We are happy to announce that we have opened up a developer sandbox. The developer sandbox is aimed at assisting developers get comfortable with the Yo! Payments API before finally taking services live.

When you sign up for a developer account, a Business Account shall be created for you automatically, giving you immediate access to the API to start your tests.  The developer account works exactly in the same way as the live account, except that there are no real mobile money transactions.

To sign up for a developer account, click the link below:

https://sandbox.yo.co.ug/services/yopaymentsdev/signup/start/?sid=1

After you have successfully signed up for an account, note that you shall need to use the link below to log into your developer account:

https://sandbox.yo.co.ug/services/yopaymentsdev/portal/

Another important URL to keep in mind is the URL you shall use to post your API requests.  Use the URL below to post your API requests

https://sandbox.yo.co.ug/services/yopaymentsdev/task.php

Yo! Uganda Limited, a Uganda-based software company has launched a service which enables businesses to receive payments from their customers using existing Mobile Money Transfer (MMT) services. The service, named Yo! Payments, takes advantage of the already popular Mobile Money Transfer services, such as MTN MobileMoney, and delivers to businesses a convenient way of receiving payments for their goods and services through Mobile Money Transfer.