Sierra Leonean Fintech Company Monime Launches Dash Digital Payment Application

Sierra Leonean payment infrastructure company Monime has launched Dash, a new digital payment application that allows users to send, receive and make payments directly from their bank accounts using their mobile phones.

The application was officially launched in Freetown on 7 November 2026, in the presence of representatives from partner commercial banks, mobile money operators and the Bank of Sierra Leone.

One of Dash’s key features is its DashTag identity system, which allows users to receive money by sharing a unique name, nickname or number instead of their bank account details. Payments are transferred directly into the recipient’s linked bank account, without requiring them to disclose their account number.

Once users link their accounts with participating banks, they can send money to other Dash users, mobile money wallets and bank accounts. Transactions are authorised directly by customers through the application, without the need to maintain a separate Dash balance.

The platform also checks payment destinations before transactions are sent and alerts users when a destination cannot be reached, a feature intended to help reduce failed payments.

Through a merchant-payment partnership with Afrimoney, Dash users can also make payments at more than 2,500 merchant locations across Sierra Leone. The arrangement provides another payment option for consumers and businesses, with transactions made directly from users’ bank accounts.

The application also introduces Dots, a feature that allows businesses to make their services available within Dash, with payment options integrated into the platform. At launch, users can purchase Sea Coach travel tickets, pay for internet services and make WATU payments without leaving the application.

Businesses can also offer their services through the platform, with customers sharing their information only with their consent.

Speaking at the launch, Monime’s Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Sorieba Daffae, said Dash was developed to make bank accounts easier and more convenient to use.

“For most people, the bank account has been the safest place to keep money and the hardest place to use it. Dash changes that. Your money stays in your bank. We simply make it move when you want it to. A name is now enough to get paid, and every business in the country can now meet customers who carry their bank in their pocket,” Daffae said.

Dash is built on Monime’s existing payment infrastructure, which enables businesses, fintech companies and large enterprises across Sierra Leone to collect and send payments through a single connection to banks, mobile money services and card networks.

Monime operates as a payment aggregator in Sierra Leone, providing payment connectivity and transaction management services to businesses and other institutions.

The launch of Dash expands the company’s services from providing payment infrastructure for organisations to offering a payment application for individual consumers and businesses.

Dash is currently available for download on Google Play, while availability on the Apple App Store is expected soon.