile Money
Same as onramp.

Zambia

Channels: Momo
Availability: Onramp & Offramp
NameType
MTNMobile Money
ZamtelMobile Money
Airtel MoneyMobile Money
Same as onramp.

Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, Mali, Senegal, Togo

Channels: Momo (multi-market)
Availability: Onramp & Offramp
Coverage varies by WAEMU market; operator labels below include country hints where provided in the source.
NameType
Moov MoneyMobile Money
MoovMobile Money
Orange MoneyMobile Money
MTN Mobile Money (BJ)Mobile Money
WaveMobile Money
TMoney (TG)Mobile Money
Flooz (TG)Mobile Money
TogoCell (TG)Mobile Money
VISA / MasterCardMobile Money
Same as onramp.

South Africa

Channels: Bank
Availability: Onramp & Offramp
NameType
Absa BankBank
African BankBank
Albaraka BankBank
Bank of AthensBank
Bank of NamibiaBank
Bidvest BankBank
Capitec BankBank
Central Bank of LesothoBank
Citi BankBank
Discovery Bank LimitedBank
First National Bank (SA)Bank
Investec BankBank
JP Morgan Chase BankBank
Nedbank (South Africa)Bank
Rand Merchant BankBank
Standard Bank (South Africa)Bank
Tyme BankBank
UbankBank
Same as onramp.