How to pay us
From anywhere our community lives — formally and safely.
Our clients are in Melbourne, DC, London, Dubai, Nairobi, and Addis Ababa. Getting paid across all of that is complicated — so we did the homework and kept only what's clean, formal, and safe for both sides. Prices are in US dollars; invoices come with everything your accountant needs.
By where you are
| You're in | How you pay | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| United States / Canada | Local bank transfer (US account details on the invoice) — or card | Bank transfer is free for you. Cards carry a processing surcharge, always shown before you pay — bank transfer avoids it. |
| UK / Europe | Local GBP / EUR bank transfer — or card | Local account details, so it's a domestic transfer for you, not an international wire. |
| Australia / New Zealand | Local AUD / NZD bank transfer — or card | Simplest of all — we're based here. |
| Gulf (UAE, Saudi, Qatar…) | Bank transfer | We invoice in USD; your bank or exchange house transfers as usual. No card checkout for the Gulf yet — we won't promise rails we haven't tested. |
| Kenya | Bank transfer; mobile-money for smaller amounts | Larger invoices split or go by bank rail — mobile-money transaction caps are real and we plan around them. |
| Business operates in Ethiopia | A family member, partner, or company abroad pays the USD invoice | This is how we work with Ethiopia-based businesses — see why below. |
Why we bill Ethiopia-based businesses through a payer abroad. It's not bureaucracy — it protects you. Paying a foreign invoice formally from Ethiopia means scarce foreign currency at your bank, a 15% withholding tax, and paperwork; informal routes can put the people involved at real risk with the National Bank. Most of our Ethiopia-operating clients have a family member or partner abroad — the person who'd naturally back the project anyway — and one clean USD invoice to them solves everything legally. If that's not your situation, talk to us anyway; we'll tell you honestly what's possible.
The details
- Milestones, not lump sums. Builds are billed in stages (typically 40/40/20), so you never pay for work you haven't seen.
- Bank transfer first. It's the cheapest and safest for both sides. Cards are available where noted; small community deposits by other means can be discussed — milestone invoices always go through a formal, receipted rail.
- Proper invoices, every time. From our New Zealand–registered company, GST zero-rated for overseas clients, with the records your accountant and your bank expect.
- Payments your customers make (on your ordering site or store) always go to your accounts — Stripe, Square, or in Ethiopia via licensed local gateways in your name. Your money never passes through ours.
Questions about paying from your country?
Ask before you sign anything — we'd rather explain it twice than surprise you once.
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