We're building the handshake that doesn't break
MiddlePay is the neutral middle between every buyer and seller, holding the money, watching the delivery, releasing only when both sides keep their word.
MIDDLEPAY · TRUST RECEIPT
№ MP-0001 · Lagos
Amount held
₦450,000.00
In transit · funds locked
Released in 2 minutes
The moment Chiamaka confirms delivery, Aba Fabrics gets paid.
Make every transaction feel safe by default.
For decades, commerce has been powered by something more fragile than any rail: faith in a stranger. You send the money, you cross your fingers, you hope the parcel arrives.
MiddlePay rewrites that contract. We're building the neutral layer that holds money in trust until both sides keep their word, so buyers, vendors, freelancers and artisans never have to risk a single naira on a stranger's promise.
Protection by default
Every deal is escrowed automatically.
Releases in minutes
Payouts settle after delivery confirmation.
Regulated infrastructure
Funds held with licensed banking partners.
Fair disputes
Real humans review evidence, fast.
What we believe, and
build around.
Trust is infrastructure.
Not a feature, not a badge. It's the foundation everything else sits on.
Default to the customer.
When in doubt, we protect the person whose money is on the line.
Calm beats clever.
Money is stressful enough, our product should never add to that.
Africa-first, world-class.
Built for WhatsApp deals and IG drops, engineered to global standards.
The Team Shaping the Future of
Secure Payments
Joshua Akinola Alabi
Founder & CEO
Joseph Fasinu
Co-Founder & COO
Ayo Simon
Co-Founder & CTO
Samuel Usikpedo
Co-Founder & CIO
Seun Ayantuga
Chief financial officer
Temitope Ojo
Design
Adeigbe Ameer
Engineering
Bami
Growth Lead
David Temitope
Engineering
Ayinde David
Marketing
Praise
Community
We're hiring across product, engineering, design & ops.
Help us build the trust layer for a continent.
Start your next transaction with full protection.
Join thousands of Nigerians using MiddlePay to send, receive and protect every payment.
₦10M+
Protected
500+
Transactions
98.4%
Disputes resolved
2.1 hrs
Avg release