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Sakah

A digital marketplace helping local businesses and independent merchants get discovered, sell online, and scale their commercial presence.

MarketplaceProduct designWebPaymentsCatalog System

Client

Sakah Commerce

Timeline

4 months concept to launch

Role

Product Architecture, UX Design, Marketplace Engineering

Status

Live in production

sakah — primary system interface
Merchant catalog discovery · instant mobile checkoutLive

Production interface preview · Sakah telemetry and system state machine

Case Narrative

From problem to production.

01 / THE PROBLEM

What was difficult or broken

Small businesses struggle to maintain dedicated e-commerce stores due to complex setups, high transaction fees, and poor mobile network performance.

02 / THE PRODUCT

What Avox built

A lightweight merchant marketplace and digital storefront engine enabling independent sellers to catalog inventory and accept mobile payments in minutes.

03 / THE APPROACH

Key decisions & strategy

We prioritized zero-friction onboarding, allowing a merchant to create a searchable, responsive catalog directly from a mobile device without desktop overhead.

04 / THE RESULT

What changed for the business

Enabled hundreds of independent merchants to accept digital payments and gain online discovery without costly monthly overhead.

05 / TECHNICAL DEPTH

How it was engineered

Engineered with mobile-optimized asset pipelines, serverless API endpoints, localized caching, and mobile-money payment webhooks.

Platform Verified

12,500+

products cataloged

Benchmark

< 5 min

average merchant setup time

Architecture

Mobile-first

responsive catalog engine

Verified Pattern

3-step

instant checkout flow

Interface detail

System telemetry & execution workflow

sakah — verification workflow
Milestone verificationComplete
Audit log OK
Automated webhook dispatch → client gatewayExecuted
The platform is fast, clean, and gives our merchants immediate credibility with digital buyers.
Sarah OtienoHead of Operations, Sakah
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