Mobile Money Payments
This section offers a guide on a few selected mobile money payment aspects and functionalities for your implementation. Our API documentation offers comprehensive details on mobile money payments and can be found here
The Interswitch Payment Gateway is integrated to all mobile money providers in Kenya
Supported mobile money providers
MPesa, Eazzypay Airtel Money and TKash
Online vs Offline modes of payment
Online
In an online mobile money payment option, the customer initiates a transaction on your website or app and receives an STK (Sim-tool Kit) push prompt on their phone to enter their mobile money PIN number. This is what is used to authenticate the transaction.
Customer SIM has to be enabled for STK Push by the mobile provider to enable online mode of payment
Offline
In the offline mobile money payment option, there is no automated request for customer to authenticate the transaction. Instead, the merchant displays instructions for the customer to follow to make the payment from their mobile money app or simtool kit. The customer makes the payment offline, and then comes back to the online site to complete the transaction
Updated over 4 years ago