DRC (CDF / USD)

Collect and send money in the Democratic Republic of Congo using Vodacom, Airtel, and Orange mobile money. The DRC supports dual wallets in CDF (Congolese Francs) and USD (US Dollars).

Supported networks

Vodacom DRC

Supports collections and disbursements in CDF and USD.

CollectionsDisbursementsDual Wallet

Airtel DRC

Supports collections and disbursements in CDF and USD.

CollectionsDisbursementsDual Wallet

Orange DRC

Supports collections and disbursements in CDF and USD.

CollectionsDisbursementsDual Wallet

Dual wallets

The DRC supports two currencies in a single wallet:

Currency	Code	Use case
Congolese Franc	CDF	Local transactions
US Dollar	USD	International and larger transactions

Collecting money

Initialize collection

Specify the currency (CDF or USD) and network in the request.

Customer confirms

The customer approves the transaction via their mobile money PIN.

Receive webhook

MarzPay notifies your callback URL with the status and currency used.

Example: Initialize a DRC collection in USD

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curl -X POST https://api.wearemarz.com/v1/collections/initialize \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_SECRET_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "amount": 50,
    "currency": "USD",
    "phone": "+243800123456",
    "network": "VODACOM",
    "callback_url": "https://your-app.com/webhooks/collections"
  }'

{
  "status": "success",
  "data": {
    "reference": "MZ_COL_20240115_ghi789",
    "amount": 50,
    "currency": "USD",
    "phone": "+243800123456",
    "network": "VODACOM",
    "status": "pending",
    "checkout_url": "https://wallet.wearemarz.com/checkout/MZ_COL_20240115_ghi789"
  }
}

Fees

Transaction type	Network	Fee	Minimum	Maximum
Collection	Vodacom	2.0%	500 CDF	10000 CDF
Collection	Airtel	2.0%	500 CDF	10000 CDF
Collection	Orange	2.0%	500 CDF	10000 CDF

Phone number format

All DRC phone numbers must use the international format:

Correct: +243800123456
Incorrect: 0800123456
Incorrect: 243800123456

API Playground - DRC - Test Vodacom, Airtel, and Orange endpoints live

Markets

East Africa

Central Africa

Southern Africa

West Africa

Supported networks

Vodacom DRC

Airtel DRC

Orange DRC

Dual wallets

Collecting money

Example: Initialize a DRC collection in USD

Fees

Phone number format

​Supported networks

Vodacom DRC

Airtel DRC

Orange DRC

​Dual wallets

​Collecting money

​Example: Initialize a DRC collection in USD

​Fees

​Phone number format

Supported networks

Dual wallets

Collecting money

Example: Initialize a DRC collection in USD

Fees

Phone number format