DGateway Introduces Organizations: Manage Your Association Digitally

Running an association, club, or community group in Uganda comes with a familiar set of challenges: tracking who paid their membership fees, collecting contributions for events, keeping savings records in notebooks, and accounting for how funds were spent. Most of this happens through WhatsApp messages, spreadsheets, and handwritten ledgers.

Today, we're changing that. DGateway Organizations brings the full power of mobile money payments to your association — with member management, event contributions, savings tracking, fee collection, and accountability records built in.

The Problem

If you run a fitness team, alumni association, investment club, or community group, you've probably dealt with:

• Scattered records: Member lists in Excel, contributions tracked in WhatsApp messages, savings in a notebook
• Collection headaches: Chasing members for event contributions, not knowing who paid and who didn't
• No accountability: Money comes in and goes out, but there's no clear trail of what was spent on what
• Manual processes: Every transaction requires someone to manually record it, leading to errors and disputes

The Solution: DGateway Organizations

Member Registration

Add members individually or bulk-import from CSV. Each member gets an auto-generated ID in a format you customize:

GFT/M/2026/001  →  [Initials]/[Gender]/[Year]/[Sequential]

Members receive a welcome email with their member number and login credentials. They can log into a branded portal to see all their activity.

Event Contributions via WhatsApp Links

Creating an event is simple — add the title, description, date, and an optional cover image. Then generate a contribution link and paste it in your WhatsApp group.

When a member taps the link:

1. They enter their member number
2. Their details appear (name, org, member number)
3. They enter the amount and phone number
4. A USSD prompt arrives on their phone
5. They enter their PIN
6. Done — contribution recorded instantly

The admin sees a real-time dashboard with total contributions, who contributed, and how much. Guest contributions can be enabled per event for non-members.

Savings Groups

Create a savings sub-group where select members save money each month. A standing payment link makes it easy — members click it, select the month they're paying for (already-paid months disappear from the dropdown), and pay.

The admin gets a member-by-month grid showing exactly who saved and how much, month by month.

Membership Fees

Define a recurring fee (weekly, monthly, or yearly) and share the payment link. Members click, identify themselves, select the period, and pay. The system tracks who has paid and who hasn't — no more chasing people in the group chat.

Remittance Records

When collected money is spent (venue booking, supplies, transport), the admin records a remittance with the amount, purpose, date, and an optional receipt image. This creates an accountability trail — every shilling in, every shilling out.

The Member Portal

Every organization gets a custom-branded login page with your logo, background image, and tagline. Members log in with their member number and password (default: phone number).

Inside the portal, members see:

• Dashboard: Total contributed, total saved, fees paid, upcoming events
• Contributions: Full history of all contributions across events
• Savings: Month-by-month view of savings for the current year
• Events: Upcoming events in the organization
• Profile: Update details, change password

The portal is mobile-first with a bottom tab navigation bar — because most members will access it from their phones.

Payments Flow Through DGateway

All payments (contributions, savings, fees) use the same mobile money providers you already know:

• Iotec — MTN Mobile Money, Airtel Money (Uganda)
• Relworx — Mobile Money across East Africa
• Stripe — Visa, Mastercard (international)

Revenue goes to your DGateway app wallet. You can withdraw to your mobile money or bank account at any time.

Getting Started

1. Log into your DGateway app dashboard
2. Click "Organization" in the sidebar
3. Set up your org: name, initials, logo
4. Add members (individually or CSV import)
5. Create your first event and share the contribution link
6. Members start paying — you see everything in real time

Pricing

Organizations use the same DGateway transaction fee structure: 8% per transaction (configurable by super admin). No separate subscription, no monthly fee — you pay only when money moves.

DGateway Organizations is available now for all DGateway app owners. Get started →

Have questions? Check the Organizations documentation or reach out to our team.