Freetown, 9th November 2026 — Sierra Leonean payment infrastructure company Monime has launched Dash, a new mobile payment application that allows users to send, receive and make payments directly from their bank accounts using their phones.
The launch took place on Saturday 7th November at Lagoonda, Aberdeen in Freetown in the presence of representatives of partner commercial banks, mobile money operators and the Bank of Sierra Leone.
A central feature of Dash is its DashTag system, which allows users to receive money by sharing a name, nickname or number instead of providing a bank account number. The money is paid into the recipient’s linked bank account, while the recipient’s bank details remain private.
Monime says each Dash user can claim a unique DashTag to serve as their payment identity, making it easier for people to direct payments to the right recipient without exchanging lengthy account details. Dash is not a bank or a digital wallet and does not hold customers’ money. Funds remain in the customer’s bank account and move only when the customer approves a payment.
After linking an account with a participating bank, users can send money to other Dash users, mobile money wallets and bank accounts. Payments are authorised on the customer’s phone, without the need to maintain a separate Dash balance. The platform also checks payment destinations before a transfer is sent and alerts customers if a destination cannot be reached, a feature intended to help reduce failed payments.
Through a merchant-payment partnership with Afrimoney, Dash users can also pay directly from their bank accounts at more than 2,500 merchant locations across Sierra Leone. The service extends Dash beyond person-to-person transfers by providing another payment option for consumers and businesses at participating merchant locations.
Dash also includes Dots, a feature that allows businesses to offer services within the application with payments integrated into the customer experience. At launch, users can buy Seacoach travel tickets, pay for internet services and make WATU payments without leaving the app. Businesses can make their services available to Dash customers, with users sharing personal information with a business only when they consent.
Sorieba Daffae, Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Monime, said the platform addresses the gap between keeping money in a bank and using it conveniently.
“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.”
Dash is built on Monime’s payment infrastructure, which is used by businesses, fintech companies and large enterprises in Sierra Leone to collect and send payments through a single connection to banks, mobile money services and cards.
Monime operates as a payment aggregator in Sierra Leone. The company provides payment infrastructure that enables businesses, fintech companies and banks to collect and send payments across banks, mobile money services and cards, and to track transactions in one place.
