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AfroPay Overview

AfroPay is a modern payment gateway that enables businesses to accept, process, and manage payments seamlessly. Built for developers and businesses alike, AfroPay provides secure, scalable, and reliable infrastructure for handling digital transactions.

AfroPay is designed for fast integration and real-time payment processing.

Why AfroPay?

AfroPay simplifies the complexity of integrating with multiple payment providers by offering a unified API. Instead of managing different systems, protocols, and integrations, developers can rely on AfroPay as a single entry point for all payment operations.

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Core Features

  • • Unified API for multiple payment methods
  • • Real-time transaction processing and status updates
  • • Secure authentication and authorization
  • • Webhooks for asynchronous event handling
  • • Detailed transaction tracking and reporting

How AfroPay Works

AfroPay acts as a bridge between your application and external payment providers. When a customer initiates a transaction, your system sends a request to AfroPay. AfroPay then routes the request to the appropriate provider, processes the response, and returns the result back to your system.

Customer → Your App → AfroPay → Payment Provider → AfroPay → Your App

Use Cases

  • • E-commerce platforms accepting online payments
  • • Subscription and recurring billing systems
  • • Mobile applications with in-app payments
  • • Businesses handling payouts and settlements

Get Started

To start using AfroPay, create an account, generate your API keys, and begin integrating with our APIs. You can test your integration in the sandbox environment before moving to production.

Dashboard → Settings → API Keys

Dashboard → Sandbox → Test Payments

Create AccountGet API KeysStart Integration