Payaza Launches AI-Powered Shopaza in 23 Countries
Africa-based fintech and payment technologies company Payaza has launched Shopaza, its AI-powered e-commerce platform developed to enable businesses in Africa to take a stronger position in digital commerce, across 23 countries. The platform particularly aims to make cross-border sales, secure payments, and digital store management processes more efficient for small and medium-sized enterprises.
Payaza Begins a New Era in Digital Commerce
Developed by Payaza, Shopaza is positioned as a next-generation e-commerce infrastructure that enables sellers to access different countries without being limited only to local markets. The platform offers businesses a more reliable sales environment with features such as verified seller registration, secure payment processing, buyer protection, and real-time transaction confirmation.
Supported by Payaza’s payment infrastructure, Shopaza helps sellers manage their transactions in a more organized way, increase customer trust, and reduce the operational burden caused by manual processes.
There Is Great Potential in African E-Commerce
Seyi Ebenezer, a fintech and commercial banking expert who announced the platform’s launch, drew attention to Africa’s current position in global e-commerce. According to Ebenezer, Africa accounts for only 2 percent of the global e-commerce market, which is valued at 3.88 trillion dollars.
Ebenezer also stated that 56 percent of micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises in Nigeria still carry out their sales and invoicing processes largely manually through social media platforms such as WhatsApp and Instagram. This picture reveals the need for structured digital commerce solutions such as Shopaza.
Shopaza Will Facilitate Cross-Border Trade
By bringing together AI and integrated payment solutions, Shopaza aims to enable sellers to reach wider customer audiences. The platform is expected to contribute to entrepreneurs in Africa moving beyond local borders and participating more effectively in the global digital economy.
Seyi Ebenezer stated that Shopaza is not merely a short-term technology product, but a long-term initiative built on strong fundamental principles. Ebenezer emphasized that the platform was developed especially to support entrepreneurs who struggle to reach customers outside their own regions.
About Payaza
Payaza is an Africa-based fintech and payment technologies company. The company offers businesses, sellers, developers, and individual users solutions for receiving payments, sending money, creating payment links, payment gateway integration, transaction management, and digital stores. On its official website, Payaza positions itself as a financial technology platform that particularly facilitates international payments and provides developer-friendly API and SDK integrations.
The company’s main services include receiving online payments, sending bulk and instant payments, global collections, short-term financing, payment links, QR code payments, and payment gateway solutions. Payaza’s goal is to enable businesses to manage their payment processes in different markets in a faster, safer, and more scalable way.