Buy bitcoin with Wave
- Type
- Mobile money
- Works in
- 2 countries
- Accepted by
- 1 exchange
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-18
You can fund a bitcoin purchase with Wave in 2 of the countries we cover, at 1 exchange we review. Support is decided market by market, so find your country below and follow its guide.
What is Wave?
Wave is a mobile money service whose local entity, Wave Digital Finance, holds an electronic money institution licence from the BCEAO and appears on the central bank's published list of licensed issuers for the WAEMU zone. You keep money in a Wave wallet, top it up in cash at an agent, and then pay or transfer from the app or a QR code. It runs across several West African markets, including Senegal and Cote d'Ivoire, where it is one of the standard ways to move local currency.
- Speed
- A transfer between Wave wallets is an app instruction rather than a bank settlement, so it goes through right away; the slow steps are the cash in and cash out, which happen in person at an agent.
- Cost
- Wave publishes a flat 1% to send money, and lists deposits, withdrawals and bill payments as free.
Speed and cost describe the rail itself. What an exchange adds on top varies by platform and is shown per exchange below.
The exchange that takes Wave
- Yellow Card4.1
2 country listings with Wave
Where Wave works
Every country guide that lists Wave. Dedicated pages exist where at least one recommended exchange takes it.
Cote d'Ivoire
SenegalFrequently asked questions
Which exchanges accept Wave?
Of the exchanges we review, Yellow Card accepts Wave in at least one country. Support is per market, so check your country guide for the exact list where you live.
Where can I buy bitcoin with Wave?
Wave appears in 2 of our country guides: Cote d'Ivoire, Senegal. Each guide lists the exchanges that take it there and how it is named locally.