How can I set up local payment methods like Mpsa and Emola in Mozambique?

Payments + Shipping & Fulfilment

Topic summary

A merchant in Mozambique wants to accept local mobile money options (M-Pesa, e-Mola) on a Shopify store and asks which third-party provider to use and how to set it up.

Shopify support advises using the official list of available payment gateways for Mozambique and notes Shopify integrates with 100+ third‑party providers (external gateways that process payments, including credit cards). They recommend contacting specific providers directly to confirm support for M-Pesa/e-Mola and to get setup details.

Action items:

  • Review Shopify’s Mozambique payment providers list.
  • Reach out to shortlisted providers to verify M-Pesa/e-Mola compatibility and onboarding steps.
  • Follow Shopify’s Third‑Party Payment Providers documentation for integration.

Outcome/Status:

  • No specific provider was named; the thread provides direction rather than a solution.
  • Key next steps are provider research and direct outreach.
  • Discussion remains open without a confirmed setup path for M-Pesa/e-Mola.
Summarized with AI on January 10. AI used: gpt-5.
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I want to connect my local payment methods of my country such as Mpsa,Emola and I want to know which third party I can use and how to setup it!

I am in Mozambique

Ab

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Hi @AbdulB10 ,

Thank you for reaching out to the Community! I’m happy to provide some assistance with locating a payment provider for the shop, to ensure this gets resolved.

To share some insight, Shopify has integrated with over 100 different third-party payment providers to allow you to continue accepting credit cards online. Due to this, I encourage you to check out this complete list of all available payment providers within Mozambique.

For any questions that you may have regarding a specific payment provider or whether they support the payment options you’ve mentioned, I’d encourage you to connect with them directly. They will be able to share more information with you and answer any other questions you may have.

For more information on this, you can check our Third-Party Payment Providers documentation as it touches on this further.

Please let me know if you have any other questions or concerns.