01Payments that Malawian customers can complete
Stripe does not support businesses in Malawi, so a checkout copied from a UK or US template will simply not work. We build on PayChangu, a Malawian provider licensed by the Reserve Bank of Malawi in 2024, which brings Airtel Money, TNM Mpamba, cards and instant bank transfer into one integration and offers plugins for WooCommerce and GiveWP. Where your buyers include people paying from abroad, we can add an international option alongside it, so both groups reach a confirmed order.
02Ready for the Data Protection Act 2024
Malawi's Data Protection Act 2024 names MACRA as the Data Protection Authority. If your organisation holds personal information on more than 10,000 people resident in Malawi, it counts as a controller of significant importance and must register with MACRA. Membership bodies, schools and retailers with a growing customer list can reach that figure quickly. We build forms that collect only what you need, add a clear privacy notice and consent wording, and keep a record of where data flows, so your registration and any audit start from an accurate picture.
03Designed for phones and careful data use
DataReportal counted about 3.95 million internet users in Malawi at the start of 2025, against 13.2 million mobile connections. For most of your visitors the website is a phone screen on a data bundle. We keep pages light, compress images properly, avoid autoplay video and put the call, enquiry or payment button where a thumb can reach it. The result is a site that respects the visitor's data and still looks considered on a large office monitor.
04One hour apart, easy to reach
Malawi runs on Central Africa Time, one hour ahead of Lagos, so our working day overlaps almost completely with yours. Calls, reviews and launch windows happen in normal office hours on both sides, without anyone staying late. We agree a regular check-in rhythm at the start, share progress on a staging site you can open from any phone, and keep decisions in writing so nothing depends on memory.
05Priced in dollars, explained in kwacha
The kwacha was devalued by 25% in 2022 and by 44% in 2023, which makes long kwacha quotes risky for both sides. Our projects are scoped and priced in USD, which keeps the figure stable from proposal to final invoice. If your board or finance team approves budgets in kwacha, we include an indicative MWK equivalent in the proposal for your internal paperwork, clearly marked as a guide rather than a fixed rate.
06What we build
Our work for Malawian organisations covers the full WordPress range: company and NGO websites, redesigns, WooCommerce shops, school sites with admissions forms, e-learning platforms, membership portals and staff dashboards. We also handle hosting through our partners Cloudways and Hostinger, maintenance and security, business email on your .mw or .com domain, and technical SEO. Every engagement is scoped in writing first, so you know exactly what is included before any work begins.
