Payment Methods

Ikawaari supports a variety of payment methods tailored for African markets.

Available Methods

Method	Code	Use Case
Mobile Money	`mobile_money`	Most popular in West/Central Africa
Card	`card`	Visa, Mastercard
Bank Transfer	`bank_transfer`	Large B2B payments
Wave	`wave`	Popular in CI and SN

When creating a PaymentIntent, specify which methods to accept:

{
  "amount": 10000,
  "currency": "XOF",
  "payment_method_types": ["mobile_money", "card"]
}

If you don't specify payment_method_types, Ikawaari will automatically enable the methods available for the given currency and country.

Navigate to Settings → Payments → Payment Methods in the dashboard to see and configure which methods are enabled for your account.