On-ramp directory
Yellow Card
Pan-African exchange — buy bitcoin with mobile money and local bank rails across ~20 countries.
Yellow Card is a pan-African exchange operating across roughly twenty countries, with mobile-money and local bank rails that fit how people actually move money on the continent. That local-payments reach is its core advantage.
It is a fit for African users who need to buy with mobile money or local transfers where global exchanges don’t reach. It is KYC’d and regional; as always, self-custody your long-term stack rather than leaving it on the platform.
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Quick answers
- Does Yellow Card require KYC?
- Yes — Yellow Card requires identity verification before you can buy bitcoin.
- Does Yellow Card support Lightning?
- No — Yellow Card settles on-chain only; withdrawals use regular Bitcoin transactions.
- How can you pay on Yellow Card?
- Yellow Card supports bank, cash payments.
- Where is Yellow Card available?
- Yellow Card serves a limited set of countries (12 listed in our directory) — verify yours on the official site before signing up.
Availability and rules change with regulation — verify on the official site before sending funds. Bought your sats? Move them to a wallet you control, and check your country's tax rules.