Convert your XAF and XOF and pay your suppliers abroad, on one platform.
Open an account
Scroll to follow a payment, from the first quote to the proof of payment.
Enter the amount and the currency. You see one all-in rate and the exact amount received, before you commit. Confirm it, and the rate is held for 24 hours.
Beneficiary, bank details, invoice number and amount are filled in automatically. You check and confirm, and our team reviews the file before you pay.
Transfer to the account shown in your quote, from your company’s own account, or pay from your Volta balance. We tell you as soon as your funds arrive.
Payments usually leave within 48 hours of receipt, and as a rule within 72 business hours. You receive the SWIFT proof, ready to share with your supplier.
Exchange, supplier payments, tracking and SWIFT proof, business account: everything you need to pay abroad from CFA francs.
Supplier payments
Currency exchange
Tracking and SWIFT proof
Business account
Manufacturers in China, partners in Europe, a subsidiary in Paris or Dubai, a software provider in the United States: one quote, one rate held for 24 hours, one transfer you can follow.
Pay manufacturers and wholesalers abroad for the goods you sell.
Buy construction equipment, vehicles and spare parts, with your rate held.
Settle forwarders and shipping lines so your goods leave the port on time.
Settle intra-group invoices, with every transfer documented.
Pay subscriptions, consultants, training and professional fees abroad.
Source raw materials, agricultural inputs and packaging internationally.
Most international payments leave you guessing twice: what they will really cost, and when they will really arrive. Volta shows you both, before you pay.
Our margin is included in one all-in rate shown in your quote. Other fees, such as a return of funds, are set out in our price list before you transact.
See pricingA payment that disappears for days is stressful for you and your supplier. With Volta, you follow it step by step, with an email and WhatsApp alert at each key step.
Invite colleagues and choose what each person can do. Receipts, proofs of payment and statements can be downloaded at any time, and you switch between your companies without logging out.
The CFA franc is our starting point, not an afterthought.
We check your documents with you before you pay, so your payment is not blocked later.
Quotes, receipts, invoices and statements, available whenever you need them.
Questions about a payment go to our team, by email or phone.
We check every business and every payment, so that your money reaches the right beneficiary without being blocked along the way.
Volta Square LLC is registered with FinCEN (United States) and Volta Square Inc. with FINTRAC (Canada) as Money Services Businesses.
Every company, director and beneficial owner is verified before the first payment. Each payment must match a genuine invoice.
For every payment sent, the proof of payment (SWIFT or equivalent) is available to download from your account.
Documents are kept in private storage with encryption and restricted access, and used only to provide the service and meet legal obligations.
Registered businesses only: importers, distributors, manufacturers, service companies and groups that pay suppliers or entities abroad. Volta does not serve individuals for personal payments.
Your company registration (for example the RCCM), articles of association, tax identification number (for example the NIU), proof of address, and an ID for each director and each beneficial owner. For each payment, the invoice or pro forma invoice.
Rates are published every business day. Your quote shows one all-in rate, our margin included, and the exact amount your beneficiary receives. During market hours the rate shown is guaranteed; outside them it is indicative and confirmed before you transfer.
24 hours from the moment you confirm the quote, while you add your beneficiaries and invoices. Before your funds arrive, you can cancel the quote free of charge.
Once your funds are received, payments are usually sent within 48 hours, and as a rule within 72 business hours, subject to compliance checks, public holidays and intermediary banks. You see an estimated credit date in your account.
Our fee is included in the exchange rate of each quote. The SWIFT payment, proof of payment, invoices and statements are included. Other fees are limited to the cases listed in our price list, such as a return of funds.
Yes. You can add several invoices and beneficiaries to your payments and settle them by bank transfer, in one or several transfers.
You follow each payment in your account. You are notified by email and WhatsApp when your funds arrive, when each SWIFT proof is available and when everything has been paid.
Open your business account online, or talk to our team about the corridor you need.
