PadiDesk helps businesses answer customers, manage orders, record sales and expenses, track stock, collect transfer payments, send receipts, follow up on balances, and handle customer issues through the tools they already use.
Built for everyday businesses that sell and support customers through WhatsApp.
Who it is for
Made for businesses that already sell in chat
PadiDesk is designed for owners who may not be highly technical. Setup uses sensible presets for your kind of business, so you are not configuring complicated software.
Fashion and clothing
Sizes, colours and restocks answered without retyping.
Beauty and skincare
Shades, bundles and usage questions handled in chat.
Food and catering
Menus, portions, delivery areas and order follow-ups.
Electronics
Specifications, availability, warranty and pricing questions.
Jewellery and accessories
Variants, custom requests and delivery enquiries.
General retail
Daily sales, stock counts and expenses kept in order.
Other WhatsApp-first businesses
Any business that sells and supports customers through WhatsApp.
Two ways PadiDesk is used
For business owners, and for customers
Owner tools and customer conversations stay separate. Choose a view below.
What owners and permitted staff can do
Authorised owners, managers and permitted staff can use PadiDesk to manage routine business records.
Record sales
Record expenses
Update stock
Review customer balances
Confirm ordinary bank transfers manually
View receipts
View support tickets
Review customer history
Take over conversations when human judgment is needed
How the voice-note workflow works
1Send a WhatsApp voice note
2PadiDesk turns it into a clear draft
3You review exactly what will be recorded
4You confirm by button, text or voice
5The record is saved through the normal secure business workflow
PadiDesk does not save owner bookkeeping records without review and confirmation.
Owner sample phrases
Example 1 — Sale
Owner says
“Record a sale of two black medium shirts at ten thousand naira each, paid by transfer.”
PadiDesk understands
• A sale is being recorded
• Two units of one product
• Paid by transfer
PadiDesk prepares
Product
Black shirt
Size
Medium
Quantity
2
Unit price
₦10,000
Total
₦20,000
Payment method
Transfer
Confirm with the Confirm button, a typed YES or CONFIRM, or a voice note saying “Yes”, “Confirm it” or “Save am”.
Example 2 — Expense
Owner says
“Add fuel expense of fifteen thousand naira for today.”
PadiDesk understands
• An expense is being recorded
• Category is fuel
• Dated today
PadiDesk prepares
Category
Fuel
Amount
₦15,000
Date
Today
Payment method
Asked for if missing
Nothing is saved until you confirm the draft.
Example 3 — Inventory adjustment
Owner says
“Reduce red size 42 sandals by three because they were damaged.”
PadiDesk understands
• Stock is going down
• A reason was given
PadiDesk prepares
Product
Red sandals
Size
42
Change
-3
Reason
Damage
New stock
Calculated after validation
Example 4 — Recount
Owner says
“Add five black shirts after recount.”
PadiDesk understands
• Stock is going up
• The size or variant is missing
PadiDesk prepares
Clarification
“Which size — small, medium or large?”
Then prepares
Stock adjustment of +5 for the chosen variant
Skip option
Reply SKIP to save the record without the missing detail
PadiDesk asks one simple question at a time instead of guessing, and you can always skip a detail you do not track.
PadiDesk asks one simple clarification question at a time instead of guessing.
Voice notes
Customers can send voice notes too
Customers use WhatsApp's normal voice-note recorder — no special app or button.
PadiDesk securely converts the voice note into text
Nigerian English, Pidgin English and mixed speech are supported
Clear routine questions can receive text replies
Unclear or sensitive messages are escalated to the owner
Voice notes cannot independently confirm payments, refunds, discounts or other sensitive decisions
Customer voice note (example)
“Abeg, that black gown still dey? I need medium and delivery to Yaba.”
PadiDesk understands
Product
Black gown
Size
Medium
Delivery location
Yaba
PadiDesk then checks trusted business information before replying.
Payments
Payments that match how Nigerian customers already pay
A. Ordinary bank transfer
1. PadiDesk sends the business's approved bank details
2. The customer transfers using their normal banking app
3. The customer sends confirmation
4. The business owner confirms the payment manually
A screenshot, voice note or customer claim never automatically confirms the transfer.
B. Paystack temporary account
1. PadiDesk generates a temporary bank account where the business has enabled Paystack
2. The customer transfers normally
3. Paystack verifies the payment
4. PadiDesk updates the business record only after trusted provider confirmation
Receipts
Branded digital receipts after a valid payment
PadiDesk can issue a branded digital receipt after a valid payment is posted
The receipt can include business name, logo, items, amount paid, balance, payment method and receipt number
Customers can receive the receipt through WhatsApp
Business owners can view and resend receipts
A receipt is not issued for an unverified transfer claim
Example receipt — fictional data
A
Amaka Styles Ltd
Receipt RC-000117
Customer
Sample Customer
Item
2 × Black shirt (M)
Amount paid
₦20,000
Balance
₦0
Payment method
Bank transfer
Reminders
Gentle reminders and order follow-ups
Business owners can enable gentle WhatsApp reminders for outstanding balances
PadiDesk can also send a gentle follow-up when a customer goes quiet part-way through an order
Owners control timing, quiet hours, sending days, minimum balance, wording and limits
Reminders stop after payment
Reminders stop when a dispute or open support issue requires attention
Customers can opt out by replying STOP
Example reminder — fictional data
“Hello Ada, this is a friendly reminder that ₦25,000 remains outstanding on order PD-000142. Please ignore this message if you have already paid and your transfer is awaiting confirmation.”
Human takeover
PadiDesk knows when to involve a person
Routine questions can be handled automatically, while sensitive or uncertain situations are escalated to the business owner.
May require human review
Complaints
Refund requests
Disputed payments
Custom pricing
Non-standard discounts
Unknown delivery charges
Unclear products or variants
Threats or urgent issues
Numbered support tickets
Escalated conversations create or update a numbered support ticket the business owner can see, with:
Status
Priority
Category
Assignment
Notes
Activity history
Resolution
Internal notes are never sent to customers.
Customer context
Useful answers based on that customer's own history
PadiDesk can use the customer's WhatsApp number to find the records that belong to that business.
Recent orders
Outstanding balance
Unpaid invoices
Recent payments
Active payment requests
Open support tickets
Previous escalations
So PadiDesk can say things like
“Your order is still awaiting delivery.”
“Your transfer is awaiting manual confirmation.”
“Your refund request is already being reviewed.”
“Your temporary account has expired and a new one can be generated.”
PadiDesk only uses records belonging to the correct business and does not expose internal notes, unrelated customer records, supplier information or private business data.
Automation and control
What PadiDesk handles automatically
Answer common product questions
Share prices and availability
Ask for missing product variants, with an option to skip a detail
Explain delivery information
Mark a delivery fee as pending and queue it for the owner when an area has no set fee
Share approved transfer instructions
Generate Paystack temporary account details where enabled
Issue receipts after valid payment
Send owner-configured balance reminders
Send a gentle follow-up when a customer goes quiet mid-order, within owner-set quiet hours
Log and categorise support issues
Record requests for items or options the business does not currently offer
Surface customer history
Reply to clear customer voice notes
Handle several requests sent in one message, such as a product, a size and a delivery area
What PadiDesk sends to the owner
Ordinary bank-transfer confirmation
Refund decisions
Complaints and disputes
Non-standard discounts
Custom pricing
Unknown delivery fees
Unclear products or variants
Sensitive or threatening messages
Situations where trusted information is missing
PadiDesk automates routine work. The business owner remains in control of decisions that require judgment.
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FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Ready to make WhatsApp work harder for your business?
Set up your business, add your products and payment information, connect WhatsApp, and let PadiDesk handle more of the routine work.