Courses and education
Take fees for classes, tutoring or online courses from students who pay by mobile money.
Payments for businesses serving Southern Africa
Get paid by customers across Southern Africa, the way they already pay.
One checkout for the mobile money wallets and cards your customers use, with every payment confirmed, referenced and recorded in one dashboard. Starting in Zimbabwe with EcoCash, OneMoney and cards; MTN MoMo and M-Pesa are planned as we expand across the region.
Applications are open for our pilot. Live payments start once our partner and regulatory approvals are in place.
Demo mode — no live payment taken
Example Academy
Term 1 tuition
Amount due
$45.00
Choose a method
EcoCashOneMoneyCard
Mobile number for EcoCash push
+263 7X XXX XXXX
Pay $45.00
On the customer’s phone
Approve USD 45.00 to Example Academy?
PIN is entered on the handset only.
How money moves
One link. Three parties. Every step on record.
This is how a payment works once live payments start. During the pilot, checkouts run in demo mode: nothing is charged and nothing is settled.
- 1
Your customer
Pays the way they already do
They open your PayBridge link, pick EcoCash, OneMoney or card, and approve the payment on their own phone or card.
- 2
PayBridge
Confirms and records it
We confirm the payment with the provider, give it a reference, and show it in your dashboard straight away.
- 3
Your business
Gets paid
Collected funds are settled to your business bank account, with a statement of every payment and fee.
PlannedStarts once approvals are in place
Payment methods
The wallets your customers use every day.
Mobile money and cards in one checkout, market by market. None are live yet: each switches on for approved businesses when live payments start in that market.
Zimbabwe, our first market
The checkout is built for these methods. They switch on together when live payments start.
EcoCash
LiveCustomers pay from their EcoCash wallet.
The customer enters their number and approves a prompt on their own phone.
OneMoney
LiveCustomers pay from their OneMoney wallet.
The customer enters their number and approves a prompt on their own phone.
Visa and Mastercard
LiveCustomers pay by debit or credit card.
Card details go straight to a certified card processor. They never pass through PayBridge.
More of Southern Africa
The region's largest mobile money wallets, planned as we open further markets. We'll name each country when it's ready.
MTN MoMo
PlannedCustomers pay from their MTN Mobile Money wallet.
The customer approves each payment on their own phone.
M-Pesa
PlannedCustomers pay from their Vodacom M-Pesa wallet.
The customer approves each payment on their own phone.
Who it’s for
For businesses, here and abroad, with customers across Southern Africa.
Software and subscriptions
Offer your app or service to customers across the region without asking them for a card they may not have.
Invoices and services
Send a client one link for a quote or invoice. They choose how to pay; you get a reference to match it.
Online shops
Add a checkout for customers who would rather pay from their wallet than type in card details.
Need to pay people out rather than collect? See what we’re building for platforms.
Straight answers
Who we are, and what’s live today.
- Registered name
- PayBridge Investments (Private) Limited
- Company number
- 135657A0192026
- Registered in
- Zimbabwe
- Live payments
- Enabled
How it’s being built
Card numbers never reach us
Card details are entered with a certified card processor. PayBridge's checkout has no card-number field by design.
Bank details encrypted
The account you ask to be paid into is encrypted before it is stored.
Payouts are signed and checked
Every payout request must be cryptographically signed by the business, and larger payouts need approval from two different people.
Can I take real payments with PayBridge today?
Not yet. We're onboarding pilot businesses now. Live payments start only once our payment partner and regulatory approvals are in place. Until then, checkout links run in demo mode and no money moves.
Which payment methods will my customers be able to use?
In Zimbabwe, our first market: EcoCash, OneMoney, and Visa or Mastercard cards. As we open further Southern African markets we plan to add MTN MoMo and M-Pesa. Mobile money customers approve each payment on their own phone.
Who can apply?
Registered businesses, in Southern Africa or elsewhere, that sell to customers in the region. During the pilot we're onboarding businesses with customers in Zimbabwe. You'll need your company details, registration number, the owner's details and the bank account you want to be paid into.
How much does it cost?
Applying is free. We agree pricing with each pilot business before live payments start, so you'll know the fees before any payment is taken.
How long does approval take?
We review every application individually and reply by email. If we need more information, we'll tell you exactly what.
Become one of our first businesses.
Tell us about your business. We review every application and agree pricing with you before any live payment is taken.