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WhatsPay

Services and payments, right inside WhatsApp.

Role
Co-creator
Stage
Launched
Domains
FintechCommerceSaaS

WhatsPay lets people buy services and pay through a WhatsApp conversation. Since 2026, StarTimes subscribers in the DRC can renew their subscription through WhatsPay.

The problem

Many users will never install another app — but they use WhatsApp every day.

The solution

Conversational flows that guide the user all the way to payment without leaving the chat.

My contribution

Co-creator: backend and integrations, WhatsApp automation, payment APIs and conversational flows.

Simplified architecture

  1. 01

    WhatsApp

    Interactive messages

  2. 02

    Conversation engine

    Flows, state, sessions

  3. 03

    Services API

    Partner catalogue (e.g. TV renewals)

  4. 04

    Payments

    Mobile Money, confirmation

Related work

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.