Duesby BayTechsPayments · for developers and merchants
Bitcoin-native payments for cross-border settlement.
Dues is a payment protocol and API: accept Bitcoin over Lightning, settle into local currency, and reconcile every payment from one dashboard. Built for merchants in the Horn of Africa and their partners abroad.
// Create a payment POST /v1/payments { "amount": 18200, "currency": "sats", "settle_in": "DJF", "merchant": "souq-djibouti", "webhook": "https://example.com/paid" } // 201 Created · settled in 4 s { "id": "pay_3f9a", "status": "settled" }
For developers
One API, settled in seconds.
Lightning in, local currency out
Accept sats and settle into DJF, SOS, KES or USD — or keep sats. Your choice per merchant.
Webhooks for everything
Created, paid, settled, failed. Signed, retried, idempotent.
Built for reconciliation
Every payment carries a reference, a settlement record and an export your accountant can read.
The dashboard
See every payment as it settles.
Received today
2,840,000 sats
Settled
96%
+1.4% vs yesterday
Median settlement
4 s
| Merchant | Payment | Status | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Souq Djibouti | pay_3f9a | settled | 18,200 sats |
| Hargeisa Imports | pay_7c21 | pending | 240,000 sats |
| Nairobi Textiles | pay_1d44 | settled | 12,400 sats |
How settlement works
Created, paid, settled.
- CreatedYour API call returns a payment id and an invoice
- PaidThe customer pays over Lightning from Kaab or any wallet
- SettledFunds land in local currency or sats, with a webhook
Start settling across borders.
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