Paystack vs Kongapay

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What is really the problem with the question?
So we are not allowed to discuss which payment system offers the best option anymore?
Okay, I know some people are worried about what @spokentwice is going to come and do on this thread, but that should not stop people who are new to choosing payment gateways from posting questions. Those threads on the search results don’t do enough justice to this issue.

There is no comprehensive review of the payment options in Nigeria anywhere online, So this is up for debate.

Let me answer @udemesamuel question.
Bro, choosing a payment gateway can be the difference between day and night. Below is how I designed my application.

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I know it looks confusing but over the last couple of years, I have done a lot of research on this and consumers tend to stick with what they know.
Some people tell you interswitch is old school, but ask anybody who has been taking interswitch for the past couple of years to tell you about their experience pulling interswitch off the grid.
So my advice is “Use both Paystack and Kongapay”. And add interswitch.
Trust me, If someone who has shopped at konga in the past hits your website, he/she is more likely to use kongapay.
Paystack is that cool kid on the block and fingers crossed, this “Selfmade SWOT Analysis SWAG” wont leave the cool kid trapped on the block.

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Lol. Your response is easily the best on the topic (and its equivalents) so far. The thing is, whenever these questions come up, besides my immediate tendency to post something funny (because trying to be objective will be seen as bias), everyone simply mentions payment gateways they have used, or would like to see win - without putting OP’s specific needs into context. You cannot blame them however, as the OP usually puts nothing specific forward meaning asking, with reference to @udemesamuel’s question essentially creates a thread waiting to go south.

The solution? Another payment thread.

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lmfao… This is funny. @ oga OP, you could try this; since both options seems cool to you, just write both payment gateways on separate piece of paper, fold/squeeze em and put in a cup, close your eyes and pick one from the cup, whichever it is, go with it.

If you want extreme simplicity in integrations, No payment gateway is extremely simple, if you want coolness, almost all payment gateways are cool (at least from personal experience), if you want emmmm… a payment gateway, just use the first one that comes across your mind.

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Highly recommended

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