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M-Pesa, card and bank payments that actually complete.

A checkout button only helps if the payment goes through, gets recorded, and matches what landed in your account. We wire M-Pesa (Daraja), cards and bank rails into your website, app or till — tested in Safaricom’s sandbox and against the edge cases that show up in real Kenyan traffic. For packages and custom quotes, see our pricing page.

05 · M-Pesa & Payment Integration

What does "payment integration" actually involve?

It means connecting your website, app or point-of-sale system directly to M-Pesa, card networks, or your bank, so that when a customer pays, the money moves automatically and your system records it correctly — without you having to manually check M-Pesa messages or bank statements. We handle the technical setup with Safaricom and licensed payment processors so it's done correctly and securely from day one.

Included

What's included

  • M-Pesa STK Push (Lipa na M-Pesa online)
  • Till number & paybill reconciliation
  • B2C payouts — refunds, payroll, commissions
  • Visa & Mastercard processing via licensed gateways
  • Automatic receipts & transaction logs
  • PCI-aware handling — we never store raw card data
  • See pricing for packages — or consult us for a custom quote
// how it works

Our process, step by step

A clear track from first conversation to live delivery — the same chart style we use across Qaribuhub builds.

1 Phase 01 · Discover

Discovery call

We confirm which payment methods you need — M-Pesa, cards, bank transfer, or all three — and your current setup.

2 Phase 02 · Setup

Setup

We register and configure the required accounts with Safaricom's Daraja API and/or a licensed card gateway.

3 Phase 03 · Integrate

Integration

We connect the payment flow into your website, app or POS so it works end-to-end.

4 Phase 04 · Launch

Testing & launch

We run real test transactions before going live, then monitor the first live transactions closely.

// daraja · stk · b2c

M-Pesa payment integration that reconciles cleanly

STK Push, C2B and B2C flows built on Safaricom Daraja with idempotent callbacks, finance exports and failure queues — so finance teams trust the numbers. Our Westlands team scopes fixed phases, documents ownership, and trains your staff so the system survives after go-live — not just demo day.

01

What we implement

Lipa Na M-Pesa Online (STK), C2B validation/confirmation, B2C payouts, transaction status queries, and admin screens for retry/reconcile. We align shortcodes, passkeys and sandbox→production cutovers with your Safaricom developer account.

02

Engineering standards

Signed webhooks, replay protection, unique receipt handling, ledger-friendly exports and alerts when callbacks stall. Works with websites, apps and back-office systems — including e-commerce and custom ERP.

03

Sandbox to production

We configure Daraja apps, register callback URLs with valid TLS, test STK on Safaricom sandbox numbers, then cut over with dual-running reconciliation for the first live days. Finance receives a mapping of MerchantRequestID / CheckoutRequestID to your invoice IDs.

04

Common Kenyan pitfalls we prevent

Duplicate callbacks creating double orders, missing result codes on cancelled STK prompts, till confusion across branches, and CSV exports that finance cannot match to bank statements. Every integration ships with an ops runbook.

// common questions

Frequently asked questions

Straight answers before you book a call.

Yes — we use Safaricom's official Daraja API, the same system banks and major retailers use, and we never store sensitive payment credentials insecurely.
Yes, B2C (business-to-customer) payouts can be set up for refunds, payroll or commission payments, in addition to receiving customer payments.
It helps, but isn't required upfront — we can guide you through getting one set up with Safaricom as part of the integration process.
Check the latest figures on our pricing page. Published packages are a starting point — for many projects it is better to consult us for a custom quote that matches the exact features and scope you need.

Ready to talk about M-Pesa & payment integration?

Describe the problem, not the tech stack — we'll scope the leanest build that solves it, with a clear path to add more later.