pawaPay Blog

Updates and announcements from pawaPay.

pawaPay and Airtel Money Africa join forces to transform cross-border payments in Africa
August 5, 2025

We've partnered with Airtel Money Africa — connecting International Money Transfer operators to 161m+ wallets for faster, more reliable cross-border payments in seven African markets.

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pawaPay Q2 round-up: Ethiopia, V2 API, better onboarding, and more!
July 21, 2025

Closing in on 2 billion transactions, a new V2 API, new market updates, adding more Scheduled Settlements corridors, and easier KYB onboarding — here’s a quick look at what’s new and what’s coming next.

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Goodbye manual settlement requests, hello Scheduled Settlements!
November 25, 2024

Scheduled Settlements — built to eliminate tedious, manual settlement requests. Now, your funds are settled on your schedule, with full visibility of settlement statuses.

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pawaPay - Live in Lesotho 🇱🇸
October 21, 2024

We’re pleased to share that pawaPay are now live in Lesotho with M-PESA. This marks our 19th country expansion!

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Benin’s new phone number format: What you need to know
October 8, 2024

Starting from October 31st, 2024, Benin is introducing a new numbering format that affects all phone numbers.

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Cryptographic Signatures: Now available in the Merchant API
September 16, 2024

Add an extra layer of security to your transactions with Cryptographic Signatures - now available in the Merchant API.

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pawaPay - Live in Gabon 🇬🇦
August 12, 2024

We are excited to announce that pawaPay is now live in Gabon with Airtel, marking our 17th country expansion!

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MNO incident monitoring in the pawaPay Dashboard
July 23, 2024

Stay informed about any MNO related incidents affecting your account, directly within the pawaPay Dashboard.

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pawaPay - Live in Burkina Faso 🇧🇫
June 14, 2024

We're now live in Burkina Faso with Orange and Moov Africa, our 16th country expansion!

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2FA and Forced Google Authentication
June 7, 2024

Two new features designed to enhance security when logging in to the pawaPay Dashboard: Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) and Forced Google Authentication.

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