Accepted payments – Explore.rw

We accept various payments methods depending on our visitor’s location and currency. In this article, we shall discuss how they operate and how you should use them.

Available payment gateways by currency:

For RWF

FlutterwavePaypal Express
MTN Mobile Money (Rwanda) 
Cards (Visa, MasterCard, etc.) 
PayPal (Account or Cards) 
Barter 

For USD

FlutterwavePaypal Express
MTN Mobile MoneyAccount (existing users: Paypal balance, Cards)
Cards (Visa, MasterCard, etc.)Guest users (Cards)
PayPal (Account or Cards) 
Barter (Account or Cards) 

Checkout Process:

Flutterwave

For Flutterwave payment method, the process starts by placing your order.

Step 1 (Click on the “Place Order” icon)

Step 2 (Click on the “Make Payment” Button)

Step 3 (Select your payment method – For USD)

When you have switched currency to RWF, the MTN option is available.

Step 3 (Select your payment method – For RWF)

Each payment provider has its own settings. For instance:

  • For MTN, you will have to receive an OTP and later pay using with a USSD confirmation.
  • For Cards, it’s straight forward. Your bank may send you an OTP
  • For Paypal, you will proceed with their payment tab
  • For Barter, you will first need to log in your barter account

Flutterwave is an African based fintech company that provides a payment infrastructure for global merchants and payment service providers across the continent. Flutterwave protects customer protections by holding chargebacks for each transaction.

Paypal

Checking out using Paypal is straight forward. Be mindful that Paypal express checkout is only available when you have opted in using the USD currency.

Step 1 (Click on the Paypal/Card icon)

Step 2

PayPal Holdings, Inc. is an American multinational financial technology company operating an online payments system in the majority of countries that support online money transfers, and serves as an electronic alternative to traditional paper methods such as checks and money orders. Paypal offers a generous Customer protection plans and your money is not delivered to us until when you confirm that you have received what you paid for.

For returns and refunds, please check the policy below.

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