African bank & SWIFT codes, NUBAN resolution, mobile networks, holidays and ISO 4217 currencies.
Quick Install
Automated & IDE SetupCopy the AI prompt to install this server into Claude Code, Cursor, or another agent — or use 1-click editor setup below.
Manual Client & Custom JSON ConfigExpand JSON ▾
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Capabilities & Tool Schemas (6)
Inspect callable tools, capabilities, and parameters exposed to AI agents by Mansa African Financial Reference Data.
lookup_bankIdentify an African bank from a name, bank/sort code, SWIFT/BIC or USSD shortcode. Works as a **reverse lookup** — pass a bare code like `NLCBTZTX` and get the institution back.
list_banksEvery bank held for a country, with codes and mobile-money flag.
resolve_nubanWhich Nigerian banks a 10-digit NUBAN account number is checksum-valid for. Typically narrows ~30 banks to ~3.
lookup_phone_networkResolve an African phone number to its mobile network operator.
get_public_holidaysPublic holidays for a country and year. English by default, with `lang` for local languages.
get_currencyISO 4217 record: code, name, symbol, decimal places, and every country using it.
Documentation Overview
Mansa African Financial Reference Data — MCP Server
A Model Context Protocol server giving any MCP-capable agent live access to African financial reference data: bank and SWIFT/BIC codes, NUBAN account resolution, mobile network lookup, public holidays, and ISO 4217 currencies.
Hosted and maintained by Mansa API. No API key required.
Connect
Streamable HTTP endpoint:
Claude Desktop
Anything else
Point your MCP client at the URL above. The server speaks JSON-RPC 2.0 over Streamable HTTP and is
stateless, so no session handling is required. A plain GET returns the server descriptor.
Tools
| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
lookup_bank | Identify an African bank from a name, bank/sort code, SWIFT/BIC or USSD shortcode. Works as a reverse lookup — pass a bare code like NLCBTZTX and get the institution back. |
list_banks | Every bank held for a country, with codes and mobile-money flag. |
resolve_nuban | Which Nigerian banks a 10-digit NUBAN account number is checksum-valid for. Typically narrows ~30 banks to ~3. |
lookup_phone_network | Resolve an African phone number to its mobile network operator. |
get_public_holidays | Public holidays for a country and year. English by default, with lang for local languages. |
get_currency | ISO 4217 record: code, name, symbol, decimal places, and every country using it. |
Coverage
Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya, South Africa, Egypt, Morocco, Zambia and Tanzania for banks and mobile networks; holidays and currencies span the wider continent.
Worth knowing
resolve_nuban confirms checksum validity only. The CBN NUBAN check digit is derived from the
bank code plus the first nine digits of the account number, so testing a number against every bank
code narrows down where it could be held — without contacting any bank.
It does not confirm that an account exists, and it never returns an account holder's name. That requires a licensed NIBSS account-name enquiry.
Related
Mansa API also publishes io.github.HeyZod/mansa-african-markets
for live African stock market data — a separate server with a different audience.
- API documentation: https://mansaapi.com/docs
- OpenAPI spec: https://mansaapi.com/openapi.json
- Postman collection: https://mansaapi.com/docs/postman
License
MIT for this manifest. The hosted service is governed by the Mansa API terms.
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