Press & media

Press resources

Everything you need to write about Makola. For interviews or anything else, reach out below.

01 — About Makola

Shopify, localized for West Africa.

Short version

Makola is a multi-tenant commerce platform for West Africa — Shopify localized for the region, with mobile money payments and WhatsApp order alerts.

Long version

Makola lets merchants in Ghana and Nigeria launch online stores built for how commerce actually works here: mobile money first (MTN MoMo, Vodafone Cash, AirtelTigo), local payment gateways (Paystack, Hubtel), WhatsApp and SMS notifications, and storefronts optimized for low-bandwidth phones.

02 — Key facts

The essentials, at a glance

storefront

What

Online store platform for West African merchants

public

Markets

Ghana today, Nigeria next

payments

Payments

Mobile money, Paystack, Hubtel

chat

Notifications

WhatsApp & SMS

campaign

Media enquiries

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