Log in (opens in a new tab) Talk to our team

Moving money in and out of Africa,explained.

Corridor and market guides for teams that move money in and out of Africa.

Read the EUR to XOF guideBrowse all guides

All guides

7 Best Ways to Pay Chinese Suppliers

Seven ways to pay Chinese suppliers, from bank transfers to escrow, with the payment terms and checks that protect your business.

ImportersUpdated 13 Oct 20266 min read
Read the guide

How to Receive Dollars in Nigeria as a Business (2026)

Which account a Nigerian business should use for dollars, in whose name, the CBN rules by inflow type and the documents banks ask for.

Collections guideUpdated 20 Oct 20268 min read

How to Pay a USD Invoice from Kenya: Documents, Tax, Fields

What a Kenyan business needs to pay a USD invoice: bank details, documents, withholding tax, IDF and charges.

Supplier payments guideUpdated 19 Oct 20268 min read

How to Choose a Collections API for Africa: What to Test

What separates collections APIs in Africa: payment methods per country, callbacks, references, local wallet caps, settlement and reversals, with a test plan.

Collections guideUpdated 19 Oct 20268 min read

Virtual Account Solutions for African Businesses, Explained

How a business virtual account works in Nigeria, Kenya, the XOF zone and abroad: the name on the account, the rails that pay in, and the failure cases.

Accounts guideUpdated 19 Oct 20268 min read

How to Choose a Payout API for Africa: A Test Plan

The checks that separate payout APIs in Africa: live rails, who holds the licence, funding, statuses, dated local rules and a two-week test plan.

Payout guideUpdated 19 Oct 20269 min read

POBO for Payment Platforms: Pay Suppliers for Clients

How a PSP or fintech pays suppliers for its business clients, who the supplier's bank sees, and why payments with the wrong name get queried.

POBO guideUpdated 18 Oct 20269 min read

How to Pay Chinese Suppliers from Africa: Rules by Country

The import rules your bank checks in Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya, South Africa, WAEMU and CEMAC, each dated, and what the Chinese supplier's bank needs.

Payment guideUpdated 18 Oct 202611 min read

What Is a Payout Partner? Remittance Payouts Explained

Who pays the recipient of a money transfer, who holds the licence, how the partner is funded and what to check before you sign.

Payout guideUpdated 15 Oct 20268 min read

Bulk Payout API for Africa: Batches, Failures, Limits

How to split a batch, stop duplicates, replay failed lines and reconcile mobile money and bank payouts.

Payout guideUpdated 15 Oct 202611 min read

MT103 Nigeria: How to Read One and Spot a Fake

How to read an MT103 for a Nigeria payment, field by field, and how to spot a fake one.

Payment guideUpdated 15 Oct 202610 min read

EUR to XOF and XAF payments for businesses

Rails, documents and timelines for paying the CFA franc zones from Europe.

Corridor guideUpdated 11 Oct 20261 min read

7 Best Ways to Pay Chinese Suppliers

Seven ways to pay Chinese suppliers, from bank transfers to escrow, with the payment terms and checks that protect your business.

ImportersUpdated 13 Oct 20266 min read

Top Payment Solutions in Mexico: Complete Market Overview

Cash still matters in Mexico, but SPEI, cards and wallets keep growing. Here are the main providers, payment habits and rules to know.

Market guideUpdated 13 Oct 20269 min read

Top B2B Payment Solutions in Nigeria: Comprehensive Guide for Business Owners

Nigeria's main B2B payment providers, from switching companies and gateways to cross-border services, and how to choose between them.

Market guideUpdated 13 Oct 202610 min read

Payment Solutions Transforming Emerging Markets in Africa and LATAM

Mobile money, instant payments and PAPSS are changing how businesses pay and get paid in Africa and Latin America. This guide covers seven solutions.

Market guideUpdated 13 Oct 20266 min read

The Hidden Opportunities in Africa's B2B Payments Market That No One's Talking About

African SMEs struggle to pay suppliers and get paid, at home and across borders. This piece looks at why, and what fintechs can build.

Market guideUpdated 13 Oct 20264 min read

How to Reduce Cross-Border Payment Costs

Fees, FX markups and intermediary charges add up on every cross-border payment. Here are four ways to bring them down.

Costs and FXUpdated 13 Oct 20262 min read

EUR to XOF and XAF payments for businesses

Rails, documents and timelines for paying the CFA franc zones from Europe.

Corridor guideUpdated 11 Oct 20261 min readRead the guide

7 Best Ways to Pay Chinese Suppliers

Seven ways to pay Chinese suppliers, from bank transfers to escrow, with the payment terms and checks that protect your business.

ImportersUpdated 13 Oct 20266 min read

Top Payment Solutions in Mexico: Complete Market Overview

Cash still matters in Mexico, but SPEI, cards and wallets keep growing. Here are the main providers, payment habits and rules to know.

Market guideUpdated 13 Oct 20269 min read

Top B2B Payment Solutions in Nigeria: Comprehensive Guide for Business Owners

Nigeria's main B2B payment providers, from switching companies and gateways to cross-border services, and how to choose between them.

Market guideUpdated 13 Oct 202610 min read

Payment Solutions Transforming Emerging Markets in Africa and LATAM

Mobile money, instant payments and PAPSS are changing how businesses pay and get paid in Africa and Latin America. This guide covers seven solutions.

Market guideUpdated 13 Oct 20266 min read

The Hidden Opportunities in Africa's B2B Payments Market That No One's Talking About

African SMEs struggle to pay suppliers and get paid, at home and across borders. This piece looks at why, and what fintechs can build.

Market guideUpdated 13 Oct 20264 min read

How to Reduce Cross-Border Payment Costs

Fees, FX markups and intermediary charges add up on every cross-border payment. Here are four ways to bring them down.

Costs and FXUpdated 13 Oct 20262 min read

Your corridor isn't covered here?We'll map it for you.

Tell us where your money starts and where it lands. We'll send the rails, timings and documents.

Talk to our teamSee coverage