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Business Payments · Payment gateway for Zambia

The financial gateway built for every ZMW rail.

Connect MTN Mobile Money, Airtel Money, Zamtel Kwacha, and commercial banks in one place. Accept customer payments, pay suppliers and staff in bulk, and see every transaction matched and reconciled for you.

● All payments reconciled
Available Merchant Balance
ZMW 248,650.00
+ZMW 34,920.00 settled today across 4 rails
Active Provider Adapters
MTN Mobile Money (096/076)● Operational
Airtel Money (097/077)● Operational
Zamtel Kwacha (095/075)● Operational
Zambian Bank EFT / DDACC● Operational
Real-Time Incoming CollectionsAuto-Reconciled
Chanda Mwale
COL_90418_ZM • MTN MoMo • 260966812400
ZMW 1,400.00
Net ZMW 1,379.00
SUCCESSFUL
Mutinta Zulu
COL_90417_ZM • Airtel Money • 260977309112
ZMW 850.00
Net ZMW 837.25
SUCCESSFUL
Lusaka Medical Supply
COL_90416_ZM • Visa 3DS • •••• 4821
ZMW 6,200.00
Net ZMW 6,045.00
SUCCESSFUL
Bwalya Phiri
COL_90415_ZM • Zamtel Kwacha • 260955901234
ZMW 320.00
Net ZMW 315.20
SUCCESSFUL

Engineered for seamless routing across Zambia's financial ecosystem

MTN MoMo
Airtel Money
Zamtel Kwacha
Zanaco
Stanbic Bank
FNB Zambia
Absa Bank
Visa / Mastercard
1 view
Every channel, one dashboard

Collections, payouts, fees and refunds from every mobile money operator and bank in one place and one report.

7+
Standardized adapters

Mobile money, bank transfer, card and QR payments through a single integration.

4 Roles
Granular team RBAC

Separate duties cleanly across Business Owners, Finance Managers, Accountants, and Developers.

Complete Financial Operations

One gateway. Every financial workflow in sync.

■ OMNICHANNEL COLLECTIONS

Accept every Zambian payment method from one checkout.

Launch hosted payment links (/pay/slug), dynamic counter QR codes, mobile money USSD STK prompts, 3D-Secure cards, and corporate EFT transfers in minutes.

  • Automatic prefix routing for MTN (096/076), Airtel (097/077) & Zamtel (095/075)
  • Reusable or single-use invoice links with custom or fixed ZMW amounts
  • Printable branch QR codes and instant digital customer receipts
7+ Rails
Unified inside a single checkout experience
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How it works

Built to be dependable from sign-up to settlement.

Every business goes through the same four steps: get verified, test safely, go live on every channel, and let reconciliation run automatically.

01 · ONBOARD
Verify & Configure

Register PACRA & TPIN credentials, nominate corporate settlement accounts, and assign team RBAC permissions.

02 · SIMULATE
Test in Sandbox

Trigger instant USSD approvals, declines, and reversals in the Sandbox Simulator without moving live funds.

03 · ORCHESTRATE
Route Across Rails

Collect and disburse across MTN, Airtel, Zamtel, commercial banks, and 3DS card acquirers via one API.

04 · RECONCILE
Settle & Audit

Cross-check provider statements, auto-heal stuck callbacks, and sweep funds to your nominated bank.

■ Developer-First Primitives

Clean endpoints. Predictable webhooks.

Built around strict idempotency keys, minor-unit ZMW precision (ngwee), SHA-256 secret key hashing, and AES-256-GCM encrypted provider credentials.

POST /api/v1/payments
GET /api/v1/payments/:reference
POST /api/v1/payouts
POST /api/v1/refunds
GET /api/v1/balances
// Collect ZMW via MTN MoMo, Airtel, Zamtel, or Bank EFT
const response = await fetch("https://gateway.escropay.zm/api/v1/payments", {
  method: "POST",
  headers: {
    "Authorization": "Bearer sk_live_98f2a4c1...",
    "Idempotency-Key": "ord_lusaka_2026_0941",
    "Content-Type": "application/json",
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({
    amount: 450.00,
    currency: "ZMW",
    channel: "MOBILE_MONEY_MTN", // Auto-detects 096/076, 097/077, 095/075
    customerPhone: "260966123456",
    customerName: "Chanda Mwale",
    description: "Order #ZM-0941",
  }),
});
One place to collect, pay out and reconcile, instead of separate mobile money tills and spreadsheets.
Business Payments · Built for Zambian businesses of every size

Negotiated Multi-Tier Tariffs

Platform fee specificity automatically resolves per-merchant negotiated rates (e.g. 1.00%) ahead of provider and global defaults (1.50%).

BoZ & FIC Compliance Built-In

Real-time single, daily, and monthly transaction limits, velocity checks, AML alert queues, and append-only security audit logs.

Always-Accurate Balances

Every transaction is recorded the moment it happens, balances update instantly and reconciliation runs automatically.

Simple, Transparent Tariffs

Start free in Sandbox. Pay as you clear.

Starter
1.50%per successful collection

For new businesses launching hosted links, QR checkout, and API collections.

  • Instant Sandbox API keys & simulator
  • MTN, Airtel & Zamtel MoMo collections
  • Hosted /pay/[slug] links & QR codes
  • T+1 Zambian bank settlement sweeps
Start free trial
GrowthMost Popular
1.25%per successful collection

For multi-branch retailers, schools, clinics, and digital platforms scaling payouts.

  • Everything in Starter
  • Single & Bulk CSV payouts (MoMo + EFT)
  • Maker-checker dual-control approvals
  • Multi-branch outlets & 4-role team RBAC
Create Growth account
Enterprise
1.00%custom negotiated schedule

Tailored fee rules, dedicated IP allowlisting, and high-throughput SLA.

  • Per-merchant negotiated fee overrides
  • Automated CSV statement reconciliation
  • Server IP allowlist & custom rate limits
  • Dedicated compliance & treasury review
Register Enterprise

Ready to modernize every transaction your business runs?

Create your merchant account in under two minutes, receive instant Sandbox API keys, and test every Zambian payment channel today.