About Zafivo
We connect the ways East Africa pays.
Zafivo is a payments API built for East Africa. Businesses connect to us once and can accept payments, pay out and move money across 19 countries, without a separate contract, integration and settlement process for every operator.
19
Countries
From Eritrea to Mozambique and the islands
20
Currencies
Every local currency, plus the US dollar
1
API
Mobile money, cards, banks, USSD and crypto
Mission
Make moving money in East Africa as simple as a single API call, for every business that builds online.
Vision
A region where a shop in Addis Ababa, a school in Kampala and a marketplace in Dar es Salaam get paid the same way, in seconds.
Promise
One API. Every payment. Clear errors, fees shown up front and payments that settle on time.
Our values
What we hold ourselves to.
Reliable
Payments that work, with a status you can always see, from request to settlement.
Clear
Documentation, fees and error messages written so anyone can understand them.
Local
Built around the wallets, currencies and rules of each country, not adapted from elsewhere.
Secure
Every request signed and encrypted, every change logged, every merchant's money kept apart.
Ready to get paid across East Africa?
Tell us where you sell and how your customers pay. We will show you how one integration covers all 19 countries.