APIs

Lagos-founded (2018) crypto exchange (~1.7M users) whose Roqqu API Services let merchants generate wallets, send/receive tokens and price markets across BTC, ETH, Tron, BNB, USDT (TRC20), XRP and more, plus fiat rails, BVN/NIN verification and bill/airtime/data VTU.

Digital-wallet and Wallet-as-a-Service (WAAS) API — C2B, B2C, B2B, remittance, utilities — for agency banking and merchant collections.

Scout-verified 2026-08-14: curl 200/308 on sasapay.co.ke and docs.sasapay.app, WebSearch confirms C2B/B2C/B2B/WAAS product list and OAuth2, ViewTech Limited CBK PSP license (15 Sept 2021) independently confirmed. See docs/scout/kenya-candidates.md.

Biometric-first KYC provider with an enterprise focus and government contracts.

Multi-channel payment provider supporting web, USSD and bank payments, with regional expansion. SDKs in JS, PHP, Python and Java.

Lagos-first, nationwide logistics/delivery API with the best docs in the category. Node.js SDK.

Africa-focused (Lagos + Delaware) multi-channel communications API for SMS, WhatsApp, voice, email, USSD and multi-channel OTP/verification. Single integration covers several channels; API reference on readme.io with pay-as-you-go pricing.

Sendstack provides a RESTful logistics API for creating and tracking deliveries, managing partners, wallet balances, drops and webhooks across multiple delivery providers. Documentation lists production and sandbox base URLs with app_id and app_secret header authentication.

Lagos-focused logistics/delivery provider with a live API.

Multi-carrier shipping aggregator with a live API. Node.js SDK.

Bank-backed (GTBank) payment gateway with strong NUBAN support. SDKs in JS and PHP.

South African open-banking and pay-by-bank platform exposing a GraphQL API for Pay By Bank, Card, DebiCheck, Manual EFT, Capitec Pay and disbursements, with an in-browser Stitch IDE for building queries. Distinctive for its GraphQL-first developer experience.

Issuing and Banking-as-a-Service provider focused on virtual cards.

The only official Nigerian government education API: verifies teacher registration status. No API key required, returns JSON. Awareness is very low.

Logistics aggregator combining 51 carriers behind a single live API.

Ghana-based payment gateway API for card, mobile money (MTN/Vodafone/AirtelTigo/Zeepay/G-money) and bank-transfer payouts, with Android/iOS SDKs and e-commerce plugins.

Scout-verified 2026-08-14: curl 200 on docs page with live PHP/C#/Java samples + sandbox/prod endpoints, payswitch.com.gh contact domain, WebSearch confirms PaySwitch (Accra, founded 2015). See docs/scout/ghana-candidates.md.

Cellulant's Tingg is a single-API payments platform for collections and payouts across 24+ African markets, supporting mobile money, cards and bank transfers, plus engagement APIs for transactional SMS/OTP. Developers register on the Tingg developer portal for sandbox and production access.

Turaco is an African microinsurance and technology company headquartered in Kenya and operating in Uganda, Ghana, Nigeria and Zambia, exposing a public REST API for embedded and opt-in insurance. Its OpenAPI documented endpoints cover token authentication, products, customers, policies, claims and payments.

Nigerian VTU/bill-payment aggregator exposing a RESTful API for airtime, data, electricity, cable TV (DStv/GOtv/Startimes), betting account funding and recharge-card (ePIN) printing. API requires a Reseller-role account with tiered KYC limits and supports IP whitelisting.

Nigerian-founded KYC provider covering NIN, BVN, DL, passport and voter, with telco data coverage and field-agent address confirmation. Docs only, no published SDK.

Licensed stablecoin payments infrastructure across 20+ African countries, offering a single REST API for cross-border payments, local fiat on/off-ramps, USD stablecoin savings and a Treasury Portal. SDKs in cURL/Python/Node/Ruby; converts USDT/USDC against NGN, KES, USD, EUR and 50+ currencies; KYB/KYC and sandbox required.

South African card-payments provider offering a developer hub with online payment APIs, SDKs, an API explorer, ecommerce plugins (WooCommerce, Wix, Shopify) and an MCP server for AI integrations. Docs hosted on a Fern-powered developer hub.

Moroccan online payment gateway, part of the YouCan e-commerce group founded in 2019 and based in Rabat, offering card and CashPlus acceptance via a tokenization flow, the ycpay.js frontend library and a PHP SDK. It provides sandbox keys, test cards, webhooks and English, Arabic and French support.

KYC provider covering NIN, BVN and a 300M+ global database. The only provider that explicitly states NDPC compliance (as of June 2026). Its passport API is disclosed as unstable.

Passport API flagged as unstable by the provider.

REST API from Ghana's largest independent mobile-money fintech for domestic transfers, cross-border remittance, bill payments (airtime/electricity/water) and merchant collections.

Scout-verified 2026-08-14: curl 200 on docs.myzeepay.com structured API index, BusinessWire (2021) and Software Group (2023) press releases independently confirm Ghana-HQ entity. See docs/scout/ghana-candidates.md.