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Propeller is the Merchant of Record for the China–Africa payment corridor. Collect Naira payments from Nigerian businesses, and Propeller handles compliance, FX, and USDC settlement to your destination.
What is Propeller?
Propeller is a regulated payment corridor between China and Africa. Nigerian businesses pay invoices in Naira via bank transfer. Propeller collects the NGN, runs compliance (KYC, KYB, sanctions screening), executes the FX, and settles USDC to your destination wallet or exchange.
Propeller acts as Merchant of Record (MOR) — the legal counterparty to both sides of the transaction. You get a clean API: create a business, issue an invoice, and let Propeller handle the rest.
Onboard a business
Register a business via API or dashboard. KYB/KYC runs automatically. Once approved, you can start collecting payments immediately.
Collect payments
Generate a payment link for an invoice. End-payers pay via NIP bank transfer. Propeller confirms receipt and credits the ledger.
Settle in USDC
Once funds clear, Propeller executes the FX and delivers USDC to your destination. Settlement is batched daily with full audit trail.
Quickstart
Get a sandbox API key from the console,
set PROPELLER_KEY, and create your first business:
curl https://api.withpropeller.com/v1/businesses \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $PROPELLER_KEY" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -d '{ "name": "Acme Exports Ltd", "country": "CN", "settlement_address": "0x..." }'
API reference
Every endpoint is REST with JSON request/response bodies. Authenticate
with a bearer token in the Authorization header.
Where to get help
- API reference — every endpoint documented in the sidebar.
- Guides — walkthroughs for common workflows (onboarding, payments, webhooks).
- Status — check status.withpropeller.com for uptime.
- Support — email support@withpropeller.com for account or integration help.