Stop selling in the DMs
Give your customers one link. They choose, they pay by M-Pesa, they pick where to collect. You pack and send.
Your money goes to your till. We never hold it.
When a customer pays, the money goes straight into your own M-Pesa till or paybill, the same one you use today. Mtepe never touches it, never holds it, and there is no wallet to withdraw from. You get Safaricom's confirmation SMS exactly as you always have.
If your shop sends M-Pesa prompts, it confirms each payment with Safaricom and marks the order paid by itself. If your customers pay by entering your till number, you check your SMS and mark the order paid with the receipt code.
That also means no waiting for a payout and no one else deciding when you can have your money.
How it works
- We set up your shop. You send your product photos and prices, or add them yourself from your phone. It takes minutes per product.
- You share one link. Put it in your Instagram bio, your WhatsApp status, your TikTok.
mtepe.shop/yourshopname. - Your customer orders and pays. They pick what they want — one item or a whole cart — choose where to collect (a Pickup Mtaani agent near them, a matatu parcel office in their town, or your shop), and pay by M-Pesa — from a prompt on their phone, or by sending to your till with the details shown on screen.
- You pack and send. The order appears in your shop. Once it is paid, send it the way they chose — to your Pickup Mtaani agent, with the matatu, or ready at your counter — and let them know on WhatsApp with one tap.
What you stop doing
- Answering "price?" fifty times a day
- Sending your till number in every conversation
- Squinting at payment screenshots, wondering if they are real
- Losing an order because you were asleep
See a real shop
PremiumFragrances has been running on Mtepe since September 2026. That is a live shop with real orders, not a demo.
What you need to start
- An M-Pesa till or paybill in your business name. If you are collecting on a personal number or Pochi, you can start with that, and we will help you get a till.
- A Pickup Mtaani account if you send that way, which most sellers already have. You can also send by matatu to the towns you choose, or let customers collect from your shop.
- Your product photos. Your phone camera is fine.
We set up a few shops at a time so that every seller gets proper attention. Message us and we will tell you honestly when we can get to yours.
Questions sellers ask
Do my products show up next to other people's, like on Jumia? No. You get your own shop at your own link. Nobody else's products appear on it, and we do not advertise other sellers to your customers.
Can Mtepe hold or delay my money? No, because it never reaches us. Your customer pays you directly through M-Pesa.
Who delivers? The same people you use now. Pickup Mtaani: you drop the parcel at your sender agent and your customer collects at the agent they chose. Matatu: you hand it to the operator, set your own fee per town, and your customer collects at their office. Or your customer collects from your shop and shows a code from their order page.
What if a customer does not pay after ordering? The order expires on its own if it is not paid in time — within minutes for an M-Pesa prompt, or after some hours if the customer is paying by till number — and the stock goes back on your shelf.
Can I still sell on Instagram and WhatsApp? Yes. Mtepe is where the order and the payment happen. Your selling stays where your customers already are.
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