Africa's largest crypto exchange with local currency support
Yellow Card is Africa's largest crypto exchange, operating in 20 African countries with local currency on-ramps in Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya, South Africa, Zambia, and more. Supports buying, selling, and spending USDT, BTC, ETH, and USDC using mobile money, bank transfers, and cards. Also offers a stablecoin payment API for businesses.
Best for
Use when
You want to accept or send USDT/USDC payments across Africa using local payment rails, or allow customers to buy crypto with mobile money.
Skip when
You need complex DeFi or smart contract interactions — Yellow Card focuses on simple buy/sell and payments.
Yellow Card is the most accessible crypto on-ramp for Nigerian and Ghanaian users. Their API is used by African fintechs for stablecoin-powered cross-border payments.
Alternatives
Quidax, Luno, Binance