E-commerce Development in Mauritius
We build e-commerce websites in Mauritius, on WooCommerce or as a custom platform, with the payment gateways your customers already use: MCB card, MCB Juice, MyT Money and bank transfer, plus Stripe and PayPal for orders from abroad. POS stock sync, BOGO promotions and a full admin panel come with it.
Payment Gateways in Mauritius
Most online stores here end up offering two or three ways to pay side by side: cards, a local wallet such as MCB Juice, and bank transfer for bigger or B2B orders. Here is what we integrate, what each one suits, and what it changes at checkout.
| Method | Best for | What it means in practice |
|---|---|---|
| MCB card gateway | Card payments from local and overseas shoppers | The option most customers expect to see first on a Mauritian store. |
| MCB Juice | Mauritian shoppers paying from their phone | Paid from the Juice app; the order lands in your admin like any other paid order. |
| MyT Money | Customers who already use the MyT wallet | Usually added next to card payment so shoppers pick the method they know. |
| Internet banking and bank transfer | Larger baskets, B2B and wholesale orders | Your account details show at checkout and the order stays pending until your team confirms the transfer. |
| Stripe | International card payments | Worth adding when a real share of your orders comes from outside Mauritius. |
| PayPal | Overseas shoppers who prefer PayPal | Normally offered alongside cards rather than on its own. |
Choosing the mix
Most stores here run a card option plus at least one local wallet, and add bank transfer when they sell to businesses. If part of your orders comes from abroad, Stripe or PayPal sits next to the local methods rather than replacing them.
What we take care of
We build and test the integration on your store: the payment flow, success and failure handling, order statuses, VAT invoices and go-live checks. The work is quoted as a fixed written quote after a free discovery call.
After the payment goes through
A paid order should reduce stock, send the confirmation email, produce the VAT invoice and reach your POS or accounting software. We connect those steps so nobody retypes orders by hand.
The same methods work on both routes we build: a WooCommerce store on WordPress or a fully custom platform. You can see card payment, MCB Juice and bank transfer running together on the beauty retailer's store we built and host, and our website maintenance plans re-check checkout and payments after every update.
A full e-commerce platform,
built from the ground up
A live beauty and cosmetics e-commerce store serving customers across Mauritius. We designed and built it from zero, and continue to improve it today.
Every feature below, from the MCB payment gateway to the product recommendations, was built for this retailer and the Mauritian market, not assembled from a template or plugins.
Features delivered on this platform
What Your Shoppers Get
Every feature customers use, built to help them find products, buy and come back.
Dynamic Hero Slider
Category-linked hero slides with auto-play, progress bars, floating product badges, and smooth animated transitions. Fully editable from the admin panel.
Full Shop & Filtering
Real-time product filtering by category, brand, price range, and skin type. Sort by bestsellers, newest, or price. Mobile-first grid with skeleton loading states.
Product Variants & Bundles
Multi-axis variant support (Size + Colour), bundle products with live stock validation, gift cards with custom amounts and scheduled delivery.
Reviews & Ratings
Live review submission, star ratings, per-product review summaries synced from a dedicated reviews collection. Customers are auto-invited to review post-purchase.
Wishlist
One-click wishlist saving for authenticated users. Persisted across sessions. Helps bring browsers back to buy via targeted retargeting.
Product Recommendations
A "Recommended for You" section driven by rules your team controls, with click tracking so you can see which suggestions lead to sales. No third-party service needed.
Brand Carousel & Pages
Animated brand logo carousel with individual brand landing pages. Customers can filter the shop by brand, ideal for multi-brand beauty and lifestyle retailers.
Digital Gift Cards
Purchasable e-gift cards in preset or custom amounts. Recipients receive a unique redemption code by email on the date the buyer chooses.
BOGO, Coupons &
Flash Sales
We build a full promotions engine, not just discount codes. Merchants run Buy X Get Y Free deals, choice-based gifting, and time-limited flash sales with live countdown timers, all self-managed from the admin panel.
Illustrative example: promotion interface
Buy 1 Get 1 Free
Add this product and choose your free gift at checkout!
Hurry! Only 3 left in stock
This item is selling fast. Grab yours before it's gone!
A Checkout Built for Mauritius
Local payment methods, delivery zones, gift wrapping and abandoned cart recovery, so fewer shoppers drop out before paying.
Order confirmations, payment and delivery updates can also reach customers on WhatsApp: see WhatsApp order notifications for WooCommerce and online stores.
MCB Juice & Card Payment
Full MCB Mastercard Gateway integration (hosted checkout session). Customers are redirected to a secure, bank-hosted payment page, so no card data touches your server.
Bank Transfer (BACS)
Configurable bank accounts displayed at checkout. Orders are placed in "pending" status until manual bank transfer confirmation by admin.
Dynamic Shipping Zones
Region-based shipping rules: flat-rate, free shipping thresholds, and local pickup. City-level detection automatically surfaces the correct methods.
Coupon & Promo Codes
Percentage or fixed discounts, per-user usage limits, sale-item exclusions, and cart category restrictions. Codes carry over from cart to checkout.
Gift Wrapping Add-on
Optional gift wrap at checkout with a custom message. Charged per item or as a flat basket fee, fully configurable by the store admin.
Tax Engine
Configurable VAT/tax rules per product category. Supports tax-inclusive and tax-exclusive pricing modes with line-item tax breakdowns on invoices.
Gift Card Redemption
Customers can redeem gift card codes at checkout against their total. Partial redemption is supported and the remaining balance is preserved on the card.
Birthday Data Collection
Optional birthday capture at checkout with admin-configurable birthday reward campaigns. Saved to customer profiles for personalised future offers.
Full Control. No Developer Required.
Your team manages everything (products, orders, promotions, customers, and content) from one admin panel, built around the way a shop actually runs.
Product Management
Add/edit simple, variable, bundle, and gift card products. Manage images, variants, stock, SEO slugs, and sale pricing with end-date countdowns.
Order Management
Full order lifecycle: view, update status, add notes, generate PDF invoices, and trigger resend of confirmation emails, all from a single admin view.
Customer Profiles
View customer order history, saved addresses, wishlist, birthday, and account status. Export customer data for CRM or email marketing tools.
BOGO Promotions
Create Buy X Get Y Free deals with trigger products, gift products, choice-based gifting, quantity rules, and expiry dates.
Home Slider Editor
Drag-and-drop hero slide manager. Edit headlines, images, CTAs, and category links without touching code.
Email Automations
Automated order confirmation, shipping updates, review request, abandoned cart recovery, and birthday emails, all customisable from settings.
Review Moderation
Approve, reject, or flag customer reviews. Approved reviews are published live and factored into product ratings.
Analytics & Reports
GA4 e-commerce event tracking (view_item, add_to_cart, begin_checkout, purchase) plus internal recommendation attribution reports.
Modules & Settings
Toggle platform features on/off (waitlist, recommendations, gift wrap, birthday prompts) without deployments, from the admin's Modules page.
WooCommerce Import
Import of existing WooCommerce product catalogues, with redirects from the old product URLs, so migrating from WordPress does not mean starting over.
Loyverse POS Sync
Two-way stock sync with Loyverse POS. A sale at your shop till updates the online store as soon as Loyverse reports it, so you do not sell stock you no longer have.
Erply POS Sync
Two-way sync with Erply POS. Products, prices and stock levels stay identical across your Erply tills, warehouses and online store, with online orders flowing back into Erply.
Performance That
Drives Revenue
Page speed matters when shoppers are ready to buy. We build for speed and build e-commerce platforms against Google's Core Web Vitals from day one: fast server response, optimised Largest Contentful Paint, and minimal layout shift.
Mobile-First Indexing
Every store is built mobile-first, with responsive layouts, touch-optimised checkout flows, built for Google mobile-first indexing from day one.
Real-Time Stock Reservations
Atomic stock decrement at checkout prevents overselling across concurrent orders, even during flash sales.
International SEO Architecture
SEO-friendly slug URLs, structured data (Product schema), and GA4 e-commerce events built into every product page.
Shopify vs Custom Build: Which is Right?
Our custom platforms run on a stack you own: no SaaS subscription, full ownership, and room to add what your business needs. Here's what that means in practice.
SaaS Platforms
Shopify, BigCommerce
- ✅ Rapid deployment in days, not months
- ✅ Managed hosting & security updates
- ❌ Monthly fees + transaction fees on some plans
- ❌ Fewer options for local payment methods such as MCB Juice or MyT Money
- ❌ Limited BOGO / promotions customisation
- ❌ POS, warehouse or ERP sync usually relies on paid add-on apps
- ❌ Less control over how the store works as it grows
Best for: Standard retail MVPs, early-stage brands testing the market.
Custom Build Recommended
React, Firebase, Next.js, WooCommerce
- ✅ Full ownership, zero recurring SaaS fees
- ✅ MCB card, MCB Juice, MyT Money and bank transfer, plus Stripe and PayPal
- ✅ Bespoke BOGO & promotion engine
- ✅ Product recommendations; AI search can be added where it fits
- ✅ Loyverse or Erply POS sync and accounting software sync (QuickBooks, Xero, Sage), less manual admin
- ✅ Abandoned cart recovery built in
- ✅ Scales with your business as it grows
Best for: Established retailers, beauty brands, B2B, and multi-vendor stores.
Why Businesses in Mauritius Choose Artover
- Hands-on experience with Mauritian payments: MCB card gateway, MCB Juice, MyT Money and bank transfer, plus Stripe and PayPal for overseas orders
- Live production platforms you can visit today, such as our beauty retailer’s store
- Full promotions engine: BOGO, coupons, flash sales, gift cards
- Product recommendations your team controls, with click tracking
- Abandoned cart recovery emails built in
- Aligned with the Mauritius Data Protection Act 2017 and GDPR
- WooCommerce migration, with old product URLs redirected
Work we have delivered, in detail
Beauty retailer
Custom beauty e-commerce for a retailer with three shops: MCB card & Juice payments, Loyverse POS stock sync, WooCommerce migration.
Read the case study →Marketplace app
Second-hand marketplace app for Mauritius & Rodrigues: listings, real-time chat, MCB Juice payments, buyer protection and seller wallet. Live on the App Store.
Read the case study →E-commerce FAQs
Do you build WooCommerce stores?
Yes. WooCommerce is a good fit when you already run WordPress or want to manage products in a familiar admin. When you need tight POS sync, complex promotions or high traffic, we build a custom platform instead, and we migrate WooCommerce catalogues and URLs without losing your Google rankings, as we did for a beauty retailer in Mauritius.
Which payment methods can an online store in Mauritius accept?
The stores we build take MCB card payments, MCB Juice, MyT Money, internet banking and bank transfer, with Stripe and PayPal added when orders come from abroad. The right combination depends on who buys from you: mainly local shoppers, overseas customers, or businesses that prefer to transfer.
Can the same checkout handle local and international orders?
Yes. Local and international methods can sit side by side on one checkout, with delivery zones and VAT rules set per region so totals stay correct. Stock is synced with Loyverse or Erply POS, so a sale at the till updates the online store.
Do you add local payment methods to WooCommerce as well as custom stores?
Yes, both. WooCommerce suits you when you want a familiar admin on WordPress; a custom platform suits tight POS sync, complex promotions or high traffic. The same local and international methods are available either way, and the integration work is quoted as a fixed written quote after a free discovery call.
Can you build BOGO promotions and coupon systems?
We build configurable BOGO promotions: Buy X Get Y Free, choice-based gift selection, expiry timers, and custom promo labels, plus coupon systems with percentage/fixed discounts, per-user limits, and sale-item exclusions.
Do your platforms include an admin dashboard?
Every platform includes a full admin panel: product management with variants and bundles, order lifecycle management, customer profiles, promotions, gift cards, shipping zones, tax config, and analytics. No code required.
What is abandoned cart recovery and how does it work?
When a customer adds items but doesn't complete checkout, our system fires timed recovery emails with a one-click cart restore link, giving shoppers an easy way back to complete their order.
Do I own the platform or pay monthly SaaS fees?
You own it outright. No Shopify-style revenue cuts, no monthly platform fees. The code and infrastructure are yours, and hosting costs are transparent and scale with your traffic.
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online store?
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