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title: "Leatherback: Money Transfer App in Africa"
description: "Hold GBP, USD, NGN & CAD in one wallet, exchange with zero conversion fees, and send to bank accounts worldwide in 1–3 business days."
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published_at: "2026-03-10T18:15:33.228Z"
updated_at: "2026-10-06T16:18:18.284Z"
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# Leatherback: Money Transfer App in Africa

Hold GBP, USD, NGN & CAD in one wallet, exchange with zero conversion fees, and send to bank accounts worldwide in 1–3 business days.

## Breadcrumbs

- [Fintech](/categories/fintech)
- [Leatherback](/leatherback)

## Summary

Multi-currency accounts and cross-border transfers in one app

A global payments platform for individuals and businesses to hold multi-currency accounts, exchange currencies, and send cross-border transfers via web and mobile.

## Product details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Website | https://leatherback.co/ |
| Tagline | Multi-currency accounts and cross-border transfers in one app |
| Primary country | Nigeria |
| Platforms | Web, Android, API, iOS |
| Average rating | 4 |
| Published reviews | 1 |
| Verified listing | No |

## About the product

Leatherback is a global payments platform for individuals and businesses that need multi-currency accounts, currency exchange, and cross-border money transfers.

Key capabilities include:

- **Multi-currency accounts in one wallet**, including accounts in **GBP, USD, NGN, and CAD**, used to receive funds and manage balances across currencies.
- **SendR cross-border transfers** to **bank accounts worldwide**, including recipients who do not use the app; the service shows **real-time exchange rates and fees before confirmation**, with typical delivery in **1–3 business days** depending on destination and method.
- **In-app currency exchange** with **zero conversion fees** inside the app.
- **Local transfers and payments** in supported currencies, plus **24/7 support** via in-app chat, email, and social channels.

Available on **Web**, **Android**, **iOS**, and via **API** for business integrations.

It targets **B2B** and **B2C** use cases, including personal remittances and multi-currency money management, and business needs such as cross-border payments, payment gateway tooling (**Fusion**), mass payouts, and API-based payment workflows.

Notable context: the company is **authorised by the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) as an Electronic Money Institution (FRN 901074)** and highlights **ISO certification**, **PCI DSS compliance**, and **2FA**. It also states it **does not lend out customer funds** and is **not covered by the FSCS**, and it operates across markets that include **Nigeria, Ghana, and Egypt** with global reach.

## Features

- [Fintech](/categories/fintech): Category
- [B2B](/tags/b2b): Product feature or technology
- [B2C](/tags/b2c): Product feature or technology
- [Cross-Border Payments](/tags/cross-border-payments): Product feature or technology
- [Multi-currency](/tags/multi-currency): Product feature or technology
- [Payment Gateway](/tags/payment-gateway): Product feature or technology
- [Ethiopia](/countries/ethiopia): Market
- [Nigeria](/countries/nigeria): Market

## Related pages

- [Alternatives](/leatherback/alternatives)
- [Reviews](/leatherback/reviews)
- [Transparency](/leatherback/transparency)

## Access and citation

- [Canonical HTML page](https://liners.com/leatherback)
- [Markdown route index](/sitemap.md)
- [Agent access guide](/llms.txt)