Built from Africa,
for Africa.
Chia is a subscription billing platform designed for the way Africa pays - mobile money. We make it simple for businesses to collect recurring payments across multiple providers and currencies.
Named after
Chia Lagoon.
Chia Lagoon sits on the southwestern shore of Lake Malawi, one of the great lakes of East Africa. The lagoon is a meeting point - where the lake's open waters flow into a sheltered harbour that local fishing communities have relied on for generations.
That idea of connection resonated with us. Just as the lagoon connects communities to the lake's resources, Chia connects businesses to Africa's mobile money networks through a single, unified platform. The name is a reminder of where we started and who we are building for.
Southwestern shore of Lake Malawi
Third largest lake in Africa, shared by Malawi, Mozambique, and Tanzania
A natural meeting point where open waters flow into sheltered harbour
The billing layer
Africa needed.
Unified payments
One SDK wraps PayChangu, PawaPay, and OneKhusa. Businesses pick providers without rewriting billing logic.
Recurring by default
Mobile money was built for one-time transfers. Chia adds the subscription layer - automated renewals, retries, and lifecycle management.
Built for the market
USSD prompts, TAN entry, PIN confirmation - Chia handles the payment flows that African mobile money networks actually use.
Start collecting payments today.
Join businesses across Africa using Chia to automate their subscription billing.