Get Paid Instantly: Paystack & Flutterwave Setup
Set up Paystack and Flutterwave yourself, take card, transfer and USSD payments with no website and no developer, confirm the money is really yours, and keep it — without getting frozen or scammed.
by Sankofa Skills Studio · vetted expert author
What you'll gain
A payment tool does not make you paid — only a confirmed credit on your own side does. You will set up Paystack and Flutterwave yourself (even unregistered, on a Starter/Individual account), read the real fees so you know which is cheaper for your own average sale, and take card, transfer and USSD with a no-code link, store or free QR — no website, no developer. Above all you will confirm a payment is genuinely yours before releasing goods, so a fake alert never robs you again, beat the 16-hour chargeback clock with delivery evidence, and avoid the account freezes — with a fee calculator, an anti-fake-alert SOP and a Week-1/30/90 launch plan.
Pass a real exam and earn a publicly verifiable certificate employers trust.
Unlimited practice mode + spaced-repetition flashcards, then unlimited exam retakes.
Keep the lessons and every future update to this course, forever.
What you'll cover
7 modules · 22 lessons · timed certification exam
1. Module 0 — The Bottleneck Nobody Teaches: Getting Paid 2 lessons
Why "how do I actually collect money?" blocks every new founder, the six-stage journey, your two guides, and the honest spine of the whole course.
- Why this is the hardest easy problem in your business · 9 min
- Meet Amaka and Emeka (your two guides) · 7 min
2. Module 1 — Choose Your Rails 3 lessons
Paystack vs Flutterwave (and where Moniepoint, OPay and a POS fit), what your customer actually sees at checkout, and how to match the tool to what you sell.
- Paystack, Flutterwave, and the rest of the field · 10 min
- What your customer actually sees at checkout · 8 min
- Match the tool to how you sell · 9 min
3. Module 2 — Open and Activate (Go Live Without Getting Rejected) 4 lessons
Sign up, understand test mode, choose unregistered vs registered, gather the exact KYC documents, pass the settlement name-match rule, and activate — without the rejection most people hit.
- Sign up and understand test mode · 7 min
- Unregistered or registered? Pick your path · 8 min
- Gather your KYC documents (before you start) · 9 min
- The name-match rule and going live · 9 min
4. Module 3 — The Money Map: Fees, Caps and Settlement 3 lessons
What each platform really charges, the N100 waiver and the N2,000 cap, when the money reaches your bank, VAT and stamp duty, and whether to absorb the fee or pass it to the customer.
- Read the real fee tables · 10 min
- Which is cheaper for YOU? · 8 min
- Settlement, VAT, stamp duty, and who pays the fee · 8 min
5. Module 4 — Collect Without a Developer 3 lessons
Payment links and pages, a free online store, invoices, Pay with Transfer and virtual accounts, subscriptions, and a free QR terminal — all built from the dashboard, no code.
- The no-code toolbox · 8 min
- Build your first payment link (step by step) · 9 min
- Give customers a "pay by transfer" account number · 8 min
6. Module 5 — Confirm, Reconcile, Refund (Kill the Fake Alert) 2 lessons
The single most valuable skill in the course: knowing a payment is genuinely yours before you release goods, plus refunds, chargebacks and the "debited but failed" puzzle.
- Is this payment real? The anti-fake-alert SOP · 10 min
- Refunds and "I was debited but it failed" · 8 min
7. Module 6 — Keep Your Money and Stay Live 5 lessons
Chargebacks and the 16-hour clock, why accounts get frozen and how to avoid it, prohibited businesses, and your launch capstone.
- Chargebacks, holds and freezes · 9 min
- The Scam and Failure Museum (dated, attributed) · 8 min
- Prohibited businesses and staying compliant · 7 min
- Your Get-Paid launch plan (capstone) · 9 min
- After the certificate: what to learn next · 5 min
Frequently asked
Is the certificate verifiable?
Yes. Every certificate carries a unique ID and a cryptographic signature. Anyone — an employer or a client — can confirm it instantly on our public verification page, with no login.
Who teaches this course?
A vetted expert author — Sankofa Skills Studio. Every expert course is reviewed and fact-checked before publication, and the author earns a revenue share on your enrolment.
How long do I have access?
Lifetime. Once you enrol you keep access to the lessons, practice mode and flashcards — including future updates to this course.
What happens if I don't pass the exam first time?
You can retake it. There's no attempt limit, and practice mode lets you rehearse with the same verified question bank until you're ready.
Can my team enrol together?
Yes. Talk to us about group and organisation rates — certifying a whole team is faster and cheaper than one at a time.
Continue your path
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