ShapShapBooks
Offline-first business tracker
Track sales, expenses, stock, and debtors without data or complex grammar. Built for informal businesses that just want to do the business.
Innovation Lab for African SMEs
Building a fresh generation
of SME-ready digital products.
Digital Yard is a technology lab that prototypes, tests, and deploys practical tools like ShapShapBooks, ShapShapPay, and smart POS experiences, so everyday businesses can work smarter, not harder.
From bookkeeping to payments and credit, we design products that feel simple today and stay sustainable tomorrow.
About Digital Yard
A technology lab built around the rhythm of African SMEs.
Digital Yard exists for the businesses that keep African cities alive: the shops, the stalls, the market women, the riders, the small agencies, and the family businesses that do not have time for complicated software.
We combine product thinking, data, and AI to design tools that feel local from the very first day. Every feature is tested against real-life frictions like poor internet, long queues, unpaid debtors, missing records, and the daily hustle of keeping a small business running.
Our job is simple: we turn all that chaos into calm, clear systems without asking the business owner to become a tech person first.
We believe technology should quietly support people, not distract them. It should stay in the background while owners stay focused on people, trade, and growth.
Who we focus on
Everyday and emerging businesses
From market stalls, kiosks, riders and family shops to small agencies,
digital merchants, and multi branch SMEs that are scaling beyond one location.
What we build
From books to credit and cloud
Record keeping, payments, identity, devices, credit rails, education and
embedded AI support, all powered by shared infrastructure like ShapShapID
and ShapShapCloud.
How it connects
One ecosystem, many touchpoints
ShapShapBooks, Pay, Go, Credit, POS, AI agents, ID, Cloud and future products
all speak to each other, so the stack is deep but the experience stays simple
and familiar for the business owner.
ShapShap Ecosystem
Powered by Digital Yard Technology Lab
Every ShapShap product is built in Digital Yard and tested with real businesses, so when it lands in the market, it already speaks the language of shop floors, markets, riders, and hustlers.
ShapShapPay
Collections, POS and payouts
Simple payment rails for SMEs, POS, transfers, and collections that plug directly into what businesses already do every day.
ShapShapBrand
Branding and digital identity
Clean logos, brand kits, and simple websites that give SMEs a professional face across receipts, payment pages, and social media.
ShapShapGo
Logistics and field visibility
Lightweight tools for tracking riders, deliveries, and last-mile operations without drowning teams in dashboards.
ShapShapCredit
Data-backed SME credit
Turning real transaction history from ShapShapBooks and ShapShapPay into fair, transparent credit decisions for small businesses.
POS and Devices
Hardware that speaks SME
POS and connected devices designed to feel familiar to merchants, while quietly running a modern digital stack in the background.
AI Agents for SMEs
Assistants that feel like staff
Embedded AI agents that help with reminders, reconciliations, follow-ups, and small decisions, without overwhelming the business owner.
ShapShapID
Unified identity for the ecosystem
One secure login that travels across Books, Pay, Go, Credit, POS and AI tools, with roles and permissions managed from a single place.
ShapShapCloud
Backend engine for every product
A shared cloud layer for sync, storage, backups and APIs, so data flows cleanly between ShapShap products without extra wiring.
ShapShapMarket
SME Marketplace
A marketplace where small businesses can showcase, sell, and discover trusted suppliers and buyers.
ShapShapInsurance
Business Micro-insurance
Affordable protection for everyday businesses, covering stock, equipment, and unexpected disruptions.
ShapShapTax
AI Tax Assistant
A simple AI tool that helps small businesses calculate tax, stay compliant, and avoid penalties.
ShapShapSchool
Education for Traders
Practical business education designed for market traders, shop owners, and aspiring entrepreneurs.
ShapShapLegal
Business Legal Assistant
A lightweight tool that helps SMEs draft agreements, settle disputes, and understand their legal rights.
ShapShapStorefront
Mini E-commerce Builder
A quick storefront builder that allows SMEs to create simple online shops without tech knowledge.