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24 alternatives to Union54

Debit card issuing API for Africa

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Union54 launched in 2021; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Stripe Issuing▲531

   Create, control, and distribute physical or virtual cards

   2018 · stripe.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Privacy.com Card Issuing API▲170

   Create virtual debit cards via API today

   2020 · privacy.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   BizCard▲438

   Kill LinkedIn QR contacts. Make real connections instead.

   Dec 2025 · card.biz · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Mythia 2.0▲151

   World’s first debit card with gaming rewards

   2021 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Cardanti Smart Business Card▲132

   One tap, no app. The smart business card everyone can use.

   2020 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Flutterwave▲144

   1 API for ACH, card and mobile money payments across Africa

   2016 · flutterwave.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Waivr API▲191

   Smart recurring payments

   2023 · aspirio.co · its alternatives →

8. 8
   inai▲214

   Global payments without code

   2021 · inai.io · its alternatives →

9. 9
   mytalu▲61

   Africa's All Access Multicurrency Account

   2022 · mytalu.io · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Paystack▲138

    Modern payments for Africa

    2020 · paystack.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Open-Source Stripe GraphQL API▲41

    Query your Postgres database and Stripe account in a single GraphQL request using the open source @nhost/stripe-graphql-js package and Hasura.

    2022 · nhost.io · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Apto Instant Issuance▲80

    Instantly issue branded debit cards

    2021 · aptopayments.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    KkiaPay▲63

    An online payment gateway for African businesses 🌍

    2019 · kkiapay.me · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Emburse Expense Card API▲105

    The first card API platform with app integrations

    2016 · emburse.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    bunq API▲83

    Public banking API

    2017 · doc.bunq.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Payment Rails Payout API▲80

    Send business payments to any country in any currency.

    2018 · trolley.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Uviba Unified Payments▲64

    Integrate all payment channels via one single API

    2020 · pay.uviba.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Uviba - Accept Bank Payments▲80

    Accept instant 💸 bank payments with a few lines of code 🚀.

    2019 · pay.uviba.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Dapi▲74

    A new API to accept bank payments in Latam with free data

    2021 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Zeeh▲11

    Open Banking for all

    Apr 2026 · zeeh.africa · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Stripe Issuing▲10

    An API for creating cards

    2018 · stripe.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Cardplanet▲21

    Powering remittance and digital money services for Africa

    2014 · cardplanetsolutions.co.ke · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Open-source card tokenization service in Rust▲14

    The payment ecosystem is dominated by closed systems and walled gardens, and with the ever increasing layers of intermediaries. We've simplified the process of setting up your own card vault so that you can take control over tokenizing your customer's credit / debit cards without having to deal with third parties.

    2023 · github.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    ApiPay (by BazarBay)▲7

    Automated Kaspi Pay invoices by phone number for businesses

    Jan 2026 · apipay.kz · its alternatives →

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