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Does Paystack work in Burkina Faso?

No.

Paystack does not onboard businesses registered in Burkina Faso.

What a business in Burkina Faso can use

Paystack’s products, for a company incorporated in Burkina Faso.

Accept paymentsNot available

Online and in-person payment acceptance. Cards (Visa and Mastercard in all markets) plus local methods that vary by country: bank transfer, USSD, mobile money, M-PESA, EFT, QR, Apple Pay and Google Pay. Settlement is in local currency by default; Nigerian and Kenyan businesses can also accept and settle in USD.

Pay people abroadNot available

Transfers from your Paystack balance to bank accounts in your own country, and to mobile money in Ghana and M-PESA in Kenya. Domestic only. Available to Registered businesses, not Starter businesses.

Multi-currency accountNot available

Dedicated Virtual Accounts: bank account numbers you create for your customers to pay into; payments are recorded against that customer and settle to your Paystack balance. Not a multi-currency holding account.

Business cardsNot offered

Paystack does not offer this.

StablecoinsNot offered

Paystack does not offer this.

Yield on idle cashNot offered

Paystack does not offer this.

Paystack says its services are only for businesses registered in Nigeria, Ghana, South Africa and Kenya. Côte d'Ivoire and Egypt are described as a private beta, although Paystack already publishes pricing and compliance requirements for both.

Onboarding confidence: high. Source: Paystack support: What is Paystack and how does it work? (Countries we serve). Everything about Paystack

Alternatives in Burkina Faso

Other providers that serve businesses registered there.

Selling to Burkina Faso

How people there prefer to pay online.

  1. 1Orange Money
  2. 2Moov Money
  3. 3Cash

Stablecoin rules in Burkina Faso

Risk not assessedNot yet reviewed

We have not reviewed the stablecoin rules here yet.

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Common questions

Does Paystack work in Burkina Faso?

No. Paystack does not onboard businesses registered in Burkina Faso.

What are the alternatives to Paystack in Burkina Faso?

Providers that onboard businesses registered in Burkina Faso: Payoneer, Bridge, Paddle, FastSpring and Dodo Payments. With limits: Gumroad, Flutterwave, Razorpay and Xendit.

Paystack elsewhere in Africa

Other providers in Burkina Faso