Skip to content

Payment methods · Bolivia

Yape payouts in Bolivia, straight to the wallet

As documented for Bolivia, credit beneficiaries’ Yape wallets the same day, reach Tigo Money by bank transfer and fall back to SCP transfers, from a single payout API.

Contact salesGo to our docs
  • Wallet
  • Bolivia
  • Payout

What it is

Same-day payouts to Yape wallets in Bolivia

Yape is a mobile wallet. As documented for Bolivia, Localpayment can credit a beneficiary’s Yape wallet directly, on the same day, within a documented per-transaction range. Tigo Money wallets are reached through a bank transfer to the wallet, and SCP bank transfers cover beneficiaries who prefer a bank account.

  • Direct Yape wallet payout, same day, with a documented per-transaction range
  • Tigo Money reached by bank transfer to the wallet
  • SCP bank transfer for account holders, T+1

How it works

How a Yape payout works

Actors and steps follow the documented flow. The final status always arrives by signed webhook.

  1. 1

    Your businessLocalpayment:

    Sends the payout request

    POST /api/payout/ with the beneficiary details, amount and externalId. Compliance checks run; with requireAuth, a second approver signs off before funds move.

  2. 2

    LocalpaymentBank · Yape:

    Locks the funds and sends the instruction

    The payout moves from Locked to In Progress over Yape.

  3. 3

    Bank · YapeBeneficiary:

    Credits the beneficiary

    Timing depends on the rail; see the key facts below.

  4. 4

    LocalpaymentYour business:

    Webhook: payout completed

    Localpayment updates the payout to its final status. Signed webhook with the final status; the proof of payment can be downloaded.

Simplified diagram. Timing depends on the rail and the bank; see the key facts below.

How it works

See Yape in action

A simplified, fictitious walkthrough. Names and amounts are examples.

  1. 1Comercio EjemploYour platform sends a BOB 350.00 payout through Yape.
  2. 2Banco EjemploThe beneficiary sees the BOB 350.00 credit in their account or wallet.
  3. 3Payout completedYour system receives the signed webhook and updates the order.
Contact sales

Key facts

Yape: key facts

  • Country

    Detail
    🇧🇴 Bolivia

  • Currency

    Detail
    BOB

  • Direction

    Detail
    Payout only

  • Yape (direct wallet)

    Detail
    Same day, cut-off 14:00 local time · BOB 0.01 – 6,875

  • Tigo Money

    Detail
    Via bank transfer

  • Bank transfer (SCP)

    Detail
    T+1 (next business day), cut-off 14:00 local time

Taken from the Localpayment documentation for each country. Limits and availability can change; confirm them with your account manager.

Consumer experience

What your customer sees with Yape

Authorization, limits and refunds as documented on docs.localpayment.com. Limits are shown only where the documentation states them.

  • How the customer authorizes

    Nothing is required from the beneficiary. You create the payout with POST /api/payout/ (code 0021) with the beneficiary’s name, document and the mobile number linked to their Yape wallet; if double-signature approval is enabled, a second user approves it in the Business Portal. The beneficiary sees the credit in the wallet and you receive the final status by webhook.

  • Documented limits

    Yape (direct wallet) (Payout): BOB 0.01 – 6,875. Per transaction, as published in the documentation; contractual limits may differ.

  • Refunds and returns

    If the beneficiary bank rejects a completed payout days later (closed or invalid account), the funds come back to your Localpayment balance and the payout moves to Returned, notified by webhook. A recall for wrong beneficiary data is a manual request to our operations team and is not guaranteed.

Integration checklist

Go live with Yape in five steps

The same sequence for every rail. Watch the animated checkout for this country before you build.

  1. Get Stage credentials

    Request access, receive sandbox credentials and obtain a JWT with POST /api/token/.

  2. Fund your balance

    Payouts are debited from your Localpayment balance in the local currency; fund it locally or via Wire In with FX.

  3. Send the payout

    POST /api/payout/ with the beneficiary, document, account or alias, amount and a unique externalId.

  4. Approve and track

    With requireAuth a second user approves; follow Received, Locked, In Progress and Completed by signed webhook.

  5. Watch the animated flow

    Every method of this country, screen by screen, in the checkout experiences gallery.

History

How Bolivia went digital with interoperable QR and wallets

Sources: Banco Central de Bolivia, Payment System Report 2023 and press release CP60/2024.

  1. QR payments arrive

    QR payments start in Bolivia through the clearing and settlement administrator, and the central bank rolls out an interoperable QR scheme progressively from 2021.

  2. One QR standard for the whole system

    The Central Bank of Bolivia mandates a common, compatible QR standard across banks, cooperatives and other financial institutions, and full interoperability is reached: any user can pay or collect from any entity.

  3. Wallets scale up

    Yape launches in Bolivia and passes one million users in its first month; by 2025 it is the country’s most used mobile wallet.

  4. Explosive growth

    The central bank reports that QR payments have grown more than 4,700% in under three years, with quarterly low-value interbank transactions up more than sixfold since 2022.

Why Localpayment

Why use Yape with Localpayment

  • One API for pay-ins and payouts

    Yape runs on the same API as every other method: POST /api/payin/ to collect, POST /api/payout/ to pay out, and new markets by configuration.

  • Webhook status on every transaction

    Every status change is pushed to your endpoint, signed with HMAC-SHA256, so you can verify and automate.

  • Reconciliation in the Business Portal

    Match every transaction through your externalId and our internalId, with Business Portal reports and balance APIs.

Keep exploring

FAQ

Yape: frequently asked questions

Is Yape available as a pay-in method?

As documented for Bolivia, Yape is a payout method: Localpayment credits the beneficiary’s Yape wallet directly. The documented Bolivian pay-in method is QR. See the key facts table for the Yape payout details.

How fast and how large can a Yape payout be?

The documentation lists direct Yape payouts as same day, with a documented per-transaction range of BOB 0.01 to 6,875. See the key facts table and confirm your limits with your account manager.

How do I pay Tigo Money wallets?

Tigo Money is reached through a bank transfer to the wallet (bank code 053), using the same payout API call as every other method. SCP bank transfers (T+1) are also available for beneficiaries with a bank account.

How is the beneficiary identified for a Yape payout?

By the mobile number linked to their Yape wallet, together with their name and document. Validate the number format before sending to avoid rejections.

What are the payout statuses?

100 Received, 101 Locked (passed compliance), 102 In Progress (sent to the wallet), 200 Completed (credited) and 300 Rejected, each delivered by signed webhook.

What if the amount exceeds BOB 6,875?

The documented Yape payout range is BOB 0.01 to 6,875. For larger amounts use an SCP bank transfer (code 0020, T+1) to the beneficiary’s bank account.

Can I collect payments in Bolivia?

Yes, by QR: the documented Bolivian pay-in method (code 1150, BOB 1 to 1,000,000), confirmed by signed webhook. Yape itself is used for payouts only.

Send payouts via Yape

Tell us your markets and volumes. We start you on Stage (sandbox) credentials and guide you to go-live.

Contact salesGo to our docs

How can we help?

Download your copy

Leave your details and get the full edition instantly.