Transaction Limits

Overview

Transaction limits vary by payment channel, operator, and country. Ensure that all API request amounts fall within the minimum and maximum ranges defined below to avoid rejection errors.

Kenya

Payment Channel	Transaction Type	Minimum (KES)	Maximum (KES)
Send Money	Payout	10	250,000
PayBill	Payout	10	250,000
Till Number	Payout	10	250,000
Pesalink	Payout	10	1,000,000
RTGS	Payout, Deposit	10	1,000,000
EFT	Payout, Deposit	10	1,000,000
Airtel	Payout, Deposit	10	250,000

Benin

Payment Channel	Transaction Type	Minimum (XOF)	Maximum (XOF)
MOOV	Payout, Deposit	200	2,000,000
MTN MOMO	Payout, Deposit	200	2,000,000

Burkina Faso

Payment Channel	Transaction Type	Minimum (XOF)	Maximum (XOF)
Orange	Payout, Deposit	500	1,000,000
Moov	Payout	500	1,000,000
Moov	Deposit	500	2,000,000

Cameroon

Payment Channel	Transaction Type	Minimum (XAF)	Maximum (XAF)
MTN MOMO	Payout, Deposit	500	500,000
ORANGE	Payout, Deposit	500	500,000

Canada

Payment Channel	Transaction Type	Minimum (CAD)	Maximum (CAD)
SWIFT	Payout, Deposit	Contact support	Contact support

China

Payment Channel	Transaction Type	Minimum (CNY)	Maximum (CNY)
CNAP Payout	Payout	Contact support	Contact support
CNAP Payin	Deposit	Contact support	Contact support
AliPay	Deposit, Payout	Contact support	Contact support
WeChat Pay	Deposit, Payout	Contact support	Contact support

Cote d’Ivoire

Payment Channel	Transaction Type	Minimum (XOF)	Maximum (XOF)
MTN MOMO	Deposit	500	1,000,000
MTN MOMO	Payout	500	1,500,000
Orange	Deposit	500	1,000,000
Orange	Payout	500	1,500,000
Wave	Payout, Deposit	200	1,500,000
MOOV	Payout	500	2,000,000
MOOV	Deposit	500	1,500,000

DRC

Payment Channel	Transaction Type	Minimum (CDF)	Maximum (CDF)
Airtel	Payout, Deposit	500	6,250,000
Orange	Payout, Deposit	500	1,000,000
Vodacom	Payout, Deposit	1,000	1,000,000

Egypt (Coming Soon)

Payment Channel	Transaction Type	Minimum (EGP)	Maximum (EGP)
Vodafone Cash	Payout, Deposit	N/A	N/A
Orange Cash	Payout, Deposit	N/A	N/A
Etisalat Cash	Payout, Deposit	N/A	N/A

Ethiopia (Coming Soon)

Payment Channel	Transaction Type	Minimum (ETB)	Maximum (ETB)
Tele-Birr	Payout, Deposit	N/A	N/A
M-Birr	Payout, Deposit	N/A	N/A

Europe

Payment Channel	Transaction Type	Minimum (EUR)	Maximum (EUR)
SEPA	Payout, Deposit	Contact support	Contact support

Ghana

Payment Channel	Transaction Type	Minimum (GHS)	Maximum (GHS)
MTN MOMO	Payout	20	10,000
MTN MOMO	Deposit	10	10,000
Airtel Tigo	Payout	20	10,000
Airtel Tigo	Deposit	10	10,000
Vodafone	Payout	20	10,000
Vodafone	Deposit	10	10,000

Malawi (Coming Soon)

Payment Channel	Transaction Type	Minimum (MWK)	Maximum (MWK)
Airtel Malawi	Payout, Deposit	N/A	N/A
TNM	Payout, Deposit	N/A	N/A

Mali

Payment Channel	Transaction Type	Minimum (XOF)	Maximum (XOF)
Orange	Payout, Deposit	500	500,000
Moov	Payout, Deposit	500	500,000

Mozambique (Coming Soon)

Payment Channel	Transaction Type	Minimum (MZN)	Maximum (MZN)
Vodacom MPESA	Payout, Deposit	Contact support	Contact support
Movitel	Payout, Deposit	Contact support	Contact support
Tmcel	Payout, Deposit	Contact support	Contact support
SIMO	Payout, Deposit	Contact support	Contact support

Nigeria

Payment Channel	Transaction Type	Minimum (NGN)	Maximum (NGN)
Bank	Payout	100	10,000,000
Bank	Deposit	100	10,000,000
Virtual Accounts	Deposit	100	10,000,000

Pakistan

Payment Channel	Transaction Type	Minimum (PKR)	Maximum (PKR)
SWIFT	Payout, Deposit	Contact support	Contact support
Raast	Payout, Deposit	Contact support	Contact support
JazzCash	Payout, Deposit	Contact support	Contact support
Easypaisa	Payout, Deposit	Contact support	Contact support

Rwanda

Payment Channel	Transaction Type	Minimum (RWF)	Maximum (RWF)
MTN MOMO	Payout, Deposit	100	2,000,000
Airtel	Payout, Deposit	100	1,500,000
eKash	Payout, Deposit	Contact support	Contact support

Senegal

Payment Channel	Transaction Type	Minimum (XOF)	Maximum (XOF)
Orange	Payout, Deposit	200	2,000,000
Free	Payout, Deposit	200	2,000,000
Wave	Payout, Deposit	200	2,000,000

Sierra Leone

Payment Channel	Transaction Type	Minimum (SLE)	Maximum (SLE)
Orange	Payout	5	15,000
Orange	Deposit	5	15,000

South Africa

Payment Channel	Transaction Type	Minimum (ZAR)	Maximum (ZAR)
Bank	Payout, Deposit	10	1,000,000
Capitec	Payout, Deposit	10	1,000,000

Stablecoins

Payment Channel	Transaction Type	Minimum (USDT)	Maximum (USDT)
ERC20	Payout, Deposit	Contact support	Contact support
TRC20	Payout, Deposit	Contact support	Contact support
Polygon	Payout, Deposit	Contact support	Contact support
Solana	Payout, Deposit	Contact support	Contact support

Tanzania

Payment Channel	Transaction Type	Minimum (TZS)	Maximum (TZS)
Airtel	Payout, Deposit	1,001	4,000,000
Halotel	Payout, Deposit	1,001	4,000,000
Tigo (Mixx by YAS)	Payout, Deposit	1,001	4,000,000
Vodacom (MPESA)	Payout, Deposit	1,001	4,000,000

Togo

Payment Channel	Transaction Type	Minimum (XOF)	Maximum (XOF)
Moov	Payout, Deposit	200	2,000,000
T Money	Payout, Deposit	200	2,000,000

Uganda

Payment Channel	Transaction Type	Minimum (UGX)	Maximum (UGX)
MTN MOMO	Deposit	1,000	5,000,000
MTN MOMO	Payout	500	5,000,000
Airtel	Deposit	1,000	5,000,000
Airtel	Payout	500	5,000,000

UAE

Payment Channel	Transaction Type	Minimum (AED)	Maximum (AED)
SWIFT	Payout, Deposit	Contact support	Contact support

United Kingdom

Payment Channel	Transaction Type	Minimum (GBP)	Maximum (GBP)
SWIFT	Payout, Deposit	Contact support	Contact support
FPS	Payout, Deposit	Contact support	Contact support

United States

Payment Channel	Transaction Type	Minimum (USD)	Maximum (USD)
SWIFT	Payout, Deposit	Contact support	Contact support
ACH	Payout, Deposit	Contact support	Contact support
Fedwire	Payout, Deposit	Contact support	Contact support

Zambia

Payment Channel	Transaction Type	Minimum (ZMW)	Maximum (ZMW)
MTN MOMO	Payout, Deposit	10	10,000
Zamtel	Payout, Deposit	10	10,000
Airtel	Payout, Deposit	10	10,000

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These transaction limits are in place to ensure system security and compliance. If your business requires higher limits, please reach out to our support team at support@niobi.co.

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Overview

Kenya

Benin

Burkina Faso

Cameroon

Canada

China

Cote d’Ivoire

DRC

Egypt (Coming Soon)

Ethiopia (Coming Soon)

Europe

Ghana

Malawi (Coming Soon)

Mali

Mozambique (Coming Soon)

Nigeria

Pakistan

Rwanda

Senegal

Sierra Leone

South Africa

Stablecoins

Tanzania

Togo

Uganda

UAE

United Kingdom

United States

Zambia

Need Custom Limits?

​Overview

​Kenya

​Benin

​Burkina Faso

​Cameroon

​Canada

​China

​Cote d’Ivoire

​DRC

​Egypt (Coming Soon)

​Ethiopia (Coming Soon)

​Europe

​Ghana

​Malawi (Coming Soon)

​Mali

​Mozambique (Coming Soon)

​Nigeria

​Pakistan

​Rwanda

​Senegal

​Sierra Leone

​South Africa

​Stablecoins

​Tanzania

​Togo

​Uganda

​UAE

​United Kingdom

​United States

​Zambia

​Need Custom Limits?

Overview

Kenya

Benin

Burkina Faso

Cameroon

Canada

China

Cote d’Ivoire

DRC

Egypt (Coming Soon)

Ethiopia (Coming Soon)

Europe

Ghana

Malawi (Coming Soon)

Mali

Mozambique (Coming Soon)

Nigeria

Pakistan

Rwanda

Senegal

Sierra Leone

South Africa

Stablecoins

Tanzania

Togo

Uganda

UAE

United Kingdom

United States

Zambia

Need Custom Limits?