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# Welcome to Shimi

The Shimi API gives your business everything it needs to move money in Nigeria: dedicated bank accounts for your customers, one-time virtual accounts for collections, payouts to any bank, corporate accounts, crypto deposits, prepaid cards, and airtime, data and bill payments.

#### [Quickstart](/quickstart)

Get an access token and create your first customer in a few minutes.

#### [API reference](/api-reference)

Every endpoint, with example requests and responses for success and error cases.

## What you can build

#### Customer accounts

Onboard BVN-verified customers and give each one a dedicated bank account.

#### Virtual accounts

One-time, amount-locked accounts for collecting a single payment, such as an invoice or checkout.

#### Settlement & payouts

Check your wallet balances and send money to any Nigerian bank account.

#### Corporate accounts

Onboard registered businesses and give them their own bank sub-accounts.

#### Crypto

Generate deposit addresses, receive crypto deposits and send crypto out.

#### Card issuing

Issue and manage prepaid cards for your customers.

#### Airtime, data & bills

Sell airtime and data, and pay electricity and cable TV bills.

#### [Webhooks](/webhooks)

Get notified in real time about deposits and payout outcomes.

## Before you start

You need three things from Shimi onboarding:

* An **approved KYB** and an active business account
* Your **company reference** (your company ID)
* Your **API key**

Then follow the [Quickstart](/quickstart).