In Tanzania, most customers prefer to pay by mobile money or card, not cheque or bank transfer. But many businesses still receive the payment on a phone, then have an accountant match it to an invoice by hand. That costs time and invites mistakes.

Connecting a payment gateway to your ERP can remove most of that work:

• Payment links on invoices: the customer pays straight from the invoice, by mobile money or card.
• Automatic reconciliation: when the gateway confirms the payment, the invoice is marked paid without manual matching.
• Failed and partial payments: a clear record of what failed, what was part-paid and what is still owed.
• Fewer disputes: every payment has a reference that ties it back to a specific invoice.
• Faster cash collection: customers pay at the moment they receive the invoice, not weeks later.

The details depend on which gateway or aggregator you use and its available APIs, so it is worth checking what your provider supports before you plan an integration.

Question for the community: How many hours does your accountant spend each week matching payments to invoices? Which payment channels do your customers use most, and which gateway have you tried or considered?