E-commerce
A shop that collects mobile money payments and delivers to customers in Senegal.
Recommended modules
Mobile payments
Planned · Package. Formats, statuses and error codes of Wave and Orange Money payments, validated offline.
Currency
Available · REST API. Format and round CFA franc (XOF) amounts, in figures and in words.
Telephony
Available · REST API. Validate, format and identify the operator of a Senegalese (+221) phone number.
Geography
Available · Versioned files. Regions, departments, arrondissements, communes, neighbourhoods and villages; codes, hierarchy, tolerant search.
Addresses
In preparation · REST API. Entry, normalisation and geocoding of Senegalese addresses, matching a point to its commune.
Companies
Planned · Package. Validate the format of company identifiers (NINEA, trade register) and legal forms.
Procedures to plan
Register your company (RCCM and NINEA)
At least one official source · APIX's Business Creation Office groups the company formation steps. It issues the trade register entry and the NINEA.
Register with the tax office and file VAT
At least one official source · The DGID assigns the NINEA and receives the declaration of existence. The company then files its taxes, including VAT.
Declare personal data processing to the CDP
At least one official source · Any personal data processing is declared to the CDP before it starts. Some processing requires an authorisation.
Offer e-money payments
At least one official source · The BCEAO regulates e-money issuance. A digital service can partner with an approved issuer.
Get a short number, SMS service or USSD code
At least one official source · ARTP assigns short numbers and USSD codes to declared value-added service (VAS) providers.
Protect your trademark (ASPIT and OAPI)
At least one official source · In Senegal, a trademark is registered with OAPI, the office shared by 17 states. ASPIT acts as the national liaison structure in Dakar.
Get the Startup label (Startup Act, Law 2020-01)
At least one official source · Law 2020-01 creates a label for innovative startups. The label grants tax, customs and public procurement benefits.
Directory services
Payments and aggregation
Collect payments by mobile money or card.
SMS and messaging
Send SMS, OTP codes and messages.
Transport, logistics and travel
Delivery, parcel tracking, transport and travel.
E-signature and e-invoicing
Sign and invoice electronically.
API and SDK directory
Service providers usable in Senegal, listed by category, with their official documentation.