Financial Intelligence
Automatic invoicing, partial payments, and Fee Risk Profiles that flag at-risk accounts before they become problems. Collect fees up to 3× faster.
3× Faster Collections
School billing · transport · comms
Fees reconciled the moment M-Pesa clears.
PayDesk is the school management platform for Kenyan schools: automated invoicing with M-Pesa reconciliation, transport manifests and tracking, and SMS, email and in-app broadcasts — one dashboard.
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KES 29.4M
Term Revenue
842
Active Students
12
Bus In-Transit
98%
Safety Score
Fee collections (sample)
Broadcast active
Sending Exam Results SMS to 842 parents…
65% sent · live
Illustrative UI — not live data
AES-256Role-based accessAudit trailODPC registered99.9% uptime target
The ecosystem
Everything you need to run a high-performance school.
Four integrated modules that connect your back-office and parent communications.
Live Logistics
Real-time GPS tracking that gives parents live visibility into their child's journey to and from school every single day. GPS is near real-time with full continuous tracking.
Zero Missed Boardings
Unified Broadcast
One-click announcements via In-App, Email, and SMS simultaneously. Replace messy WhatsApp groups with an official, audited communication channel.
All Channels. One Click.
Teacher Portal
Assignment/Exam Marking, attendance tracking, and class-based grading. Cut down the hours teacher spend of paperwork every week.
Up to 12hrs Saved / Week
Why PayDesk?
Radical savings on administration.
15+
Hours saved weekly · per admin
30%
Reduction in late fee payments
“The real-time visibility into our fee collections literally changed my stress levels overnight. It's the brain of our school.”
- Secure audit logs
- Role-based permissions
- Parent portal
- Executive reports
Simple process
Live in 48 hours.
No lengthy implementations. No consultancy fees. Just a guided, fast setup.
- 01
Onboard in 48 Hours
Our team imports your existing student, fee, and staff data. No spreadsheet gymnastics. We handle the migration.
- 02
Configure Your School
Set up fee structures, class streams, transport routes, and role-based permissions — all through a clean admin interface.
- 03
Go Live Confidently
Run your entire school — billing, transport, academics, and communications — from one unified dashboard.
The team behind PayDesk
Engineered by experts, built for reliability.
Garnet Gitau
Founder & CEO
Grace Kingori
CTO
Kevin Muigai
Head of Sales
Mary Wanjiru
CFO
Lucy Wanjiku
COO
Carol Githinji
Support
Jimmy Gathu
Tech Advisor
David Karibe
Tech Advisor
Joel Kabena
Legal Advisor
Simple pricing
Invest in growth.
Start with Bursar or go full platform for day or boarding schools. CBC, 8-4-4, IGCSE, and IB are part of the academic setup — no separate curriculum fee. Enterprise is for schools that want the product shaped around them, with premium extras you can add over time.
Bursar Pack
Finance & parent comms only
Contact sales for a personalised price
- Electronic invoicing & receipts
- M-Pesa reconciliation
- SMS, email & in-app broadcasts
- Daily finance snapshots
- Role-based access & audit trail
Popular
Day School
Operations for non-boarding schools
Contact sales for a personalised price
- Everything in Bursar Pack
- Academics, exams & report cards
- CBC, 8-4-4, IGCSE & IB — configured with your team (included)
- Teacher class portals & attendance
- Transport manifests & GPS tracking — MVP
- Parent app & fee risk signals
Boarding School
Day platform + residence lifecycle
Contact sales for a personalised price
- Everything in Day School
- Hostel allocation & roll call
- Health bay & boarding records
- Visitors & duty rosters — Live
- Priority onboarding for complex sites
Enterprise
Built around your school
Contact sales for a personalised price
- Discovery workshop — we map workflows to PayDesk together
- Custom theming, subdomain & parent-facing polish
- Premium modules & integrations available to upsell as you grow
- Multi-campus, API & advanced reporting where you need them
- Named success partner & optional SLA / security packages
Curriculum pathways (CBC, 8-4-4, IGCSE, IB) are configured during onboarding on Day or Boarding plans — contact us for a personalised quote. Enterprise is quoted after we understand your priorities; optional premium features are scoped so you only pay for need.
Frequently asked questions
Got questions? We have answers.
Let's build your modern school.
Book a personalized deep-dive demo with our product team. See how PayDesk transforms your specific school operations — no commitment required.