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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 TZS 100.00 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.
Regulator-reviewed tariff band adjusted.
In Tanzania, on the online channel: 1.5%, capped at TZS 6,616.00, in force since 30 Sept 2024 (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