Konga Launches KongaPay in Nigeria
According to a press release made available to us,one of Nigeria’s largest online mall, Konga.com. has again demonstrated its commitment to being the engine of trade and commerce in Africa by launching KongaPay to facilitate the initiation and completion of transactions in a seamless manner.
Speaking at the launch Shola Adekoya, Konga.com’s CEO said “Konga is launching KongaPay payment solution because we want Nigerians and Africans at large to experience the best of service at their convenience. This means we constantly evolve to be more relevant to customers and society.”
He continued by saying “We are extending KongaPay to other consumers outside of the Konga.com’s platform because it is designed to be fast, reliable, secure, flexible and above all provides a best-in-class financial solution to Nigerians and Africa at large.
A first in Africa and the World, KongaPay is pioneering me-Commerce where users can take a photo of any item they want to sell and a payment QR code will be generated for them to share on their favorite social media sites. We’re excited to provide a unique gateway for local entrepreneurs to reach both local and international markets through social media.
KongaPay has launched the following offerings to the Nigerian market;
- Instant refunds – a 1st in Nigeria.
- Every phone is a POS
- Pay with just your phone number and 4-digit PIN.
- Set up payment subscriptions and recurring payments.
- Send money to any Nigerian phone number in your contacts, without asking for an account number
- Fully customizable iOS, Android and Web SDKs to enable merchants integrate and customize as necessary
- Pay offline. Just show your QR code at any participating merchant store.
- Me-Commerce – a 1st in the world, where a user can create a shareable QR code for an item and get it out into social networks, thus enabling payments on Instagram, Facebook, Whatsapp – all through KongaPay
Beyond being an e-commerce platform for trade, KongaPay has positioned Konga as a solution provider and a pacesetter to other e-commerce platforms on how e-commerce can contribute to employment generation, entrepreneurial empowerment, ecosystem development and also help in the economic growth of Nigeria and Africa.
KongaPay is the first payment solution in the world to entrench these collective solutions into one product. This reaffirms Konga’s position as the development leader in its industry and its commitment to further deepen the ecosystem.
About Konga
Konga.com is Nigeria’s largest online mall. The company launched in July 2012 with a mission, ‘To Become the Engine of Commerce and Trade in Africa’. The company has recorded very rapid growth and in just 3 years, konga.com has built an operation that leads the market in customer satisfaction, merchandise shipped and innovation.
Konga began operations as a first party retailer investing in inventory and infrastructure to support the birth of ecommerce in the region. The company has now evolved to become Nigeria’s most vibrant online marketplace with close to 30,000 merchants registered and selling on the platform. With over 200,000 products listed on the site, spanning various categories including Phones, Computers, Clothing, Shoes, Home Appliances, Books, healthcare, Baby Products, personal care and much more; konga is Nigeria’s largest online marketplace.
Konga has offices in Lagos, hubs in South Africa and China; with warehouses and distribution centers all over Nigeria.
