Welcome to Lira

Lira is a B2B account verification API that helps remittance companies, diaspora platforms, and African fintechs verify who they're paying before a transaction is processed.

What you can build

Real-time verification

Verify a bank account or phone number before initiating a transfer. Reduce fraud and prevent failed transactions by confirming the recipient's identity at the moment of payment.

Async verification at scale

Queue thousands of verifications and receive results via webhook when they complete. Ideal for batch onboarding flows, KYC pipelines, and high-throughput payment operations.

Webhook-driven workflows

React to verification events in real time to trigger downstream actions like KYC approvals, user onboarding, or payment releases, without polling the API.

Products

Verification API

Confirm bank accounts and phone numbers before funds move, across 10+ African markets, the United Kingdom, and China. See Supported Countries for the full list.

Reversal Tracking

Track and resolve failed transactions. Identify where a transfer broke down and take action to recover funds or retry the payment.

Business Directory

Discover and connect with verified African businesses. Reduce counterparty risk when transacting with new business partners across the continent.

This documentation covers the Verification API and Webhooks.

Choose your path

New to Lira? Start with How It Works to understand the mental model, then follow the Quickstart to make your first API call in under 5 minutes.

Ready to integrate? Jump directly to Verify a Bank Account or Verify a Phone Number for step-by-step guides with request and response examples.

Explore the full API Browse the API Reference for every endpoint, parameter, and response schema.

Supported countries

Next steps