Sell on WhatsApp.
Get paid in the chat.
Aweh turns your WhatsApp into a shop till. Your customers browse your menu, order, and pay — by card or Instant EFT — without ever leaving the chat. No app. No card machine. No website.
South Africa's informal economy is worth ~R900 billion — and it already runs on WhatsApp.
Aweh just lets you get paid for it.
Everything you need. Nothing you don't.
Built for any business the informal market runs on — food, retail, beauty, services, resellers and more.
Sell your own stuff
Put your menu or catalogue right in the chat. Customers tap to order — no airtime, no third-party store, just your products.
Get paid in the chat
A secure pay link by card or Instant EFT, powered by PayFast. PCI-DSS, fully encrypted. You never touch card data.
Live order board
Paid orders light up on your board the moment the money lands. Tap to move them New → Preparing → Ready → Done.
Your own WhatsApp number
Customers chat with you, on your number. Aweh runs invisibly behind it — better trust, better deliverability.
No app, no website
Your customers use the WhatsApp they already have every day. Zero downloads, zero friction.
No monthly fee
Free to sign up. We only earn a small percentage when you actually get paid. No setup, no lock-in.
Up and running in minutes.
Three steps. No coding, no API keys, no consultant.
Connect your WhatsApp
Link your WhatsApp Business number to Aweh in under two minutes.
Add your menu
List what you sell and your prices. One screen, done.
Get paid
Customer orders, taps pay, money lands. You get a ping; the order hits your board.
Your back office. Live.
Every paid order pops onto your board the second PayFast confirms it. Track today's revenue, orders and customers at a glance — no spreadsheets, no chasing EFT proof.
What WhatsApp can't do on its own.
WhatsApp is the road. Aweh is the car.
- You add up every order by hand
- You chase "proof of payment" screenshots
- Orders get lost in the chat in a rush
- No records for the taxman
- The bot builds the cart and the pay-link
- Payment confirmed automatically — no screenshots
- A live board keeps every order in its place
- Searchable history and exports, built in
Free to start. You only pay when you get paid.
No setup fees. No monthly minimums. No lock-in.
We take a small percentage of each payment — that's it.
- No setup or monthly fees, ever
- Get paid by card or Instant EFT
- Founding merchants lock in founder rates for life
PayFast's standard transaction fees apply. No credit card needed to sign up.
Quick answers.
Your business deserves a till that works as hard as you do.
Set it up yourself in minutes. Free to start.
Questions? Email us at support@getaweh.co.za
Get in touch.
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