Paystack Rwanda settles RWF to your registered Rwandan bank account on T+1 or T+2. To send payouts, create transfer recipients via POST /transferrecipient with currency: "RWF". RWF amounts in the API are in the smallest unit (multiply by 100). Use GET /bank?currency=RWF to get supported Rwandan bank codes. Bank of Kigali, Equity Bank Rwanda, I&M Bank Rwanda, and BPR are common settlement banks.
Paystack Rwanda settles RWF to your Rwandan bank account 1-2 business days after the transaction. Banks supported for settlement: Bank of Kigali (BK), Equity Bank Rwanda, I&M Bank Rwanda, BPR (Banque Populaire du Rwanda), GT Bank Rwanda, Cogebanque.
// Create a RWF bank account recipient for Rwanda
async function createRWFRecipient(name, accountNumber, bankCode) {
var res = await fetch('https://api.paystack.co/transferrecipient', {
method: 'POST',
headers: { Authorization: 'Bearer ' + process.env.PAYSTACK_SECRET_KEY, 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
body: JSON.stringify({
type: 'nuban', // Check Paystack docs for Rwanda-specific type
name,
account_number: accountNumber,
bank_code: bankCode,
currency: 'RWF',
}),
});
var data = await res.json();
return data.data.recipient_code;
}
// Send RWF payout
async function sendRWFPayout(recipientCode, amountRWF, reason) {
var res = await fetch('https://api.paystack.co/transfer', {
method: 'POST',
headers: { Authorization: 'Bearer ' + process.env.PAYSTACK_SECRET_KEY, 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
body: JSON.stringify({
source: 'balance',
amount: Math.round(amountRWF * 100),
recipient: recipientCode,
reason,
currency: 'RWF',
}),
});
return res.json();
}Get weekly developer tips
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