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Built for Kenyan schools

M-Pesa clears. The ledger is already updated.

PayDesk runs fee collection, transport and parent communication for Kenyan schools. Payments match themselves to the right invoice, cascade to whatever is still outstanding, and anything that cannot be matched is flagged — not buried until end of term.

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KES 29.4M

Collected · Term 2

842

Learners enrolled

12

Buses on route

94%

Collection rate

Collections · this term

Broadcast running

Term 2 results · SMS to 842 guardians

65% sent · live

Sample data

One system for the bursar, the bus and the classroom.

Payments that match themselves.

Each M-Pesa payment finds its invoice, then cascades to whatever is still outstanding. Anything that cannot be matched is flagged for the bursar, and Fee Risk Profiles show which accounts are drifting before term ends.

M-Pesa reconciliation · today

SHK4L2P9QX · Wanjiru Kamau

Matched to INV-2041

KES 18,500

SHK4M8T1ZD · Otieno Odhiambo

INV-2057 cleared, KES 3,100 carried to INV-2063

KES 7,250

SHK4N3C6RB · 0722 *** 418

No invoice found. Needs review.

KES 4,000

Parents can see where the bus is.

Parents follow the bus on its route to and from school, and conductors work from manifests that list who should be on board. GPS is near real-time with full continuous tracking.

Route 4 · morning run · KDG 482T

Lavington Green

06:42 · 9 boarded

Kileleshwa Rd

06:51 · 14 boarded

Valley Arcade

07:03 · Next stop

School gate

07:25 · Due

One announcement, three channels.

Send a notice by in-app message, email and SMS at the same time. It replaces the class WhatsApp group with a channel the school can audit.

Form 3 guardians · 214 recipients

Term 2 report forms are ready. Collect from the school office or open them in the parent portal.

In-app

214 delivered

Email

201 delivered

SMS

148 of 214 sending

Registers and marks without the paper chase.

Teachers take attendance, mark assignments and exams, and grade by class from their own portal, so results reach the office without a stack of paper registers.

Grade 6 East · Tuesday register

Achieng Mutiso

Present

Brian Kiprono

Present

Faith Nyambura

Absent

Hassan Abdi

Present

38 of 41 present

Names and figures shown are sample data.

Live in two to three days.

We do the data migration. Your bursar's week carries on while we do.

  1. Days 1–2

    We import your data

    Students, fee balances and staff come across from your spreadsheets or current system. We do the migration, so nobody retypes a register.

  2. Day 2

    You set up the school

    Fee structures, class streams, transport routes and who can see what. All of it is configured in the admin screens, with our team alongside you.

  3. Day 3

    Go live

    Billing, transport, academics and parent messages run from one dashboard, and staff get an onboarding session before the first invoice goes out.

Priced per school.

The quote depends on your enrolment and which modules you switch on. CBC, 8-4-4, IGCSE and IB are configured during onboarding on the Day and Boarding plans, with no separate curriculum fee.

Capability

Bursar Pack

Finance and parent communication

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Day School

Operations for non-boarding schools

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Boarding School

Day platform plus residence lifecycle

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Electronic invoicing & receipts
M-Pesa reconciliation
SMS, email & in-app broadcasts
Daily finance snapshots
Role-based access & audit trail
Academics, exams & report cards–
CBC, 8-4-4, IGCSE & IB, configured with your team–
Teacher class portals & attendance–
Transport manifests & GPS tracking · MVP–
Parent app & fee risk signals–
Hostel allocation & roll call––
Health bay & boarding records––
Visitors & duty rosters · Live––
Priority onboarding for complex sites––

Enterprise

Built around your school, quoted after a discovery workshop.

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  • A discovery workshop where we map your workflows to PayDesk together.
  • Custom theming, subdomain and parent-facing polish.
  • Premium modules and integrations you can add as you grow.
  • Multi-campus, API access and advanced reporting where you need them.
  • A named success partner, with optional SLA and security packages.

What bursars ask first.

Can parents pay fees via M-Pesa?
Yes. PayDesk integrates directly with M-Pesa's Daraja API. Parents receive a payment prompt and the system reconciles transactions automatically in real time.
How is our student data protected?
PayDesk is registered with the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (ODPC) and operates under the Kenya Data Protection Act, 2019. Data is encrypted at rest and in transit, role-based access controls limit who can see sensitive records, and a full audit trail is kept for every action. Our privacy policy sets out retention periods, sub-processors and your rights.
How long does it take to get started?
Most schools are fully onboarded and live within 48–72 hours. Our team handles the data migration from your existing system.
Can we migrate from our current system?
Yes. We support data import from Excel, CSV, and most major school management systems in Kenya. Our team will guide you through the process at no extra cost.
Is there a limit on the number of users or admins?
No limits on admin accounts. You can create role-based accounts for Principals, Finance Managers, Teachers, Bus Conductors, and Parents — all included in your plan.
Do you offer training for our staff?
Yes. Every plan includes a dedicated onboarding session, walkthrough videos, and access to our help centre. Boarding School and Enterprise plans include ongoing priority support.

See it with your own fee structure.

Book a demo with the product team. Tell us how your school collects fees today and we will walk through that.

Message us on WhatsApp
Email
hello@paydesk.live
Phone
0748 938 887
Office
Northern Bypass, Nairobi, KE

We reply within 24 business hours. We use these details only to respond to your request (privacy policy, how we protect school data).

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