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Airtel Africa · Launched 2011
Mobile money across 14 African markets, and the main competitor to M-Pesa and MTN MoMo in East and Central Africa.
Representative of this rail in this market. Directionally useful, but not a quotable rate, confirm with the provider. Source: Effective rate estimated from banded merchant tariffs.Official site ↗
Online · percentage component
Rates are step functions: each level holds until it is replaced.
Online pricing across every country where this method is available, with the cost on a RWF 100 payment for comparison.
| 1.5%, capped at CDF 5,787.00 |
| CDF 1.50 |
| 1.50% |
| 30 Sept 2022 |
| Estimate |
 Gabon | 1.5%, capped at FCFA 1,429 | FCFA 2 | 1.50% | 28 Apr 2022 | Estimate |
 Kenya | 1.5%, capped at KES 324.00 | KES 1.50 | 1.50% | 7 Mar 2024 | Estimate |
 Madagascar | 1.5%, capped at MGA 10,946.00 | MGA 1.50 | 1.50% | 9 Aug 2024 | Estimate |
 Malawi | 1.5%, capped at MWK 4,370.00 | MWK 1.50 | 1.50% | 27 Aug 2023 | Estimate |
 Niger | 1.5%, capped at F CFA 1,429 | F CFA 2 | 1.50% | 5 Jun 2025 | Estimate |
 Nigeria | 1.5%, capped at NGN 3,332.00 | NGN 1.50 | 1.50% | 16 Apr 2023 | Estimate |
 Republic of the Congo | 1.5%, capped at FCFA 1,429 | FCFA 2 | 1.50% | 23 Apr 2024 | Estimate |
| Rwanda | 1.5%, capped at RWF 3,691 | RWF 2 | 1.50% | 1 Feb 2022 | Estimate |
 Seychelles | 1.5%, capped at SCR 35.44 | SCR 1.50 | 1.50% | 20 Feb 2025 | Estimate |
 Tanzania | 1.5%, capped at TZS 6,616.00 | TZS 1.50 | 1.50% | 30 Sept 2024 | Estimate |
 Uganda | 1.5%, capped at UGX 9,579 | UGX 2 | 1.50% | 5 Dec 2024 | Estimate |
 Zambia | 1.5%, capped at ZMW 48.54 | ZMW 1.50 | 1.50% | 4 May 2022 | Estimate |
Every recorded change, newest first, with the movement from the rate it replaced.
Volume tier thresholds revised.
In Rwanda, on the online channel: 1.5%, capped at RWF 3,691, in force since 1 Feb 2022 (estimate). Fees differ by market and channel, and the table above lists each one.
It is priced in 14 markets here: Chad, DR Congo, Gabon, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Niger, Nigeria, Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, and others. A market missing from the list has not been recorded yet, which does not mean Airtel Money is unavailable there.
It is recorded as instant. Actual timing can depend on cut-off times and on the receiving account.
Not through a chargeback: it has no chargeback process, so a payment is hard to reverse once sent. Check who you are paying before you confirm.
Yes. It is a payment method businesses accept, and the fees shown are what a merchant pays to be paid through it.
Chad
DR Congo