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Partnerships

Partnerships, collaborations and impact

Documented collaborations, with their context, my contribution and their sources. A partnership only appears here once it is concluded.

Commercial2026

WhatsPay × StarTimes RDC

Commercial agreement concluded in 2026, shown by a public co-branded campaign.

Context
In the DRC, renewing a pay-TV subscription often means going to an agency or a reseller.
Objective
Let StarTimes subscribers renew from WhatsApp, without travelling.
Solution
A WhatsPay conversational flow: choose the package, pay and get confirmation, right inside the chat.
My contribution
Co-creator of WhatsPay: backend, integrations, WhatsApp automation and payment flows.
Results
No figures published to date.
View the project Publication co-marquée StarTimes × WhatsPay (1) Publication co-marquée StarTimes × WhatsPay (2) whatspay.store
Technical2022–2023

Sababalar — CCL × Skilrock

Technical collaboration within the Compagnie Congolaise des Loisirs, with Indian company Skilrock.

Context
CCL launches a national lottery available over USSD and on the web.
Objective
Bring the first version of the Saba Ba Lar platform into service.
Solution
A lottery platform connected to mobile payment, played via *423# and sababalar.com, with draws broadcast on RTNC.
My contribution
Worked on the platform’s first version, as part of the CCL team.
Results
Game publicly launched in December 2023.
View the project Actualite.cd — 2e tirage (janv. 2024) Skilrock
Commercial2021

DGLife × Kongo Technologies

Partnership publicly reported by Congo Hebdo (3 June 2021). Deployment of the platform is not documented.

Context
In Mbanza-Ngungu, market gardeners lose part of their harvest because they cannot sell it in time.
Objective
Connect producers with buyers in Kinshasa and abroad.
Solution
An agricultural e-market proposed jointly by the two start-ups.
My contribution
As CEO of DGLife: presented the product to producers and held talks with market gardeners’ unions.
Results
No figures published to date.
View the project Congo Hebdo — 3 juin 2021
Academic2023

Journées Informatiques — UNIKIN

DigiLife is listed among the 16th edition’s partners (official poster).

Context
The University of Kinshasa’s computing event: competitions, talks and workshops.
Objective
Support students and young digital talent.
Solution
Technical organisation of the edition, including an Industry 4.0 workshop at the Orange Digital Center (7–8 September 2023).
My contribution
IT coordinator of the NTIC unit.
Results
No figures published to date.

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Gift in brief

Gift Bambi Nzuzi

A Congolese senior software engineer and technology entrepreneur, creator of SimplyPaye and co-creator of WhatsPay, Gift Bambi Nzuzi builds payment systems and digital platforms that bring people, businesses and services closer together.

Who he is

A senior developer trained in computer engineering at the University of Kinshasa, an entrepreneur and a mentor. Co-founder of BIG SAS and OMNIA, CTO of DigiLife.

What he does

He designs payment and Mobile Money infrastructure, developer SDKs, mobile and web apps, lottery platforms and management software — for his own products and for clients in the DRC, Mozambique and North America.

His strengths

  • Software architecture and payment APIs
  • Mobile Money integration (Orange Money, Airtel Money, M-Pesa)
  • Products shipped end to end, from server to App Store
  • Teaching: he trains and mentors young developers
  • A public voice on AI and deepfakes, on RTNC

His story

He was coding well before his first production releases in 2018. He founded ECODEV to train young people, became a Tech Challenge finalist at UNIKIN’s Journées Informatiques with HORUS, wrote his thesis on a payment gateway, worked on CCL’s Sababalar lottery, created SimplyPaye in 2022 and co-founded WhatsPay, now a StarTimes partner in the DRC.