Egypt

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Send EGP for cash pickup in Egypt. This guide walks you through the steps required to initiate and verify a cash pickup transfer.

Prerequisites

Complete KYC and ensure your account is approved for transactions.
Whitelist your server IP addresses. See this guide for more information.
Enable Transfers via API. See this guide for more information.
Ensure you have sufficient funds in the EGP wallet. For cross-currency transfers, the transfer amount is debited from the debit_currency wallet, while the transfer fee is debited from the EGP wallet. See the supported currencies and transfer fees page for more information.

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Transfer Settlement Schedule
Transfers are processed Sunday to Thursday, 9 AM to 3 PM (GMT+2). Requests made outside these hours are processed during the next working period. Funds settle within 24-48 hours after processing.

Payout Flow

Follow these steps to complete a cash pickup transfer in Egypt.

Collect sender and beneficiary details:
Gather the sender, beneficiary, and other transfer details.

See the table below for the required and optional parameters.

Parameter	Description	Format	Example	Is required
`account_number`	This should be passed as null.	null	null	Yes
`account_bank`	The bank code. Must be `BDC`.	String	“BDC”	Yes
`amount`	The transfer amount.	Integer	2000	Yes
`beneficiary_name`	The beneficiary's full name.	String	“Ahmed Ibrahim”	Yes
`currency`	The transfer currency. Must be `EGP`.	String	"EGP"	Yes
`narration`	A description for the transfer.	String	"Test Payment"	No
`reference`	A unique reference to identify the transfer.	String	"Your-Unique-Reference"	No
`debit_currency`	The wallet currency to debit for the transfer.	String	"XOF"	No
`meta`	Additional information required to process the transfer.	Array	N/A	Yes
`meta[0].is_cash_pickup`	Identifies the transfer as a cash pickup. Must be set to true.	Boolean	true	Yes
`meta[0].beneficiary_address`	The beneficiary's address.	String	“4 El Bazry Street, Off 77th Street, Cairo, 11431”	Yes
`meta[0].sender_city`	The sender's city	String	"Cairo"	Yes
`meta[0].sender_date_of_birth`	The sender's date of birth.	String	“1990-09-23”	Yes
`meta[0].sender_id_number`	The sender's ID number.	String	"2231aaa"	Yes
`meta[0].sender_id_type`	The sender's ID type. See the supported ID types here	String	"01"	Yes
`meta[0].sender_id_expiry`	The sender's ID expiration date.	String	“2029-09-23”	Yes
`meta[0].transfer_purpose`	The purpose of the transfer. See the supported transfer purposes here	String	"SERV"	Yes
`meta[0].beneficiary_mobile_number`	The beneficiary's mobile number.	String	"2001021545548"	Yes
`meta[0].beneficiary_country`	The beneficiary's country. This should be `EG`.	String	"EG"	No
`meta[0].sender`	The sender's full name.	String	"Sol Thv"	No
`meta[0].email`	The beneficiary's email address.	String	"[email protected]"	No
`meta[0].sender_email_address`	The sender's email address	String	"[email protected]"	No
`meta[0].sender_mobile_number`	The sender's mobile number.	String	"01993003333"	No
`meta[0].sender_address`	The sender's address.	String	"Tahrir Square, Cairo, Egypt"	No
`meta[0].beneficiary_id_number`	The beneficiary's ID number.	String	"28503122500311"	No
`meta[0].first_name`	The beneficiary's first name. If passed, must match the first name value provided for the `beneficiary_name`.	String	“John”	No
`meta[0].last_name`	The beneficiary's last name. If passed, must match the last name value provided for the `beneficiary_name`.	String	“Mike”	No

Initiate the transfer
Send a POST request to the transfer endpoint with the sender and beneficiary details. Set meta.is_cash_pickup to true to identify the transfer as a cash pickup.

curl --request POST \
  --url https://api.flutterwave.com/v3/transfers \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer {{YOUR_SECRET_KEY}}' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '{
        "account_number": null,
        "account_bank": "BDC",
        "narration": "Pickup In Egypt",
        "amount": 1000,
        "currency": "EGP",
        "beneficiary_name": "Tariq Masry",
        "reference": "c4782akddd_PMCKDU_1",
        "meta": [
            {
                "beneficiary_address": "Tahrir Square, Cairo, Egypt",
                "sender_city": "Cairo",
                "is_cash_pickup": true,
                "beneficiary_country": "EG",
                "sender_id_number": "2231aaa",
                "sender_id_type": "01",
                "sender": "Mohamed Mansour",
                "email": "[email protected]",
                "sender_id_expiry": "2026-09-23",
                "sender_date_of_birth": "2002-09-23",
                "sender_email_address": "[email protected]",
                "transfer_purpose": "EDUC",        
                "beneficiary_id_number": "123455",
                "beneficiary_mobile_number": "+201011340718"
            }
        ]
}'

You'll get a response like this:

{
    "status": "success",
    "message": "Transfer Queued Successfully",
    "data": {
        "id": 2247213,
        "account_number": "123455",
        "bank_code": "BDC",
        "full_name": "Tariq Masry",
        "created_at": "2026-10-22T00:10:41.000Z",
        "currency": "EGP",
        "amount": 1000,
        "fee": 45,
        "status": "NEW",
        "reference": "c4782akddd_PMCKDU_1",
        "meta": [
            {
                "BeneficiaryAddress": "Tahrir Square, Cairo, Egypt",
                "SenderCity": "Cairo",
                "IsCashPickup": true,
                "BeneficiaryCountry": "EG",
                "SenderIdNumber": "2231aaa",
                "SenderIdType": "PASSPORT",
                "Sender": "Mohamed Mansour",
                "EmailAddress": "[email protected]",
                "SenderIdExpiry": "23/09/2026",
                "SenderDateOfBirth": "23/09/2002",
                "SenderEmailAddress": "[email protected]",
                "TransferPurpose": "EDUC",
                "BeneficiaryIdNumber": "123455",
                "BeneficiaryMobileNumber": "+201011340718",
                "SenderAddress": null,
                "SenderMobileNumber": "07054748747",
                "SenderNationality": "ZA",
                "SenderCountry": "ZA",
                "SenderDob": "23/09/2002",
                "MerchantName": "Dotuns Fashion Limited",
                "BeneficiaryName": "Tariq Masry",
                "TransferType": "CASHPICKUP",
                "AgentCode": "50261",
                "AgentLocationCode": "50261",
                "RouteCode": "BDC"
            }
        ],
        "narration": "Pickup In Egypt",
        "complete_message": "",
        "requires_approval": 0,
        "is_approved": 1,
        "bank_name": "FA-BANK"
    }
}

Verify the transfer status
There are two ways to verify the transfer status:

Call the transfer status endpoint using the transfer ID (data.id) returned in the transfer initiation response.

curl --request GET \
  --location 'https://api.flutterwave.com/v3/transfers/2247213' \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer {{YOUR_SECRET_KEY}}'

{
    "status": "success",
    "message": "Transfer fetched",
    "data": {
        "id": 2247213,
        "account_number": "123455",
        "bank_code": "BDC",
        "full_name": "Tariq Masry",
        "created_at": "2026-10-22T00:10:41.000Z",
        "currency": "EGP",
        "debit_currency": null,
        "amount": 1000,
        "fee": 45,
        "status": "SUCCESSFUL",
        "reference": "c4782akddd_PMCKDU_1",
        "meta": [
            {
                "beneficiary_address": "Tahrir Square, Cairo, Egypt",
                "beneficiary_country": "EG",
                "sender": "Mohamed Mansour",
                "email": "[email protected]",
                "beneficiary_name": "Tariq Masry"
            }
        ],
        "narration": "Pickup In Egypt",
        "approver": null,
        "complete_message": "Successful",
        "requires_approval": 0,
        "is_approved": 1,
        "bank_name": "FA-BANK"
    }
}

Listen for webhooks. Configure your webhook URL on the Flutterwave Dashboard to receive real-time transfer updates. See the webhooks guide for more information.

{
  "event": "transfer.completed",
  "event.type": "Transfer",
  "data": {
    "id": 2247213,
    "account_number": "123455",
    "bank_name": "FA-BANK",
    "bank_code": "BDC",
    "fullname": "Tariq Masry",
    "created_at": "2026-10-22T00:10:41.000Z",
    "currency": "EGP",
    "debit_currency": null,
    "amount": 1000,
    "fee": 45,
    "status": "SUCCESSFUL",
    "reference": "c4782akddd_PMCKDU_1",
    "meta": [
      {
        "BeneficiaryAddress": "Tahrir Square, Cairo, Egypt",
        "SenderCity": "Cairo",
        "IsCashPickup": true,
        "BeneficiaryCountry": "EG",
        "SenderIdNumber": "2231aaa",
        "SenderIdType": "PASSPORT",
        "Sender": "Mohamed Mansour",
        "EmailAddress": "[email protected]",
        "SenderIdExpiry": "23/09/2026",
        "SenderDateOfBirth": "23/09/2002",
        "SenderEmailAddress": "[email protected]",
        "TransferPurpose": "EDUC",
        "BeneficiaryIdNumber": "123455",
        "BeneficiaryMobileNumber": "+201011340718",
        "SenderAddress": null,
        "SenderMobileNumber": "07054748747",
        "SenderNationality": "ZA",
        "SenderCountry": "ZA",
        "SenderDob": "23/09/2002",
        "MerchantName": "Dotuns Fashion Limited",
        "BeneficiaryName": "Tariq Masry",
        "TransferType": "CASHPICKUP",
        "AgentCode": "50261",
        "AgentLocationCode": "50261",
        "RouteCode": "BDC"
      }
    ],
    "narration": "Pickup In Egyptt",
    "approver": null,
    "complete_message": "Successful",
    "requires_approval": 0,
    "is_approved": 1
  }
}

Testing Transfers

Check the testing guide for mocking transfers in the test environment.