E-commerce & Retail

Payment solutions built to grow your online store

Sell to customers across Africa without worrying about payment methods. Helopay connects your store to M-Pesa, cards, bank transfers and more โ€” in one seamless checkout your customers already trust.

E-commerce merchant
AW
Amara Wanjiku
Order #KE-8841 ยท M-Pesa
+KES 4,200 ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ช
KO
Kofi Owusu
Order #GH-2203 ยท Visa
+GHS 310 ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ญ
Accepted card issuers

Everything you need to sell online

Seamless checkout

Give customers a fast, familiar checkout that accepts M-Pesa, cards and bank transfers without redirecting them away from your store.

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Payment links

Generate a payment link in seconds and share it via WhatsApp, email or SMS. No website needed โ€” your customers pay instantly from any device.

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E-commerce plugins

Connect Helopay to WooCommerce, Shopify, Magento and more in minutes, without writing a single line of code.

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Smart payment routing

Transactions are automatically routed through the best available channel, maximising approval rates and minimising failed payments at checkout.

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Automated reconciliation

Every sale, refund and settlement is recorded automatically in your dashboard. Export clean reports any time โ€” no spreadsheet gymnastics required.

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Instant refunds

Issue full or partial refunds with a single click. Customers receive their money back to the original payment method within minutes, not days.

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Developer APIs

Full REST API access with SDKs for JavaScript, Python, PHP and more. Build a completely custom checkout or embed Helopay into any existing workflow.

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How Helopay helps your business grow

Accept payments everywhere

Cards, mobile money and bank transfers โ€” give customers in every African market a way to pay that they already know and trust.

Simplify checkout

A fast, mobile-first checkout that works on any device and connection speed, reducing the steps between intent and purchase.

Improve conversion rates

Smart routing and localised payment options reduce friction at the payment stage, so fewer customers abandon before completing their order.

Track revenue in real time

Monitor every transaction, settlement and payout from a single dashboard. No delays, no manual reconciliation, no surprises.

Scale with confidence

Built on infrastructure engineered for high-volume African commerce. Helopay grows with your business โ€” from your first sale to your millionth.

Stay compliant and secure

PCI-DSS Level 1 certified, with built-in fraud detection and regulatory compliance across every African market you operate in.

Build on Helopay,wherever you build

Native SDKs for every major language

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AndroidAndroid
PHPPHP
PythonPython
RubyRuby
Node.jsNode.js
.NET.NET
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Ready-made plugins for popular store builders

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MagentoMagento
WooCommerceWooCommerce
DrupalDrupal
WordPressWordPress
CustomShopify
HTMLWix
CS CartCS Cart
PrestaShopPrestaShop
MagentoMagento
WooCommerceWooCommerce
DrupalDrupal
WordPressWordPress
CustomShopify
HTMLWix
CS CartCS Cart
PrestaShopPrestaShop

Built for variety of e-commerce businesses

HeloPay has the infrastructure to match all kinds of e-commerce use cases.

Direct-to-consumer sellers

Direct-to-consumer brands

Accept card payments, mobile money and bank transfers from customers anywhere in the world. Reduce checkout friction and recover failed payments automatically.

Marketplace sellers

Marketplace sellers

Collect sales revenue from global platforms and receive payouts into a multi-currency account. Hold, convert and move funds without unnecessary bank delays.

Platform operators

Platform operators

Embed payment acceptance and split payouts across your seller network. Onboard merchants quickly and offer a seamless buying experience to every customer on your platform.

Wholesale and B2B suppliers

Wholesale & B2B suppliers

Get paid on invoices faster with payment links, virtual accounts and bank transfer collection. Reconcile automatically and eliminate manual matching across hundreds of orders.

Brand aggregators

Brand aggregators

Scale a portfolio of online brands across multiple markets from a single integration. Centralise treasury, standardise reporting and manage payment acceptance for every brand in one place.

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