About

Built to take global businesses into Africa.

African Payment Solutions was created to help multinational eCommerce businesses not only get paid, but establish and grow their footprint in Africa.

Cape Town's city centre and harbour in early morning light.
[PENDING: photography]

More than technology

Our team combines decades of payments experience with deep technical capability and an understanding of the realities of African markets.

We believe Africa represents one of the world's great commercial opportunities. We also know that unlocking that opportunity requires more than technology. It requires experience, relationships, persistence and people who understand how things actually work.

Our philosophy

Simplify African payments. Bridge gaps. Empower communities.

We want to build a business that creates value for merchants, partners and the markets in which we operate.

The company and the platform

African Payment Solutions is the company. LekkaPay is the platform.

LekkaPay is the payment technology platform we build and operate. Technical detail about the platform, its payment methods and integrations lives on the LekkaPay site.

A small trader taking a mobile payment at a neighbourhood shop.
[PENDING: photography]

Part of an international group

A South African company with international reach.

African Payment Solutions (Pty) Ltd is a South African company and part of the RCM Group, alongside our sibling company Europe Payment Solutions, which serves merchants in European markets. Our people are based in South Africa, the United Kingdom and Europe. [PENDING: team-locations]

Company facts

Legal name
African Payment Solutions (Pty) Ltd
Registration number
2015/201375/07
Registered office
2nd Floor, Sunclare Building, Cnr Dreyer and Protea Roads, Claremont, 7708, South Africa
Group
RCM Group
Platform
LekkaPay
Compliance
PCI DSS Level 1 compliant service provider

About APS, in brief

What is African Payment Solutions?

African Payment Solutions (Pty) Ltd is a South African payments company that helps global businesses navigate the complexity of African payments and commerce. It combines decades of payments experience, African market knowledge and its own technology platform, LekkaPay, to make doing business across Africa simpler.

What is the relationship between African Payment Solutions and LekkaPay?

African Payment Solutions is the company. LekkaPay is the proprietary, cloud-based payment technology platform that African Payment Solutions builds and operates. Product details, payment methods and integration information are published on lekkapay.com.

Where is African Payment Solutions based?

African Payment Solutions (Pty) Ltd is registered in South Africa, with its registered office in Claremont, Cape Town. Its people work across South Africa, the United Kingdom and Europe. [PENDING: team-locations]

Which markets does African Payment Solutions operate in?

South Africa is our established home market and operational base. We are building capability in Kenya, working with our merchants to expand into Nigeria, and we support Euro payment collection and acquiring for our African merchants through our sibling company Europe Payment Solutions.

Who leads African Payment Solutions?

African Payment Solutions is led by its founders and directors Robin Philip, Mike Norton and Carla Adams, with Ian Barnes as Chief Technology Officer and Marcelle Heymans as Technical Lead. Their profiles are on our people page.

Meet the people behind APS.

Payments, Africa, technology and entrepreneurship, in one team.