Modern online and offline payments for Africa
Paystack is the leading payment infrastructure for Africa, helping businesses accept online and offline payments from customers across the continent. Built specifically for African businesses, Paystack supports cards, bank transfers, mobile money (M-Pesa, MTN Mobile Money, Airtel Money), USSD payments, QR codes, and Apple Pay. With transparent pricing of just 1.5% + ₦100 per transaction in Nigeria, excellent developer documentation, comprehensive SDKs for all major programming languages, and local support teams in Lagos, Accra, and Cape Town, Paystack makes it incredibly easy to start accepting payments in minutes. Trusted by over 60,000 businesses including Flutterwave, PiggyVest, Carbon, Kuda Bank, and Cowrywise, Paystack processes over $2 billion in payments annually. The platform offers instant settlements to local bank accounts, advanced fraud prevention, real-time webhooks for transaction notifications, a beautiful checkout experience optimized for mobile devices, detailed analytics and reporting, multi-currency support, subscription billing, payment links for no-code solutions, and splits for marketplaces.
Paystack is a great alternative to these global tools for the African market