How Nigerian travel agencies can accept online payments

If your agency still collects money by bank transfer and screenshots, you are doing more work and closing fewer sales than you need to. Here is how Nigerian travel agencies can take payment online, simply and safely.

The problem with transfer-and-screenshot

Manual transfers slow the sale down. The customer has to leave the conversation, log into their bank, send the money, screenshot it, and send it back. Every extra step is a chance for them to change their mind or get distracted. And you spend your day confirming payments by hand.

What online payment looks like instead

With a proper booking website, the traveller chooses a package and pays on the spot, using the method that suits them:

• Card, local or international
• Bank transfer, confirmed automatically
• USSD, for customers who prefer their phone

The payment is verified for you, and the money settles into your own bank account. No screenshots, no chasing.

Deposits and part-payments, handled

Travel is often paid in stages. A good system lets a customer pay a deposit to hold their spot, then the balance later, and it tracks who owes what automatically. That means fewer no-shows and far less manual follow-up.

Is it safe?

Payments run through Paystack, the same infrastructure used by major Nigerian brands. The money goes to your own account, not to a middleman. You stay in full control of your funds.

How to set it up

You do not need a developer or a payment integration project. On Wakastack, you connect your bank once, and your storefront is ready to take card, transfer and USSD payments, with deposits and part-payments built in.

See how it works, or preview a booking website to see the checkout for yourself.