Depositing from a Mobile Money Account
Devdraft lets you fund your balance from a mobile money wallet. You pay in your local currency, for example Zambian Kwacha (ZMW) in Zambia, and the amount is converted and credited to your Devdraft balance as USDC. This guide covers choosing your country, entering your mobile money number, entering an amount, reviewing the rate and fee, approving the payment on your phone, and tracking the deposit.You don’t pick your mobile money provider. Devdraft detects the operator from your phone number, so just enter the number of the wallet you want to pay from. See Supported Countries and Providers for where you can deposit from.
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How Your Deposit Arrives
You pay from your mobile money wallet in your local currency. Devdraft converts it to USDC and credits it to your Devdraft balance once the payment is confirmed.Supported Countries and Providers
When you start a deposit, you choose your country. Each country supports deposits in its local currency through the providers listed below.Countries marked Beta are currently in beta.
Depositing Money
1
Tap Deposit
From your account home screen, tap Deposit.
2
Choose Mobile Money
On the Deposit screen, choose how you want to add money:
Tap Mobile Money.
3
Choose your country
The Deposit via mobile money screen (step 1 of 2) shows a country selector at the top, e.g. Zambia · ZMW. To use a different country, tap the selector to open Deposit country, then choose your country from the list.
4
Enter your mobile money number
Enter the phone number of the mobile money wallet you want to pay from. The country code is filled in for you, e.g. +260 for Zambia, so enter the rest of the number.Devdraft then detects your provider from the number and shows it beneath the field, e.g. MTN Mobile Money. A note under the field confirms this: Zambia mobile money. The operator is detected from your number.Tap Continue once your provider appears.
5
Enter the amount
On the Deposit amount screen (step 2 of 2), enter how much you want to pay in your local currency, e.g. K 150. Beneath the amount, the screen shows the provider and number you’re paying from, e.g. MTN Mobile Money · +26096XXXXXXX · ZMW.
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Review the deposit
Before you deposit, the Deposit amount screen shows the breakdown:
A note under the breakdown explains the fee: Fee covers the exchange margin and a flat per-deposit charge.
The amount you’ll receive is an estimate, shown with an ≈. Because the fee includes a flat per-deposit charge, it takes a larger share of smaller deposits.
7
Tap Deposit
Tap Deposit to start the payment.
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Approve on your phone
A prompt is sent to the mobile money number you entered. On that phone, approve the prompt and enter your mobile money code when asked to complete the payment.
After You Deposit
You’ll see an Approve on your phone confirmation, e.g. Approve the prompt on +26096XXXXXXX to complete your payment. Your USDC is credited once the collection confirms. Approve the prompt on your phone, then tap Done to return to your account. Your USDC is credited to your balance once the payment is confirmed. It isn’t added the moment you tap Deposit.Tracking Your Deposit
Every deposit appears in your Transactions list as a Deposit, with its current status and how long ago it was started. Successful deposits show a plus sign before the amount. Tap any transaction to open Transaction Details, which shows:
From this screen you can tap View Receipt for a downloadable record of the transaction, expand References for more reference details, or tap Get Help if something looks wrong.
If a deposit shows as Failed, no USDC was credited to your balance. This can happen if the prompt on your phone wasn’t approved. You can try the deposit again, or reach out via Get Help if you’re unsure why it failed.