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Introduction to Cashless

Cashless is a payment processing platform that enables businesses to accept mobile money payments in Tanzania. With a simple API, you can collect payments from M-Pesa, Tigo Pesa, and Airtel Money without handling the complexity of mobile network operator integrations.

How it works​

  1. Create a bill -- Your server calls the Cashless API with an amount and reference
  2. Customer pays -- The customer receives a USSD push on their phone, or opens a web payment link
  3. Payment confirmed -- Poll the API or receive a webhook when the bill is paid

What you can do​

  • Collect payments via USSD push or web payment page
  • Track payment status in real-time via polling or webhooks
  • Test in sandbox before going live -- same API, no real money
  • Integrate anywhere -- REST API works with any language, plus an official Node.js SDK

Next steps​