🇧🇫 Send FCFA500 in Burkina Faso: fees by provider
To send FCFA500 in Burkina Faso, Wave is free, while the others charge up to FCFA5.00. So the cheapest is Free and the most expensive FCFA5.00.
FCFA500 is one of the smallest amounts people move in Burkina Faso — roughly a ride and airtime. Burkina Faso runs on Orange Money and Moov Money, in the WAEMU-zone CFA franc.
Two operators share most of the market; the banded tariff and rural agent availability make the difference. At an effective 0% on the cheapest option (Wave), the fixed part bites hardest here — batching small sends or keeping the balance on the wallet saves the most.
At FCFA500, this amount falls in a pricing band where a percentage fee (1%, capped at FCFA4500) applies at the reference provider. This is the top band: the tariff does not change above it. Keeping money on the wallet to pay avoids any cash-out fee.
Compare all providers for FCFA500
| Provider | Fee | Levy | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
WAVWaveCheapest | Free | None | Free |
ORGOrange | FCFA5.00 | None | FCFA5.00 |
MOVMoov | FCFA5.00 | None | FCFA5.00 |
Indicative verified fees; any applicable government levy is included in the total.
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