Supported Countries

Lira currently supports the following verification types by country.

Bank Account Verification

Country	Code	Notes
Nigeria	NG	10-digit NUBAN account numbers
Ghana	GH	Standard account numbers
Zambia	ZM	Standard account numbers. See supported banks for the full list of bank codes.
Tanzania	TZ	Standard account numbers

Phone Number Verification

Country	Code	networkCode required	Supported values
Nigeria	NG	No	—
Ghana	GH	Yes	MTN, VOD, ATM
Uganda	UG	No	—
Zambia	ZM	Yes	airtel, mtn, zamtel
Tanzania	TZ	Yes	503 (M-Pesa Tanzania)
Senegal	SN	Yes	ORANGE
Cameroon	CM	Yes	ORANGE, MTN
Benin	BJ	Yes	MTN, MOOV
Togo	TG	Yes	TMONEY

Important: Ghana phone number verifications will fail if networkCode is omitted. Always include the carrier code for GH requests.

Important: Zambia phone number verifications will fail if networkCode is omitted. Use lowercase operator names: airtel, mtn, or zamtel.

Note: Uganda and Zambia phone verifications return fullName only. Individual name components (firstName, lastName) and dateOfBirth are not available for these countries.

Identity Document Verification

Country	Code	idType	Document
Nigeria	NG	bvn	Bank Verification Number

Note: Pass country and idType together in the request body to select the right verification source. See Verify a BVN for the full guide.

M-Pesa Verification (Kenya)

Kenya is supported exclusively through M-Pesa verification endpoints.

Verification	Endpoint	Description
Lipa Na M-Pesa	POST /verify/lipa-na-mpesa	Verify a paybill or till number
M-Pesa Agent	POST /verify/mpesa-agent	Verify an M-Pesa agent by agent code

Note: Standard bank account and phone number verification are not available for Kenya. Use the M-Pesa endpoints instead.

Coming soon

Support for additional African markets is in progress. If you need a specific country, contact us.

Francophone Africa: Senegal, Cameroon, Benin, and Togo support phone number verification only — bank account verification is not available for these markets. All phone verifications require a networkCode.