Paylo

About Us

Making selling online effortless for African entrepreneurs

Paylo is building the commerce infrastructure for Africa — starting with Nigeria, one of the continent's most dynamic entrepreneurial ecosystems.

40+
Active Merchants
410+
Active Listings
3 min
Avg. Setup Time
2025
Founded

Our Mission

We believe that regardless of technical skill, budget, or location, every entrepreneur deserves access to the same powerful selling tools that were previously only available to large enterprises or wealthy markets.

We're starting with Nigeria and expanding from there.

What we're building

Today, Paylo gives merchants a beautiful storefront, inventory management, order processing, and seamless payment collection. But that's just the start.

  • Customers discover any product in Nigeria through visual AI search
  • Physical businesses go online in minutes with NFC-powered storefronts
  • Cross-border commerce as simple as sending a WhatsApp message
  • Every merchant gets real-time analytics, AI-powered pricing, and growth insights

Our Values

The principles that guide every product decision and every interaction with our merchants.

Simplicity First

Complex problems deserve elegant solutions. Every feature we ship must make running a business easier, not harder.

Built for Africa

We design for real network conditions, local payment methods, and the way African entrepreneurs actually work — on mobile, on the go.

Merchant Success = Our Success

We only win when our merchants win. Every decision we make is evaluated through that lens.

Radical Transparency

We build in public, share our roadmap openly, and treat our merchants as partners who get a say in how the technology they use is built.

Ready to start selling?

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