Local today
US dollars and naira: account details in your own name, on both sides.
Real accounts, on both sides.
Local account details in your own name on both sides of your corridor, in the same app. Hold US dollars, naira, pounds, and Canadian dollars side by side.
Dara is a fintech company, not an FDIC-insured bank. Banking and card services provided by licensed partners. Protections vary by product.
One account for every currency you live in
Point your salary at Dara: instant setup, your own account numbers, or a filled form for payroll.
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Know which currencies have local rails
A currency gets local rails when its corridor goes live. The app labels each one, so you know which kind you hold before you pick it.
Hold and exchange
Pounds and Canadian dollars: keep a balance and convert it. Local details come with their corridors.
One account throughout
Each new corridor adds local details to the account you already hold, so nothing has to move.
Paper that opens doors
Landlords and visa officers ask for proof of your money, and the app keeps that paperwork in one place. An account confirmation states what you hold, and a statement covers a period you choose.
- An account confirmation states your name, your account details, and your balance on the day you ask for it.
- Statements download as a PDF or a CSV, from the account whose statement you need.
Questions about accounts
Dara is a fintech company, not an FDIC-insured bank. Banking and card services provided by licensed partners. Protections vary by product.
US dollars, naira, pounds, and Canadian dollars. Each one keeps its own balance, and you can hold all four at once without opening anything new.
Every currency on a live corridor gets local details in your own name. At launch that is dollars and naira: a US routing and account number, and a Nigerian account number, both in your own name. Pounds and Canadian dollars are hold and exchange for now, which means you can keep a balance and convert it but you cannot receive into local details in either yet. Each new corridor adds its own local details to the same account, so nothing you already hold has to move.
It clears right away. You see the rate and the amount you will receive before you confirm, and the value moves between two balances you already own, so it never leaves your account.
A statement as a PDF or a CSV, and an account confirmation that states your name, your account details, and your balance on the day you ask for it. There is a card confirmation too, and a subject access request if you want everything Dara holds about you. Landlords and visa officers usually want one of the first two.
Open the account first.
Verification takes a few minutes, and your local account details appear as soon as it clears.