A POS System Built for How Kenyan Businesses Actually Work
M-Pesa and Airtel Money built in, runs on the phone you already carry, and keeps ringing up sales even when the network drops. One system for a single kiosk or a chain of branches — free to start, no terminal to buy.
10 free questions every month. No credit card required.
'POS system' in Kenya usually means one of two things: an imported till built for a country where card payments are the norm, or a stripped-down inventory app with no way to take mobile money. Neither matches how business is actually done here — a customer paying by M-Pesa, a shopkeeper checking stock from their phone, a signal that comes and goes depending on the day. AskBiz is a POS system built the other way round, starting from mobile money and the phone in your pocket rather than bolting them on afterward. Whether you run a single shop, a market stall, a pharmacy counter, a restaurant, or several branches across town, the same system handles the sale, the stock, and the numbers — and it works whether you're online or not.
Most POS systems assume a shop that looks nothing like yours
The POS software that shows up first in a search was usually built for a market with steady broadband, card terminals on every counter, and one currency to worry about. Bring it to Kenya and the cracks show fast: M-Pesa either isn't supported or is bolted on as an afterthought, the app grinds to a halt the moment 4G drops to nothing, and there's a card-machine or subscription cost before you've made a single sale. If you run more than one branch, most of these systems don't even try — you're left running separate logins and reconciling stock by phone call. A POS system for Kenya has to start from mobile money, patchy connectivity, and phone-only budgets — not treat them as edge cases.
One system, built around mobile money and the phone you already have
AskBiz runs entirely on a normal Android phone or iPhone — no terminal, no separate scanner, no dedicated hardware to buy or carry. It takes M-Pesa, Airtel Money, MTN Mobile Money, cash and card natively, matching each mobile money payment to the sale automatically instead of leaving you to reconcile it by hand at night. It keeps working with no signal at all: sales save to the phone and sync the moment connection returns, so a dead network in the middle of a busy afternoon doesn't cost you the sale. And if you're running more than one location, each branch can hold its own currency and tax setting, transfer stock between locations, and roll up into one dashboard — so growing from one till to five doesn't mean starting over with new software.
Everything you need. Nothing you don't.
Built for business owners, not data scientists.
Every payment type a Kenyan business actually takes is built in from day one — no separate mobile money reconciliation step.
No terminal, no card machine, no dedicated scanner. Android or iPhone, browser or app — that is the whole setup.
Sales are saved on the device the instant they happen and sync automatically once you are back online.
Per-branch currency and tax, stock transfers between locations, and one consolidated dashboard across all of them.
Manager, cashier and inventory roles with phone OTP login, plus shift open/close and cash reconciliation.
Ask what sold, what is running low, or what looks off, and get an answer from your own sales data — no spreadsheet required.
How it works
Your currency is detected from your phone number automatically. Add your business name and you are ready to sell.
Scan barcodes with the camera, snap a photo, or type items in by hand — whichever is fastest for your shop.
Take M-Pesa, Airtel Money, MTN, cash or card. If the network drops mid-sale, it still records and syncs later.
See daily takings and stock levels at a glance, and bring on more branches or staff whenever the business needs it.
Frequently asked questions
Start running your business on a POS system built for Kenya
M-Pesa built in, works on your phone, keeps selling offline. Set it up in minutes, no card required.
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