# Aella Credit > Aella (Aella Credit) is a technology-driven microfinance bank licensed by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), building consumer and business financial infrastructure across Africa. Its Fintech-as-a-Service platform exposes wallet-as-a-service, KYC/identity verification (BVN, NIN), bank-account lookup and validation, sub-accounts/pooling, and direct-debit collections through a developer-facing API gateway (the Aella Merchant API at api.aellaapp.com). A public developer portal, OpenAPI definition, and SDKs are not yet published. ## APIs - [Aella Merchant API](https://aellaapp.com/fintech-as-a-service): Fintech-as-a-Service gateway (wallets, KYC/BVN/NIN, bank lookup, sub-accounts, direct debit). Host: https://api.aellaapp.com (auth-gated; no public OpenAPI). ## Products - [Fintech as a Service](https://aellaapp.com/fintech-as-a-service): Business API gateway for embedded financial services. - [Credit](https://aellaapp.com/credit): Consumer lending and same-day loans. - [Merchant Dashboard](https://merchant.aellaapp.com): Business onboarding and merchant portal. ## Docs - [FAQ](https://aellaapp.com/faq) - [GitHub Organization](https://github.com/aellacredit) ## Company - [Website](https://aellaapp.com) - Contact: support@aellacredit.com, info@aellamfb.com