Sente APIs
Use one piece of Sente, or all of it.
Everything Sente runs on — identity checks, compliance, fraud scoring, money movement — offered as separate APIs. Use just the ones you need, whether or not your money moves through Sente.
Identity and KYC
Verify ID documents and people through one API, with personal data kept in-country.
Payments and checkout
Collect and move money across mobile money, banks and cards, with hosted checkout and webhooks.
- Coming soon
Sanctions and PEP screening
Screen people and businesses against the OFAC and UN lists, once or continuously.
- Coming soon
Fraud scores
A risk score with reason codes for any transaction, from the models that protect Sente.
- Coming soon
Business verification (KYB)
Check a company, its directors and its owners in one call.
- Coming soon
Wallets and accounts
Give your own users wallets, backed by Sente's double-entry ledger.
- Coming soon
Agent network
Let your customers cash in and out at Sente agents.
- Coming soon
One-time codes and messages
Send OTPs, SMS, WhatsApp and email through one API.
- Coming soon
Cross-border and FX
Rate-locked quotes and payouts across PAPSS corridors.
How it works
Step by step.
- 1Create a free developer account, as an individual or a business.
- 2Pick the APIs you need — each one works on its own.
- 3Build and test in the sandbox, free of charge.
- 4Go live after a review of your app.
Built for
- Banks and lenders
- Fintechs
- Marketplaces
- Telcos
- Independent developers