Pay suppliers, staff and partners in 38 corridors

Send one payment or four hundred. Montra checks every recipient, pays them in their own currency on local rails, and shows you exactly when the money landed.

  • Median settlement 41 seconds
  • Two-person approvals
  • Proof of payment on every transfer
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CSVMarch suppliers
412 payments in 4 currencies, approved by Tolu and Kemi
R214,300 settledCape Logistics, Durban, 1m 04s

Four ways to pay, one set of rails

Whichever way you send, you get the same rates, the same checks and the same tracking.

Single payouts

Pay a supplier from your phone in under a minute, with the rate shown before you confirm.

Bulk upload

Upload a CSV or Excel file of up to 5,000 rows. We flag problems before anything is sent.

Payroll

Pay staff and contractors across countries on the same morning, in their local currency.

API

Pay out from your own product with webhooks for every state change. Read the docs

Every payout, tracked to the second

See each step as it happens, from the rate lock to the recipient's bank confirming the credit. Share a proof-of-payment link with your supplier in one click.

  • Live status in the app and by webhook
  • Proof of payment with the bank reference
  • Automatic refund to source if a payment is returned

Approval rules that match how you work

Decide who can send what. Large payments, new recipients and certain currencies can all need a second sign-off before they leave.

  • Rules by amount, currency or recipient
  • Approve from the app or by email
  • Full audit trail of who approved what

Recipients checked before you send

We confirm the account name with the recipient's bank before a payment leaves, so a typo doesn't send ₦4 million to a stranger.

  • Name check in Nigeria, Kenya, the UK and the EU
  • Warnings on changed bank details
  • Saved recipients with their preferred currency

Payout questions

Need something specific? Talk to our team.

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Our team in Lagos, Nairobi and London usually replies within 6 minutes on weekdays.

How fast do payouts arrive?

Payouts to Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya, South Africa, the UK and the eurozone usually settle in under a minute. US dollar payouts arrive within two hours on business days.

What file formats can I upload for bulk payouts?

CSV and Excel files with up to 5,000 rows. Download our template, or map your own columns the first time you upload.

Can I schedule payments?

Yes. Schedule single or bulk payouts for a future date, or set up recurring payments for rent, retainers and payroll.

What happens if a payment fails?

The money returns to the balance it came from, at the rate you paid, and we tell you the reason the recipient's bank gave.

Your next supplier payment could land in under a minute.

Open a Montra account online. Most businesses are verified within one working day and can pay their first supplier the next morning.