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

Choose a Payment Method

PaymentIntent creation does not accept payment_method_types. First create the PaymentIntent with the transaction country:

{
  "amount": 10000,
  "currency": "XOF",
  "transaction_country": "SN"
}

Then confirm the payment with payment_method.mobile_money, payment_method.card, or another payment_method object supported by the confirmation endpoint. Actual availability depends on the country, currency, merchant account, and enabled rails.

Payment Method Availability by Country

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