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Zaad, eDahab, EVC Plus: local payments, explained

admin June 29, 2026 1 min read

Card-first checkouts lose customers who don’t use cards. Across the region, mobile money is the default — so your site should speak it.

The main rails

  • Zaad and eDahab — dominant mobile wallets in Somaliland and Somalia.
  • EVC Plus and WAAFI — widely used for everyday payments.
  • Sahal — another popular wallet across the region.

Why it matters for conversion

Every extra step at checkout costs you sales. Offering the wallet a customer already has on their phone removes friction — and friction is where carts die.

Card, too

International and diaspora customers still expect card. The answer isn’t either/or — it’s both, presented clearly.

We integrate local rails alongside card so you never turn a paying customer away.

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