How to accept Wave and MTN in Côte d'Ivoire

Enable Wave and MTN on the account. The customer pays on a hosted checkout and approves on their phone. Cards, Apple Pay, Google Pay, and π-SPI stay available across UEMOA.

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What you can accept

Wave in Côte d'Ivoire

Live in Côte d'Ivoire. The customer approves in the Wave app.

MTN in Côte d'Ivoire

The customer approves on their phone.

One hosted checkout

Checkout shows the methods enabled on the account. You do not build a method picker.

The rest of UEMOA

Credit cards, Apple Pay, Google Pay, and π-SPI. Orange is not offered yet.

What does accepting Wave and MTN mean?

The customer pays on a lomi. checkout page. Wave customers approve in the Wave app. MTN customers approve on their phone. Both are available in Côte d'Ivoire.

Key facts

  • Wave is live in Côte d'Ivoire. The customer approves in the Wave app.
  • MTN is available in Côte d'Ivoire. The customer approves on their phone.
  • Methods are enabled per account and shown at hosted checkout.
  • Accept XOF, EUR, and USD.
  • Orange is not offered yet.

Wave and MTN vs cards

Wave and MTN are phone approvals in Côte d'Ivoire. Cards, Apple Pay, Google Pay, and π-SPI cover UEMOA.

How to accept Wave and MTN

  1. Create a lomi. account.
  2. Enable Wave and MTN for the account.
  3. Send the customer to hosted checkout or a payment link.
  4. The customer approves Wave in the Wave app, or MTN on their phone.

Wave and MTN FAQ

Can I accept Wave payments on my website in Côte d'Ivoire?

Yes. Enable Wave on the account. The customer pays on hosted checkout and approves in the Wave app.

How do I accept MTN Mobile Money online?

Enable MTN on the account. The customer pays on the same hosted checkout and approves on their phone. MTN on lomi. is in Côte d'Ivoire.

Do Wave and MTN work in other UEMOA countries?

Wave and MTN on lomi. are in Côte d'Ivoire. Benin, Burkina Faso, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Niger, Senegal, and Togo can pay by card, Apple Pay, Google Pay, and π-SPI.

Is Orange Money available?

Orange is not offered yet.