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Stay updated with the latest insights, product updates, and industry trends from our team.

Mar 20, 2025

Open Source doesn't win by default

I cannot count the number of times I've heard "This product is X, but open source."

Apr 26, 2026

Getting started with lomi. — a developer guide to payments

From sandbox account to first live checkout in under an hour: create an organization, enable payment methods, issue a hosted checkout session, and verify webhooks.

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Apr 26, 2026

SDKs for TypeScript, Python, Go, PHP, and React Native

Our client libraries wrap the lomi. REST API with typed requests, error handling, and idiomatic patterns — so mobile and backend teams can integrate payments without hand-rolling HTTP calls.

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Apr 26, 2026

Connect lomi. to the platforms merchants already use

Our Shopify app is live today. WooCommerce, Magento, PrestaShop, and Odoo integrations are documented for teams wiring hosted checkout into existing stacks — one payment layer, multiple storefronts.

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Apr 26, 2026

Apple Pay and Google Pay on lomi. checkout

Merchants with card acquiring enabled can offer Apple Pay and Google Pay through our hosted checkout — faster wallet checkout for customers on supported devices, alongside Wave, MTN MoMo, and SPI.

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Apr 25, 2025

lomi. partners with MTN MoMo to expand mobile money checkout across Africa

MTN MoMo is now live on lomi. — giving merchants access to one of the continent's largest mobile money networks, with instant settlement, programmatic refunds, and subscription support from the dashboard and API.

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Apr 22, 2025

lomi. mobile: run your business from your pocket

Our merchant app brings payments, POS, payment links, catalog, and payouts to iOS and Android — built for sellers who live on their phone, not behind a desk.

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Apr 21, 2025

Underground music's (un)likely digital ally

How Djaouli Entertainment used lomi. checkout to turn last-minute ticket chaos into predictable presales — without losing the spirit of Abidjan's underground scene.

Case study

Apr 12, 2025

With lomi.cli, do more with less

Our Rust CLI is the fastest way to authenticate, scaffold a project, test webhooks, create checkout sessions, and manage payments from your terminal — built for developers shipping on lomi.

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Apr 10, 2025

West African merchants can now accept local payments on Shopify

Our Shopify app connects your store to lomi. hosted checkout — Wave, MTN MoMo, Orange Money, cards, and SPI in one install, with automatic order reconciliation.

Online Business

Mar 28, 2025

Choosing a payment gateway in West Africa

Mobile money, cards, XOF, compliance, and developer experience — what francophone merchants should actually evaluate before picking a payment partner.

Payments

Feb 18, 2025

lomi. partners with Wave to supercharge online payments in francophone West Africa

We're excited to announce today our strategic partnership with Wave Mobile Money, a collaboration that significantly strengthens our payment infrastructure across francophone West Africa and reinforces our commitment to building enterprise-grade solutions designed specifically for the region's unique needs.

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