Mobile money

Wave: getting paid in West African CFA Franc after selling crypto

Wave covers several UEMOA countries with a mobile wallet in CFA francs. The rail is in beta with us.

XOF
2 countries
under 5 minutes
0.75%
Beta

The rail in numbers

All these values come from the catalogue published on this site, and are republished as soon as our own measurements contradict them.

Technical nature: Mobile moneyThe payout credits a mobile account through the operator, with an SMS notification. Operator caps add to ours.
Settlement currency: XOF — West African CFA FrancIf this is not your account currency, your bank applies its own conversion on arrival. That cost does not go through us and does not appear in our breakdown.
Settlement delay (p50 / p95): 3 min / 1 hThe median describes the common case, the p95 the slow one. We show both: a median alone hides exactly what worries you.
Operating window: Continuous, weekends and holidays includedNo cut-off: orders are processed continuously, nights and holidays included.
Min – max per operation: F CFA 100,000 – F CFA 200,000,000Bounds belonging to the rail. An amount above the cap is split into several payouts, which multiplies any fixed fee accordingly.
Rail fee: 0.75%Its own line in the breakdown, next to the network cost and our spread.
Coverage: 2 countriesLocal rail: the country carries its own information (identifier, limits, reporting framework), so each country gets its own corridor page.
Data verified on: 2026-09-02Date of the last manual review of this rail’s delays, limits and fields. Data not reviewed for a long time is suspect data, ours included.

How this rail actually works

The CFA franc has no sub-unit in practical use: amounts are whole, with no cents. The payout credits the wallet balance, withdrawable at an agent.

The number must match the selected country: a Senegalese number does not receive on an Ivorian account, even though the currency is the same.

What makes the delay

This rail processes orders continuously: there is no business day and no cut-off. The gap between the median and the p95 of 1 h comes from the availability of the receiving institution or operator, not from a clearing window.

Details required from the beneficiary

Every field is validated as you type, with the same rule client-side and server-side. That is what prevents most rejected payouts.

Field	Type	Required	Validation rule	Why
Numero Wave	Phone	Yes	international format number, country code included · normalised to E.164 international format	International format. The account must be in your name.
Account holder name	Text	Yes	2 to 140 characters · edges trimmed	Must match the name verified on your ID exactly. A mismatch gets the transfer rejected.

The rules shown are the ones actually enforced: there is no “marketing” version of this table differing from the code.

Countries where this rail can pay you

Each country page ranks the rails available there by delay and adds the local reporting framework.

The 18 assets you can sell to Wave

The asset does not change how the rail works: it changes the confirmation time before the payout leaves, and the spread applied.

Keep going

The catalogue’s three entry points lead to the same place by different routes.

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Frequently asked questions about Wave

How fast does Wave credit my account?

under 5 minutes in half the cases, and up to 1 h in the slowest ones. This rail runs continuously, weekends and holidays included. These are market orders of magnitude, not a contractual commitment.

What are the minimum and maximum amounts on Wave?

Between F CFA 100,000 and F CFA 200,000,000 per operation, in West African CFA Franc. These bounds belong to the rail itself. An amount above the cap is split into several payouts, which multiplies any fixed fee accordingly.

What does a Wave payout cost?

0.75% for the rail itself. That amount appears as its own line in the breakdown, next to the network cost taken from your deposit and our spread. The lines sum to exactly the gap between the mid-market value and what you receive.

What do I need to provide to receive on Wave?

2 fields: Numero Wave, Account holder name. Every format is validated before the order is accepted, not at send time: a typo is flagged immediately, not three days later as a rejection.

Which assets can I sell to Wave?

18 assets are offered on this rail. The asset does not change how the rail works: it changes the confirmation time before the payout leaves, and the spread applied depending on whether the asset is stable or volatile.

Any pitfall to know about Wave?

The number must match the selected country: a Senegalese number does not receive on an Ivorian account, even though the currency is the same.