Allawee Card Issuance API
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Allawee Card Issuance API is a Nigerian Banking-as-a-Service platform that enables fintech companies, microfinance institutions, and digital platforms to issue physical and virtual payment cards, create bank accounts, process transfers, and perform credit decisioning through a single API integration. Allawee provides the regulated infrastructure for card issuance and banking operations, allowing partner platforms to offer branded financial products without obtaining independent banking or card scheme licenses.
Allawee Card Issuance API Highlights
Allawee Card Issuance API is verified for developer integrations in Nigeria and across African markets, providing documented endpoints, sandbox testing, and developer support.
Bearer Token (API Key)
Not publicly specified; contact support for details
Nigeria
Ghana
KenyaAllawee Card Issuance API is best for:
Nigerian fintech startups, neobanks, microfinance institutions, and lending platforms needing CBN-compliant card issuance and payment infrastructure.
- Free tier available for testing; paid tiers for production use with transaction-based pricing
- Exact pricing available upon request
Allawee Card Issuance API Core Features & Capabilities
Features Included
Not Supported
Required Access Documents for Allawee Card Issuance API
- CAC Registration CertificateRequiredCertificate of Incorporation from CAC required for business KYC.
- Director BVN & NINRequiredBank Verification Number and National Identification Number of director.
- Utility Bill or Bank StatementOptionalRecent utility bill or bank statement for address verification.
- Business Bank AccountRequiredActive Nigerian bank account in business name.
Different Allawee Card Issuance API use cases
- Fintech Card Payments:Build a Nigerian fintech app that issues physical cards to customers using Allawee, enabling spending across POS terminals, online merchants, and ATMs nationwide.
- Neobank Account & Payments:Create a neobank using Allawee Accounts API to issue fully functional bank accounts with instant inter-bank transfers and real-time transaction visibility.
- Microfinance Lending:Build a microfinance platform using Credit Data Decisioning API to assess borrower creditworthiness based on transaction patterns for faster loan approvals.
- Fleet & Fuel Management:Develop fleet management system that issues fuel cards with merchant classification to track fuel spend by location and vendor for Nigerian logistics companies.
- Payroll & Salary Management:Create payroll platform that issues prepaid cards and uses Accounts API to disburse salaries directly to employee bank accounts.