Business accounts

One business account for seven currencies

Hold naira, cedi, shillings, rand, dollars, pounds and euros side by side. Get paid like a local in Lagos, London and New York, and convert only when the rate suits you.

Free to open

Verified in about a day

No minimum balance

Business owner checking balances on her phone

GBP account details

Sort code

04-00-75

Account

3192 6819

£40,000 from Harbour Print Ltd

Seven currencies

Local details and local rails in every currency

Each balance comes with the details your customers already know how to pay into, and pays out on the fastest rail in that market.

Currency

Details

Payout rail

Example rate

NGN

Nigerian naira

NUBAN account number

NIP instant transfer

1 USD = 1,328.09

GHS

Ghanaian cedi

Payout only

GhIPSS and mobile money

1 USD = 11.72

KES

Kenyan shilling

Payout only

PesaLink and M-Pesa

1 USD = 129.74

ZAR

South African rand

Payout only

RTC and PayShap

1 USD = 16.52

GBP

British pound

Sort code and account

Faster Payments

1 USD = 0.76

USD

US dollar

Routing and account

ACH and Fedwire

1 GBP = 1.32

EUR

Euro

Payout only

SEPA Instant

1 USD = 0.89

Example rates for illustration. More markets for payouts only: Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, Côte d’Ivoire, Senegal, Egypt and the UAE.

Collect

Get paid like a local, wherever your customers are

Share UK, US or Nigerian account details on your invoices. Customers pay with a normal local transfer, and the money lands in your balance labelled with who paid and what for.

Details ready in minutes after approval

Incoming payments matched to open invoices

No receiving fees on local transfers

Incoming today

Harbour Print Ltd

INV-2301 paid

£40,000

Northgate Pharma

INV-2297 paid

$18,600

Lumen Freight

₦12,750,000

Matching

Kente Labs UK

INV-2299 paid

£2,140

Rate alert

USD to NGN

1,328.09

Alert me at

1,350.00

We’ll email Tolu and Ada when the rate reaches your target.

Convert

Convert when the rate works for you

Set a target rate and Montra tells you the moment a pair reaches it. Convert in one tap, or lock the rate for 24 hours while you confirm the order.

Rate alerts on any of 38 pairs

24-hour locks on Growth and Enterprise

Every conversion shows the mid-market rate and our fee

Multi-entity

Every entity, one login

Run your Lagos, Nairobi and London companies from one place, with separate balances, statements and approval rules for each.

Switch entities without signing out

Roles and limits per person

Consolidated reporting in USD

Your companies

Adire & Co Ltd

Lagos, 4 balances

$2.91M

Adire East Africa

Nairobi, 2 balances

$0.84M

Adire UK Ltd

London, 3 balances

$0.47M

Built in

Everything a finance team expects

Team roles

Give your accountant view-only access and your ops lead payment rights with limits.

Statements in every currency

Monthly PDF and CSV statements, ready for your auditors and your bank.

Accounting sync

Sync payments to your ledger with the rate and fees on every line.

Virtual accounts

Give each customer their own collection details so payments match themselves.

Safeguarded funds

Balances are held 1:1 in segregated accounts at regulated banks.

People who pick up

Support from Lagos, Nairobi and London, usually replying within minutes.

FAQ

Account questions

Can’t see your question? Our team usually replies within the hour.

Who can open a Montra account?

Do I get account details in every currency?

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Your next supplier payment could land in under a minute.

Open a Montra account online. Most businesses are verified within one working day and can pay their first supplier the next morning.

Free to open

No minimum balance

Verified in about a day

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