A modern overview of the journey from business readiness and sandbox testing to a supported M-Pesa launch.
Prepare the business and product flow
Start by documenting who will pay, when payment happens, how an order is identified and what the customer should see while confirmation is pending. Confirm shortcode ownership and follow the current Daraja onboarding requirements.
Build secure endpoints and callbacks
Use a practical, testable integration plan:
- Create separate sandbox and production configuration.
- Protect credentials and rotate them through a controlled process.
- Validate callbacks and use idempotency to prevent duplicate updates.
- Connect every payment event to an order, customer or reference.
Test before production
Test success, cancellation, timeout, duplicate and delayed callback scenarios. Give operations teams a clear way to inspect pending transactions and reconcile exceptions after launch.
A reliable payment experience explains what is happening—even when confirmation is not immediate.
How Shara Solutions can help
We integrate STK Push, C2B, B2C and B2B workflows for websites, mobile apps and business systems. Contact hello@sharasolutions.co.ke or call +254 757 607333.