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QOREPAY: Payment Orchestration Platform for African Businesses

QorePay Payment Orchestration

Payment Orchestration Platform enabling African businesses to make global payments with local currency.

Version 2 Architecture:

  • Backend: Express.js microservices with payment provider abstraction layer
  • Frontend: Next.js dashboard for transaction management and analytics
  • Documentation: Algolia-powered developer docs with Postman API collections
  • White-Label: Multi-tenant architecture for B2B2C deployments

Key Features:

  • Integrated 5+ FinTech APIs (Paystack, Klasha, SarePay) with unified abstraction
  • 2 ERP system integrations for automated reconciliation
  • Real-time transaction failure reporting via Slack API
  • Vercel Cron Jobs for scheduled settlement processes
  • Multi-gateway routing for optimal transaction costs

Technical Implementation:

  • Payment Provider Abstraction Layer for seamless provider switching
  • White-label infrastructure for enterprise clients
  • Algolia documentation search for developer experience
  • Postman API collections for integration teams
  • AWS deployment with auto-scaling for high availability

Key Metrics

5+
Payment Providers
80%
Ops Overhead Reduction
30%
Cost Savings
3mo
Time to Launch
2
ERP Integrations
White-Label Scale

The Challenge

African businesses faced fragmented payment infrastructure — multiple gateways (Paystack, Klasha, SarePay) with different APIs, settlement processes, and compliance requirements. Needed unified abstraction, white-label capabilities for B2B2C, and developer-friendly documentation.

Solution

Built Version 2 with Express.js microservices architecture, Next.js dashboard, Algolia-powered developer documentation, Postman API collections, and white-label multi-tenant infrastructure. Integrated 5+ FinTech APIs with 2 ERP systems, automated failure reporting via Slack, and Vercel Cron for scheduled settlements.

Systems Design Patterns

Payment Provider Abstraction Layer - Unified interface over 5+ heterogeneous APIs

API Gateway Pattern - Centralized routing, rate limiting, and provider failover

Multi-Tenant Architecture - White-label infrastructure for B2B2C deployments

Event-Driven Reporting - Slack API integration for real-time failure alerts

Scheduled Processing - Vercel Cron for automated settlement and reconciliation

Documentation as Product - Algolia search + Postman collections for DX

Business Impact

  • Compressed product lifecycle from 1 year to 3 months
  • 80% reduction in ops overhead via automated reconciliation
  • 30% potential annualized savings through multi-gateway cost routing
  • 40% reduction in month-end closing time
  • Algolia documentation search improving developer onboarding
  • White-label architecture enabling B2B2C enterprise deployments
Express.jsNext.jsAWSAlgoliaPostmanPaystack APISlack APIVercel Cron
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