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Cards and mobile money, in the same flow as everything else.

Card and mobile-money acceptance. Moves money once a processor is connected.

Partner required. The engine is built, and it moves no money until a processor is connected. Tell us about your volumes and we'll tell you where that stands.

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Why it matters

What it will change.

Some customers will want to pay by card or mobile money. Adding those usually means a new provider with its own refunds, disputes and settlement files.

Card acceptance will put cards and mobile money into the same collections flow as transfers and wallets: one request, the same split settlement, the same refunds and disputes. It moves no money until a processor is connected.

How it works

Step by step.

  1. Add card or mobile money to a request

    Alongside the rails you already accept.

  2. The processor authorises

    Once connected, a processor will authorise the payment.

  3. Same settlement

    Split, settled and reconciled as every other rail.

  4. Disputes and reserves

    Pull payments can be reversed by the payer, so these rails will carry a reserve.

What it will do

Built in, not bolted on.

Cards

Will join the same collection request as transfers and wallets.

Mobile money

Will be accepted the same way, where a processor supports it.

One split model

The same split settlement as every other rail.

One refund model

Refunds recorded against the original request.

Reserves for pull rails

Cards can be charged back for months, so a reserve will cover that window.

One reconciliation

Settlement files will reconcile with everything else.

  • Accept cards and mobile money into the same collections flow
  • The same refunds, disputes and split settlement as other rails
Use cases

How businesses could use it.

Illustrative businesses, not customers. Figures are made up to show the flow.

A boutique hotel in Calabar · Merchants & e-commerce

Tourists paying by card

International guests want to pay by card, and the hotel's other payments already run on transfers.

  1. The booking will create a collection request with card enabled
  2. The guest will pay by card
  3. Settlement will arrive with the hotel's other payments

Card payments would sit with everything else, in one report.

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A craft marketplace selling to Ghana · Marketplaces

Mobile money for cross-border buyers

Buyers in Ghana pay with mobile money more than cards.

  1. Mobile money will be added to the marketplace's collection requests
  2. Buyers will pay from their mobile wallet
  3. Sellers will be settled the same way as for transfers

Buyers would pay the way they already do.

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A streaming service in Lagos · Fintechs & neobanks

Subscriptions on a saved card

Subscribers want to pay by card each month.

  1. A card will be saved with the processor
  2. Each month a collection request will charge it
  3. Failed charges will fall back to a transfer request

Subscribers would keep paying the way they choose.

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What it won't do

Honest limits.

  • It moves no money until a processor is connected.

Questions about card acceptance

Can we accept cards today?

Not yet. Card and mobile-money acceptance will move money once a processor is connected.

Will refunds work the same way?

Yes. Refunds will be recorded against the original collection, as on every other rail.

Why a reserve?

Card payments can be charged back long after they settle; a reserve covers that window.

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Tell us what you're building.

We'll come back with what's live for you today, and what's next.