Best Mobile Payment Options for African Players

Since over 50% players prefer playing with a mobile device, payment services have been forced to create innovative, fast and safe options that are easy to use with a smartphone. We took a closer look of all the available and most popular mobile payment options for players in Africa - and compared them to decide which one is best.

Mobile Payments: Countless Benefits

There are multiple reasons why smartphone and tablet players should prefer mobile payment services for deposits and withdrawals - and why online casinos should offer them. If you chosen casino does not have good options for mobile payments, you can already assume that they do not value mobile players that much. And move on.

Here are three benefits of choosing a pay by mobile service:

• Safety: mobile payment services are incredible secure and use all the latest encryption technologies to ensure that your personal and payment details are safe. When using payment methods such as e-wallets, ApplePay and crypto currencies, you never have to give your bank details directly to the online casinos.
• Fast withdrawals: mobile payment services are amongst the fasters withdrawal options. All payouts are usually processed right away and funds are transferred within 24 hours.
• Easy to use: with mobile payments, you only need your phone to accept money transfers. Whether it be via an app, your own smartphone wallet or by calling a specific number.

What Are the Best Mobile Payment Services?

Best payment services can be divided into three different categories. First of all, you have the big names that have been operating for decades and are used worldwide by various online stores, including online casinos, and are becoming increasingly more mobile-friendly.

Secondly, you have payment services that are designed purely for online casinos and therefore automatically work like a charm on mobile as well. A good example of this kind of service is Fun ID that is currently available at dozens of gaming sites.

And lastly, you have mobile payment providers that are only available in Africa. Localized payment services are always great options since most likely players are already using them. And if you take things even further, you’ll find options that are only available in your own country which means that the likelihood of those being a great fit for you, are even higher.

ApplePay and GooglePay

Almost 800 million people worldwide use ApplePay and GooglePay so it is no wonder that online casinos have started to accept these mobile payment services as well. ApplePay and GooglePay are very easy to use and you can include multiple different bank cards into your wallet.

When using either one of these services, you personal data and payment details are 100% secure. Instead of having to provide your bank card details to the online casino, ApplePay and GooglePay use strong encryption protocols and hide all your personal information. Verifying deposits and withdrawals only takes a few seconds and you can use TouchID or Face ID to make them even more simple.

• ✅ Most players already use these services outside of gambling
• ✅ Reliable and safe
• ✅ Added level of privacy
• ✅ Easy to integrate with your bank account or bank card
• ⛔️ Still not widely available at online casinos

M-Pesa

M-Pesa is a true mobile payment services, created by Vodafone Safaricom. It was originally available for Kenyan players but currently works in multiple countries such as Ghana, Tanzania, Mozambique and Lesotho.

M-Pesa is linked with your phone number and SIM card and does not require a bank account. You can deposit money to your M-Pesa account and use it to make casino deposits and withdrawals. When making the payment, you will receive a text message detailing the amount which you are about to transfer. To confirm the transfer, just insert your unique PIN code and the funds are transferred right away.

• ✅ Widely used by different online casinos
• ✅ Does not require a bank account
• ✅ Safe and secure payments
• ✅ Instant deposits
• ⛔️ Comes with fees
• ⛔️ Deposits to M-Pesa account need to be done in person

E-wallets

Various e-wallets have been a popular payment method at online casinos for over a decade now. They make an ideal partner for mobile deposits and withdrawals since you can easily accept all transfers via an app on your phone. And another clear benefit is that you can combine your existing bank card or bank account to your e-wallet and easily transfer money back and forth.

Most popular e-wallets are Skrill and Neteller but there are also other great options such as PayPal, AfriWallet (specifically designed for Africa), OPay, Euteller, eZeeWallet and PalmPay (especially in Nigeria).

• ✅ Available on almost all online casinos
• ✅ Fast withdrawals
• ✅ No hidden fees
• ✅ Fair payout limits
• ⛔️ Often excluded from bonus offers

Crypto Currencies

Crypto currencies such as bitcoin, ethereum and litecoin are very popular and online casinos have quickly accepted virtual currencies as a viable payment option. This only makes sense since all casino payments are already processed digitally so integrating virtual currencies has been very simple.

There are countless different virtual currency wallets to choose from and opening an account to one of them is very simple. All wallets come with a special app so making deposits and withdrawals with your smart phone is fast and easy.

• ✅ Money transfers are anonymous
• ✅ Withdrawals are processed immediately
• ✅ No hidden fees
• ✅ Widely accepted at online casinos
• ⛔️ You need an crypto wallet in order to play
• ⛔️ Not all crypto casinos are licensed