Établissement agrégateur de paiement (fournisseur de plateforme de paiement) — Burundi

The Burundi category mapped to payment processing.

Regulator: Banque de la République du Burundi.

Banque de la République du Burundi licence for a payment aggregator / payment-platform provider (établissement agrégateur de paiement), under Circulaire n° 002/2024 (édictée en vertu du Règlement n° 002/2024). Minimum share capital 200 000 000 BIF (two hundred million, C002 conditions §1, scan-verified @150 dpi), fully paid at the agrément; plus governance/internal-control, dirigeant qualifications, payment-data protection and AML/CFT continuing conditions, with withdrawal of the agrément for continued non-conformity. lang fr.

Maintained: this official source is re-checked on a weekly schedule — last checked 2026-08-04 · changed 2026-08-04.

Licensed providers

1 entity

#	Provider	Status (as reported)	Source	Source date
1	Leapea S.A	licensed	Banque de la République du Burundi	2026-02-09

Licence requirements

What it takes to hold this licence, as stated in the cited official instruments. Capital and fees are shown in the currency the statute itself uses.

Requirement	As published	Source	Source date
Minimum capital	200 000 000 BIF (deux cents millions de francs Burundi) minimum share capital, fully paid at the agrément (Circulaire 002/2024, conditions §1). Verbatim “Tout établissement agrégateur de paiement doit disposer d'un capital social minimum, entièrement libéré au moment de l'agrément, d'un montant de deux cents millions de francs Burundi (200 000 000 BIF).”	Circulaire n° 002/2024 relative aux établissements agrégateurs de paiement — conditions §1 (capital), §2–5 (governance/AML/withdrawal)	2024
Local presence / incorporation	A value has been located but not yet verified, so we don't publish it here.	—	—
Timeline	A value has been located but not yet verified, so we don't publish it here.	—	—
Local ownership	No such requirement: Circulaire 002/2024 imposes no local-shareholding or nationality cap.	Circulaire n° 002/2024 relative aux établissements agrégateurs de paiement — conditions §1 (capital), §2–5 (governance/AML/withdrawal)	2024
Fees	A value has been located but not yet verified, so we don't publish it here.	—	—
Ongoing obligations	An aggregator must maintain adequate governance and internal control, qualified dirigeants, protection of sensitive payment data and AML/CFT compliance — as continuing conditions throughout its activity; on continued non-conformity the BRB may withdraw the agrément (Circulaire 002/2024, conditions §2–5). Verbatim “En cas de non-conformité continue à ces conditions, la Banque Centrale a le pouvoir de retirer l'agrément de l'établissement agrégateur de paiement, ce qui entraîne la cessation de ses activités.”	Circulaire n° 002/2024 relative aux établissements agrégateurs de paiement — conditions §1 (capital), §2–5 (governance/AML/withdrawal)	2024

Requirements as published in the cited instruments — not legal or compliance advice. Where a value is located but not yet verified, we show that it exists but don't publish the figure. Verify directly with the regulator.

The equivalent in other markets

Categories mapped to the same normalized activity — fintech:PAYMENT_PROCESSING:

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