Features
Payments out
Pay suppliers, bills, expenses and staff from your own M-Pesa and bank after a second person approves, with each payment matched to what was owed.
Payments out sends payments from Kila through your own M-Pesa and bank: supplier invoices, bills, expenses and staff. Someone prepares a payment run, a second person approves it within their limit, and Kila pays it and matches each payment to what was owed, with a register of approved payees and a remittance advice for each. Kila never holds the money: it leaves your own account.
Who it suits
Link to this section: Who it suits- Can be added by Shop, Wholesale & distribution, Food & drink service, Stay, Appointments, Fitness & memberships, Jobs & repair, Professional services, Health care, Production, Education, Logistics & field and General.
Businesses with many suppliers or staff to pay, where one person should not both prepare and approve a payment.
What is included
Link to this section: What is included| Switch | What it does | To start |
|---|---|---|
| M-Pesa payouts | Pay phones, paybills and tills from your own M-Pesa through your own Daraja app (B2C and B2B). | On |
| Bank payment files | A bank file in the layout your bank takes, then each payment confirmed when the bank has paid. | On |
| Remittance advice | Payees are told by email what was paid, for which invoices, and any tax withheld. | On |
Where to find it
Link to this section: Where to find itMoney › Payments out: “Pay suppliers, bills, expenses and staff from your own M-Pesa and bank, after a second person approves. Kila never holds the money.” Its tabs are To pay, Payment runs, Payees and Settings. Tick what to pay and prepare a payment run; only approved payees can be chosen.
Switch it on
Link to this section: Switch it onPayments out is optional for every kind of business. On the Business, Growth and Enterprise plans, the owner switches it on under Administration › Business profile. See Switch a module on.
On the Business, Growth and Enterprise plans. Enterprise is arranged with Kila’s sales team.
| Plan | A month | Branches | Users | Tills | Active products | Sales per month | Payments out |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starter | KES 2,500 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1,000 | 3,000 | Not included |
| Business | KES 7,500 | 6 | 30 | 12 | 10,000 | 15,000 | Included |
| Growth | KES 14,500 | 12 | 50 | 24 | 50,000 | 60,000 | Included |
| Enterprise | Through sales | From 25 | From 100 | From 50 | From 200,000 | From 500,000 | Included |
Not available yet
- M-Pesa payouts are in test mode: “M-Pesa test mode: Kila simulated the answer. No money moved. Bank and cash payments are real.”
- Remittance advice by SMS and WhatsApp: “Email is sent; SMS and WhatsApp run in test mode until a provider is connected.”
- Purchasing: the supplier invoices you pay.
- Expenses
- Payroll: paying staff.