We build products that move money
We partner with founders and teams across Africa to design, build, and ship digital products people actually use.
A product studio for ambitious teams
MEKT is a multidisciplinary studio of designers and engineers. We turn complex problems into clean, dependable products — from first concept through launch and beyond.
Lean teams, senior people, and zero hand-offs. The people who scope your product are the ones who ship it.
Selected Works
Simplifying global payments for businesses
An enterprise FX platform trusted by 1,000+ businesses to move money across borders.
Cross-border infrastructure for African trade
A cross-border payments platform connecting Africa to global markets.
The modern way to manage finances
A Soft POS and payments platform built for multi-business operations.
Better health for your parents, made simple
An integrated healthcare platform for elderly care and remote monitoring.
Selected Works
Simplifying global payments for businesses
An enterprise FX platform trusted by 1,000+ businesses to move money across borders.
Cross-border infrastructure for African trade
A cross-border payments platform connecting Africa to global markets.
The modern way to manage finances
A Soft POS and payments platform built for multi-business operations.
Better health for your parents, made simple
An integrated healthcare platform for elderly care and remote monitoring.
Interface & visual design
Interface & visual design
Full-stack capability,
one delivery team
From research and design to payments infrastructure and production ops — covered end-to-end by one senior, in-house team.
Product Design
Research, UX, and interface design that turns ambiguity into shippable specs.
- User & product research
- End-to-end UX flows
- Design systems & components
- Web & mobile interfaces
Web Engineering
Fast, accessible web apps built on modern, maintainable stacks.
- Production web applications
- Admin portals & dashboards
- Marketing & web platforms
- Performance & accessibility
Mobile Apps
Native-quality iOS and Android from one focused codebase.
- Cross-platform mobile apps
- Biometrics & liveness
- Push & offline-first
- App Store & Play delivery
Backend & Infrastructure
Reliable, secure services and integrations that scale with you.
- Secure, scalable APIs
- Multi-tenant architecture
- Webhooks, queues & jobs
- Cloud deploy & CI/CD
Fintech & Payments
Payment rails, wallets, and reconciliation engineered for trust at scale.
- Transfers & settlements
- Virtual accounts & wallets
- Reconciliation & statements
- Soft POS & provider integrations
Product Strategy & Advisory
Pressure-test the idea, scope the build, and de-risk delivery.
- Product & UX audits
- Scoping & roadmaps
- Architecture reviews
- Technical due diligence
Industries we serve across Africa
We deliver across sectors and across regions — from fintech to government, Lagos to London.
How We
Deliver
From first call to launch — a clear, repeatable path. You always know what's shipping and what's next.
concept to go-live
Project Intake
We scope the problem, goals, and constraints with you.
Team Forming
A senior squad is assembled around your product.
Discovery
Research and definition to de-risk the build.
Roadmap
A clear, milestone-based plan everyone signs off on.
Design & Build
Tight design–engineering loops, shipping every week.
Deployment
Continuous delivery to staging and production.
Data Migration
Safe, validated moves from legacy systems.
QA & Assessment
Testing, audits, and a post-launch readiness plan.
24/7 Support
Tier-level monitoring and bug fixes around the clock.
Go-Live & iterate
Ship to production, monitor in the wild, and keep improving with you — long after launch day.
What our clients say
Families relied on our platform to care for aging parents, making every interaction a matter of trust. MEKT built and delivered telemedicine, care planning, and lab result systems with the reliability and attention to detail that users could depend on from day one.
From day one, MEKT acted as more than a development partner; they became a strategic extension of our team. They built our entire cross-border payments platform, worked directly with banking partners on our behalf, and delivered the robust infrastructure needed to support secure, compliant, and reliable international payments at scale.
MEKT turned a messy spread of invoicing, contracts, and project tracking into one clean product. Our customers finally have everything in one place — and our churn dropped because of it.
Mfonobong Ekott
Mfonobong John Ekott has spent 7+ years building and leading the engineering behind some of Africa's most demanding fintech and health products, from payment infrastructure to remote healthcare solutions. At MEKT, he brings that same commitment to excellence, practical leadership, and high quality execution to every team the company partners with.
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