Cameroon payout

Payment Account Types

The supported payment account type in Cameroon is:

  • MOBILE_MONEY

Mobile Money

The supported mobile money operators in Cameroon are:

  • MTN
  • ORANGE

Decimal Requirements

Payment Account TypeDecimals Allowed
MOBILE_MONEY (MTN)-
MOBILE_MONEY (ORANGE)-

Transaction Limits

Payment Account TypeMinimum Amount (XAF)Maximum Amount (XAF)
MOBILE_MONEY (MTN)5001,000,000
MOBILE_MONEY (ORANGE)5001,000,000

Compliance Requirements

FieldRequirements
purposeRequired (please refer our list of pre-determined allowed values in Payouts)
sender.typeRequired
sender.nameRequired
sender.address.line1Required
sender.address.cityRequired
sender.address.postal_codeRequired
sender.address.countryRequired
sender.individual.dobRequired (with type INDIVIDUAL)
sender.individual.identity_document.typeRequired (with type INDIVIDUAL)
sender.individual.identity_document.countryRequired (with type INDIVIDUAL)
sender.individual.identity_document.numberRequired (with type INDIVIDUAL)
sender.individual.identity_document.expires_onRequired (with type INDIVIDUAL)

Sample payload

The samples below are specific to Cameroon and based off the local regulations.

For a more Comprehensive list of fields, see the Payout resource.

Send to MOBILE_MONEY

{
  "amount": {
    "currency": "XAF",
    "value": "15000"
  },
  "payment_account": {
    "type": "MOBILE_MONEY",
    "country": "CM",
    "holder": {
      "type": "INDIVIDUAL",
      "name": "Jean Mbappe"
    },
    "mobile_money": {
      "operator": "MTN",
      "number": "+237671234567"
    }
  },
  "purpose": "REMITTANCE",
  "sender": {
    "type": "INDIVIDUAL",
    "name": "Mario Rossi",
    "address": {
      "line_1": "Piazza del Colosseo",
      "line_2": "1",
      "line_3": "",
      "city": "Roma",
      "postal_code": "00184",
      "country": "IT"
    },
    "individual": {
      "dob": "1985-06-15",
      "identity_document": {
        "type": "PASSPORT",
        "country": "IT",
        "number": "YA0000000",
        "expires_on": "2030-01-01"
      }
    }
  }
}