Automatically route payments to the lowest-fee provider for Kenyan hotels & restaurants
Kenyan hotel and restaurant owners face exorbitant fees from mobile money providers that erode their profit margins on digital payments from local and international guests.
PesaWise integrates with M-Pesa, Airtel Money, and card processors to dynamically select the cheapest payment option based on transaction size, sender location, and time of day. It generates optimized payment links or QR codes for guests, tracks every transaction in a simple dashboard, and shows real-time fee savings. Owners save up to 60% on fees without changing their workflows.
Kenyan hotel and restaurant owners processing digital payments
AI-driven real-time routing engine tailored for Kenyan mobile money variances, unlike static gateways.
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Automatically chooses lowest-fee provider per transaction
One-click creation of shareable payment requests
View transactions, fees saved, and revenue trends
Searchable log with export to CSV
Monthly reports comparing actual vs standard fees
Connect M-Pesa, cards, banks seamlessly
Notifications for high fees or failures
Import guest invoices for batch processing
Integrate with POS systems
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| text | No | |
| business_name | text | No |
| created_at | timestamp | No |
Relationships:
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| user_id | uuid | No |
| name | text | No |
| mpesa_key | text | Yes |
Relationships:
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| business_id | uuid | No |
| amount | int | No |
| provider | text | No |
| fee_saved | int | Yes |
| status | text | No |
Relationships:
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| name | text | No |
| fee_rate | int | No |
/api/transactionsCreate and route new payment
/api/transactionsList user's transactions
/api/providersFetch available providers and rates
/api/linksGenerate payment link
/api/analyticsGet fee savings summary
No exports
Custom limits
| Month | Users | Conversion | MRR | ARR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month 1 | 50 | 5% | $75 | $900 |
| Month 6 | 300 | 12% | $1,056 | $12,672 |
PesaWise smart-routes every payment for Kenyan hotels & restaurants – no code changes needed.
Join Kenyan hospitality Facebook groups (e.g., Kenya Hotels Association) and DM 20 owners with a demo video showing fee savings; offer 3-month free Pro trial for testimonials. Attend Nairobi restaurant meetups via Eventbrite. Cold email from yellowpages.co.ke listings.
Wide integrations
High fixed fees no optimization
Flat sub + dynamic routing beats % fees
International support
No local fee intelligence
Kenya-specific routing data moat
Proprietary routing ML model trained on Kenyan tx data improves accuracy over time
Kenya tourism up 30% in 2024, CBK pushing cashless, mobile money tx volume hit $50B last year
Payment API downtime
Multi-provider failover + caching
Payment license requirements
Partner with licensed gateways
Low adoption of digital
Free tier + case studies
Success: 8 confirm >20% fees pain
Success: Avg 40% fee save
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