Activate your account & go live
The steps to verify your account (KYC), get your production keys and go from sandbox to live in full compliance.
In sandbox, you integrate freely with pk_test.… / sk_test.… keys without moving real
money. To collect real payments, your account must be verified (KYC) and activated.
1. Complete verification (KYC)
From the Dashboard → Compliance, provide the required information based on your status:
BusinessrequiredoptionalLegal representativerequiredoptionalSettlement accountrequiredoptionalActivityrequiredoptionalVerification timelines
Review usually takes 1 to 3 business days. You can continue developing in sandbox during this time.
2. Get your production keys
Once the account is activated, open Developers → API Keys: your pk.… / sk.… keys
appear. They move real money — treat sk.… as a critical secret.
Never mix test and production
Sandbox references do not exist in production and vice versa. Store keys in separate environment variables per environment. See Environments & keys.
3. Validate the integration
Before opening the floodgates, run the technical checklist: server verification, webhook signature verification, idempotency, error handling.
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4. Switch to live
Replace your test keys with live keys, point your webhooks to your production URLs, and
perform a first real low-amount transaction to confirm settlement.
First live payment
Make a real payment of 100 XAF to yourself, verify it goes to succeeded, that it arrives
in the balance held by our licensed partner and that your production webhook receives it. This is the best end-to-end test.