Overview
Adding a Zambia mobile money recipient is the fastest recipient flow on Devdraft — just a phone number, with the name resolved and verified automatically. This guide walks through the flow from tapping + on the Recipients screen to saving the recipient.Zambia mobile money payouts are sent to an Airtel or MTN number in Zambia.
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What You Need Before You Start
Have the following ready before you begin:Step 1 — Start Adding a Recipient
From the Recipients tab, tap the + icon in the top-left corner.Step 2 — Choose the Recipient Type
The Add Recipient popup opens with four destination types:- International bank — ACH, Wire, SEPA, PIX, SPEI and more
- Stablecoin wallet — Send to a wallet address
- Zambia bank — Bank account in Zambia
- Zambia mobile money — Airtel or MTN in Zambia
Step 3 — Enter the Number
The Add recipient · Zambia screen shows a single field:
As soon as a valid number is entered, Devdraft automatically looks up and verifies the account, showing the resolved account holder’s name in a green confirmation badge below the field (e.g. “Joseph Banda”).
Unlike the bank beneficiary flows, this is a single-step process — there’s no separate Owner or Bank Details screen, and no name field to fill in manually. The account holder’s name comes directly from the verified mobile money account.
Double-check the number before saving — since the name is auto-resolved from the number itself, an incorrect digit will surface someone else’s verified name rather than an error.