Supported businesses

Whether registered or not, nearly all industries, businesses and organizations can use Paystack to process payments. This includes startups, retail shops, financial services providers, religious organisations, NGOs, etc. We’ve outlined these businesses below:

Agriculture includes businesses that grow crops, raise fish and animals, and logwood. This also includes farms, dairies, and ranches. The business categories under the Agriculture industry include:

• Agricultural Cooperatives

• Agricultural Services

• Farm Warehousing and Storage

This industry includes businesses that sell motor vehicles and spare parts, including automobiles, trucks, pickups, vans, motorcycles and related parts, equipment, and accessories. The business categories under the Automobile industry include:

• Wholesale Motor Vehicle Supplies

• Automobile and Truck Dealers

• Tire Sales

• Retail Parts and Accessories

• Motorcycle Shops and Dealers

This industry includes businesses that sell products that are electronically transferred to the customer. These goods include media (music, movies, e-books, videos, magazines, audiobooks), games, digital images, gift cards, software and website templates. The business categories under the Digital Goods industry include:

• Digital Games

• Gift Cards

• Digital Books, Movies and Audio

• Digital Software Applications

• Other Digital Goods (not elsewhere classified)

These are businesses that sell any tangible goods that can be physically touched. The business categories under the Physical Goods industry include:

• Furniture Stores

• Bicycle Shop

• Book Stores

• Sporting Goods Stores

• Music Stores

• Toys and Game Store

• Art Dealers and Galleries

• Decoration and Souvenir Shops

• Cosmetic Stores

• Fragrance Stores

• Stationery Stores

• Marketplace

• Religious Goods Stores

• Nursery and Florists

• Dropshipping

• Artist Supply Stores

• Pet Stores

• Wig Stores

• Other Physical Goods (not elsewhere classified)

This industry includes businesses that sell or lease various electronic goods, including household appliances, computer hardware, televisions, mobile phones, cameras and related parts, equipment, and accessories. The business categories under the Electronics industry include:

• Computer Stores

• Electronic and Camera Stores

• Household Appliance Stores

Businesses in this industry include merchants that sell general hardware, paint supplies, plumbing and heating supplies. The business categories under the Hardware industry include:

• Plumbing and Heating Equipment

• Hardware Equipment and Supplies

• Paints Supplies

This industry includes merchants who sell a complete line of food merchandise for consumption, as well as merchants who sell packaged drinks and alcoholic beverages. The business categories under the Grocery and Supermarket industry include:

• Grocery Stores

• Supermarket

• Liquor

• Bakeries

• Food Stores

Businesses in this industry typically sell a wide range of products that fall under apparel and personal accessories. The business categories under the Clothing and Accessories industry include:

• Shoe Stores

• Men’s and Women’s Clothing Stores

• Precious Stones and Jewellery

• Costume Jewellery

• Children’s and Infants’ Wear Stores

• Sports Apparel Stores

• Fabric and Sewing Stores

• Leather Goods

This industry covers businesses that offer rental sales and property management services. The business categories in the Real Estate industry include:

• Rental Services

• Property Sales

• Other Real Estate Services (not elsewhere classified)

This industry includes service providers who offer services delivered via the Internet. Businesses in this industry receive payments for the service offered instead of goods (as found in the Digital Goods industry). The business categories under the Digital Services industry include:

• Dating Services

• Web Development and Programming

• Data Analysis Services

• Information Retrieval Services

• Web Hosting

• Graphic Design

• Other Digital Services (not elsewhere classified)

These are businesses that provide legal advice and services. The business category under the Legal Services industry is:

• Attorneys and Legal Services

Businesses in this industry include commercial enterprises that provide work performed skillfully by an individual or team to benefit its customers. A typical service business provides intangible products. The business categories under the General Services industry include:

• Photographic Studios

• Barber and Beauty Shops

• Laundry Services

• Dry Cleaners

• Funeral Service and Crematories

• Car Washes

• Automotive Services and Repairs

• Towing Services

• Electronic Repair Shops

• Appliance Repair Shops

• Jewellery and clock Repair Shops

• Cleaning Services

• Massage Parlors

• Furniture Repair Stores

• Other Physical Services (not elsewhere classified).

This industry includes businesses that provide professional advice and services. The business categories under the Professional Services industry include:

• Consulting Services

• Engineering Services

• Tax Services

• Counselling Services

• Marketing Services

• Payroll Services

• Accounting Services

• Other Professional Services (not elsewhere classified)

This industry consists of establishments that provide instruction and training on various subjects. These institutions, including schools, colleges, universities and training centres, are privately or publicly owned. The business categories under the Education industry include:

• Nursery Schools

• Primary Schools

• Secondary Schools

• Tertiary Institutions

• Vocational Training

• Virtual Learning

• Other Educational Services (not elsewhere classified)

This covers a broad range of businesses that manage money - not limited to but including credit unions, banks, credit-card companies, insurance companies, lending companies, stockbrokers and investment funds. This could be privately owned managers or some government-sponsored enterprises. The business categories under the Financial Services industry include:

• Financial Cooperatives

• Financial Technologies

• Forex Trading

• Payment Solution Service Providers

• Insurance

• Investments

• Agricultural Investments

• Lending

• Cryptocurrency

• Remittances

• Savings

• Mobile wallets

This includes businesses that offer services that involve placing a wager, purchasing a lottery ticket, sports betting and prediction services, or purchasing chips or other value usable for gambling. The business categories in the Gaming industry include:

• Betting

• Lotteries

• Prediction Services

The hospitality industry is a broad sector of fields that includes lodging, food and drink service, event planning, and theme parks and intersects with the transportation and travel industry. The business categories in the Hospitality industry include:

• Hotels

• Hostels and others

• Timeshare

• Caterers

• Fast Food

• Bars

• Restaurants

The health industry is an aggregation of sectors that provides goods and services to treat patients with curative, preventive, rehabilitative, and palliative care. The business categories under the Health industry include:

• Health Insurance

• Hospitals

• Pharmacies

• Herbal Medicine

• Telemedicine

• Health Laboratories

• Medical Doctors

• Medical Equipment and Supplies

• Pharmacy Warehousing

This industry includes merchants who provide sporting services, therapeutic services and activities for recreation. The business categories under the Sports and Recreation industry include:

• Recreational and Sporting Camps

• Gyms

• Health and Beauty Spas

• Recreational Clubs

• Camping Grounds

• Professional Sporting Clubs

• Tourist Attractions and Exhibits

This segment of businesses focuses on recreation, entertainment, media and related products and services. The business categories under the Leisure and Entertainment industry include:

• Nightclubs

• Events

• Wholesale Publisher

• Cinemas

• Press & Media

• Streaming Services

The logistics industry refers to businesses involved in transporting, storing, handling, inventory, packaging and delivering goods. The business categories under the Logistics industry include:

• Air and Ground Courier Services

• Motor Freight Services

• Railroads Freight Services

These businesses include NGOs, membership organisations, political parties, government agencies and religious bodies. These organisations are set up to advocate a social cause and can operate in religious, scientific, research, or educational settings. The business categories under the Non-profit industry include:

• Professional Associations

• Government Agencies

• NGOs

• Political Parties

• Religious Organizations

This industry covers businesses providing services related to moving from one location to another. Merchants in this industry include transportation businesses and travel and tourism-related services such as airlines, air ticketing services, car rentals and carpooling services, cruises, travel insurance, and package tours. The business categories in the Travel industry include:

• Airlines

• Tour Services

• Travel Agencies

• Cruise Services

This industry describes businesses that deal with the movement of people from one location to another. Modes of transport include air, land (rail and road), water, cable, pipeline and space. The business categories in the Transport industry include:

• Car Rental Services

• Rideshare and Taxi

• Passenger Transportation Services

• Railway Passenger Services

• Ambulance Services

• Bus Services

This industry covers all businesses that provide basic amenities and public services such as electricity, water, waste disposal, telecommunications, cable television, and internet services. The business categories under the Utilities industry include:

• Cable Television

• Electricity

• Garbage Disposal

• Internet Service Providers

• Telecommunication Services

• Water

• Bill Payments

• Gas

While we support the businesses listed above, we can only activate the following business types as Registered Businesses after they have provided us with their required registration documents.

• Accounting and audit services

• Agricultural Cooperatives

• Airlines

• Automobile sales

• Cooperative societies

• Crowdfunding businesses

• Educational Institutions: Nursery, Primary and Secondary schools, as well as Tertiary Institutions

• Energy: sales of petroleum and gas

• Financial institutions: Lending, PSSPs, Investment Services, Insurance, Remittances, Escrow services

• Gaming businesses: Betting companies and Lottery businesses

• Gemstones and precious metals

• Hospitals

• Legal services

• Liquor sales: bars, liquor shops, wines and spirits, liquor distributors

• Medical institutions: Hospitals, Pharmacies and Medical laboratories

• Marketplaces

• Night clubs

• Non-profits: Professional associations, Government agencies, Political parties and Religious organisations

• Payroll Services

• Real estate businesses

• Ride-sharing: taxi / cab-hailing businesses

• Telecommunications: terrestrial broadcasting (TV/radio), IPTV, online streaming (movies, music, programs), VSAT, internet service providers (for Kenya-based businesses)

• Travel agencies

• Wallets

If you’re having trouble deciding which industry and category will be appropriate for your business, don't hesitate to contact us at support@paystack.com; we’d be happy to provide more clarity.