APIs
MTN MoMo Open API vs Wave Business API
A verified, side-by-side comparison. Both records are status-checked by Findra, so you are comparing what each actually offers today, not a stale listing.
Category
APIs
APIs
Type
Mobile Money
Mobile Money
Country
🌍 Pan-African
🇸🇳 Senegal
Docs status
Docs live
Docs live
Licensing
Approval required
Approval required
Pricing
Not listed
Not listed
Verified
Unverified
Unverified
Last verified
5 Jul 2026
5 Jul 2026
Tags
remittance, pan-african, collections, mobile-money, disbursements
payments, payouts, mobile-money, senegal, francophone
Summary
MTN Mobile Money developer platform exposing Collections (Get Paid), Disbursements (Pay), Remittances and account APIs across MTN's African markets. Offers a self-service sandbox and documentation, with production access approved per country. MTN MoMo is one of the largest mobile money networks on the continent.
Developer API from Wave, the mobile money operator dominant in Senegal and Cote d'Ivoire, for collecting payments, sending payouts and running bulk disbursements in FCFA. Provides checkout sessions, a sandbox and API-key management through the Wave Business portal. API access is granted to approved Wave Business accounts rather than fully self-service.