Pagatech

Tackling issues paramount to Africa's development

Overview

We are a team of passionate Africans determined to tackle what we consider a critical issue paramount to Africa's development the availability of financial services to all Africans. Paga was founded early 2009 on the simple belief that the ubiquity of mobile phones can be leveraged to bring financial services to all Africans. We aim to accomplish our mission by working in partnership with select Banks Microfinance institutions and all Mobile Network Operators.rnrnInnovation is at the core of our company we strive to develop appropriate technology suited for the local markets where we operate. We also work hard to ensure our services are low cost and accessible via our agent network in doing so we can strive towards universal access.rnrnPaga works on the most basic SMS enabled phone and on all mobile networks so customers have the liberty to have their Paga account available at their finger tips regardless of what phone or network they are using.rnrnFor consumers our core offering is a money transfer service with Paga you can send money to anyone with a mobile phone. You can either use Paga by yourself (if you own a Paga account) or by going to any Paga Agent. We also offer several other products such as buying/sending airtime credits bill payments and retail payments. For ultimate convenience we provide several channels for consumers to use Paga SMS Online a mobile application USSD or IVR (automated line).rnrnPaga Merchant Services allows businesses to collect payment from all spectrums of the population whether banked or not. By leveraging the Paga e widget businesses can integrate a world class online checkout process on their own websites. Businesses can also leverage our agent network to collect payment for goods and services or provide customers the convenience of paying via SMS or online at Paga's customer portal.rnrnOur current services are the beginning of a journey. Through our innovation lab Paga labs and in conjunction with our partners we will continue to develop and deliver valuable offerings to our customers. Together with our partners we will achieve our mission and bring financial services within reach of millions of Africans!