diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Qr/AccountController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Qr/AccountController.php
index de7c9a9..b90a146 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Qr/AccountController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Qr/AccountController.php
@@ -3,15 +3,23 @@
 namespace App\Http\Controllers\Qr;
 
 use App\Http\Controllers\Controller;
+use App\Models\PaymentGatewaySetting;
 use App\Models\QrSetting;
 use App\Services\Billing\BillingClient;
+use App\Services\Billing\PlanEntitlementService;
+use App\Services\Payments\MerchantGatewayService;
 use Illuminate\Http\RedirectResponse;
 use Illuminate\Http\Request;
+use Illuminate\Validation\Rule;
 use Illuminate\View\View;
 
 class AccountController extends Controller
 {
-    public function __construct(private BillingClient $billing) {}
+    public function __construct(
+        private BillingClient $billing,
+        private PlanEntitlementService $entitlements,
+        private MerchantGatewayService $gateway,
+    ) {}
 
     private function topupUrl(): string
     {
@@ -65,6 +73,8 @@ class AccountController extends Controller
         return view('give.settings', [
             'account' => $account,
             'settings' => $settings,
+            'gateway' => $this->gateway->settingFor($account),
+            'canUsePaymentGateway' => $this->entitlements->canUseCustomPaymentGateway($account),
         ]);
     }
 
@@ -77,6 +87,10 @@ class AccountController extends Controller
             'product_updates' => ['nullable', 'boolean'],
             'notify_registrations' => ['nullable', 'boolean'],
             'notify_payouts' => ['nullable', 'boolean'],
+            'gateway_provider' => ['nullable', Rule::in(['', PaymentGatewaySetting::PROVIDER_PAYSTACK])],
+            'gateway_public_key' => ['nullable', 'string', 'max:2000'],
+            'gateway_secret_key' => ['nullable', 'string', 'max:2000'],
+            'gateway_is_active' => ['nullable', 'boolean'],
         ]);
 
         QrSetting::updateOrCreate(
@@ -89,6 +103,25 @@ class AccountController extends Controller
             ],
         );
 
+        if ($this->entitlements->canUseCustomPaymentGateway($account)) {
+            $provider = trim((string) ($data['gateway_provider'] ?? ''));
+            $setting = PaymentGatewaySetting::query()->where('owner_ref', $account->public_id)->first();
+            if ($provider !== '' || $setting) {
+                $setting ??= new PaymentGatewaySetting(['owner_ref' => $account->public_id]);
+                if ($provider !== '') {
+                    $setting->provider = $provider;
+                }
+                if (filled($data['gateway_public_key'] ?? null)) {
+                    $setting->public_key = $data['gateway_public_key'];
+                }
+                if (filled($data['gateway_secret_key'] ?? null)) {
+                    $setting->secret_key = $data['gateway_secret_key'];
+                }
+                $setting->is_active = $provider !== '' && $request->boolean('gateway_is_active');
+                $setting->save();
+            }
+        }
+
         return redirect()->route('account.settings')->with('success', 'Settings saved.');
     }
 }
diff --git a/app/Models/PaymentGatewaySetting.php b/app/Models/PaymentGatewaySetting.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..75f8a14
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/Models/PaymentGatewaySetting.php
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Models;
+
+use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;
+
+class PaymentGatewaySetting extends Model
+{
+    public const PROVIDER_PAYSTACK = 'paystack';
+
+    protected $fillable = ['owner_ref', 'provider', 'public_key', 'secret_key', 'is_active', 'metadata'];
+
+    protected function casts(): array
+    {
+        return [
+            'public_key' => 'encrypted',
+            'secret_key' => 'encrypted',
+            'is_active' => 'boolean',
+            'metadata' => 'array',
+        ];
+    }
+
+    public function isConfigured(): bool
+    {
+        return $this->is_active
+            && $this->provider === self::PROVIDER_PAYSTACK
+            && str_starts_with(trim((string) $this->public_key), 'pk_')
+            && str_starts_with(trim((string) $this->secret_key), 'sk_');
+    }
+}
diff --git a/app/Services/Billing/BillingClient.php b/app/Services/Billing/BillingClient.php
index 4c7caef..6e51dcb 100644
--- a/app/Services/Billing/BillingClient.php
+++ b/app/Services/Billing/BillingClient.php
@@ -45,6 +45,15 @@ class BillingClient
         return $this->get('/service-ledger', ['user' => $publicId, 'service' => $service]);
     }
 
+    /** @return array<string,mixed> */
+    public function suiteEntitlement(string $publicId): array
+    {
+        return (array) ($this->get('/suite-entitlements', [
+            'user' => $publicId,
+            'app' => (string) config('billing.service', 'give'),
+        ])['data'] ?? []);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Debit the wallet. Returns true on success, false on insufficient balance
      * (HTTP 402). Idempotent by $reference.
diff --git a/app/Services/Billing/PlanEntitlementService.php b/app/Services/Billing/PlanEntitlementService.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d318d40
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/Services/Billing/PlanEntitlementService.php
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Services\Billing;
+
+use App\Models\User;
+use Throwable;
+
+class PlanEntitlementService
+{
+    public const CUSTOM_PAYMENT_GATEWAY = 'custom_payment_gateway';
+
+    public function __construct(private readonly BillingClient $billing) {}
+
+    public function has(User $owner, string $feature): bool
+    {
+        try {
+            return in_array($feature, (array) ($this->billing->suiteEntitlement((string) $owner->public_id)['features'] ?? []), true);
+        } catch (Throwable) {
+            return false;
+        }
+    }
+
+    public function canUseCustomPaymentGateway(User $owner): bool
+    {
+        return $this->has($owner, self::CUSTOM_PAYMENT_GATEWAY);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/app/Services/Give/GiveDonationService.php b/app/Services/Give/GiveDonationService.php
index 7745f86..b503de3 100644
--- a/app/Services/Give/GiveDonationService.php
+++ b/app/Services/Give/GiveDonationService.php
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ use App\Services\Billing\BillingClient;
 use App\Services\Billing\PaystackService;
 use App\Services\Billing\SmsService;
 use App\Services\Pay\PayClient;
+use App\Services\Payments\MerchantGatewayService;
 use App\Support\LadillLink;
 use Illuminate\Support\Str;
 use RuntimeException;
@@ -19,6 +20,7 @@ class GiveDonationService
         private PaystackService $paystack,
         private BillingClient $billing,
         private SmsService $sms,
+        private MerchantGatewayService $gateway,
     ) {}
 
     /**
@@ -63,7 +65,22 @@ class GiveDonationService
             'payment_reference' => null,
         ]);
 
-        $payOrder = $this->pay->createCheckout([
+        $usesOwnerGateway = $this->gateway->shouldUseOwnerGateway($qrCode->user);
+        $payOrder = null;
+        if ($usesOwnerGateway) {
+            try {
+                $payOrder = $this->gateway->initialize(
+                    $qrCode->user, $amountMinor, (string) ($qrCode->content()['currency'] ?? 'GHS'),
+                    (string) config('pay.mini_checkout_email', 'pay@ladill.com'),
+                    $callbackUrl, 'GGP-'.strtoupper(Str::random(16)),
+                    ['give_donation_id' => $donation->id, 'give_reference' => $reference, 'qr_code_id' => $qrCode->id],
+                );
+            } catch (\Throwable) {
+                $usesOwnerGateway = false;
+            }
+        }
+        if (! $usesOwnerGateway) {
+            $payOrder = $this->pay->createCheckout([
             'merchant' => $qrCode->user->public_id,
             'fee_tier' => 'donations',
             'source_service' => 'give',
@@ -85,10 +102,11 @@ class GiveDonationService
                 'qr_code_id' => $qrCode->id,
                 'collection_type' => $collectionType,
             ],
-        ]);
+            ]);
+        }
 
         $donation->update([
-            'pay_order_id' => $payOrder['id'] ?? null,
+            'pay_order_id' => $usesOwnerGateway ? null : ($payOrder['id'] ?? null),
             'payment_reference' => $payOrder['reference'],
             'platform_fee_minor' => $payOrder['platform_fee_minor'] ?? null,
             'merchant_amount_minor' => $payOrder['merchant_amount_minor'] ?? null,
@@ -113,6 +131,9 @@ class GiveDonationService
         if (str_starts_with($paymentReference, 'LP-')) {
             return $this->completeLadillPay($paymentReference);
         }
+        if (str_starts_with($paymentReference, 'GGP-')) {
+            return $this->completeOwnerGateway($paymentReference);
+        }
 
         return $this->completeLegacy($paymentReference);
     }
@@ -182,6 +203,31 @@ class GiveDonationService
         return $donation;
     }
 
+    private function completeOwnerGateway(string $reference): GiveDonation
+    {
+        $donation = GiveDonation::where('payment_reference', $reference)
+            ->where('status', GiveDonation::STATUS_PENDING)
+            ->with('merchant')
+            ->firstOrFail();
+        $result = $this->gateway->verify($donation->merchant, $reference);
+        if (! $result['paid']) {
+            $donation->update(['status' => GiveDonation::STATUS_FAILED]);
+            throw new RuntimeException('Payment was not successful.');
+        }
+        $paidMinor = (int) ($result['amount_minor'] ?: $donation->amount_minor);
+        $donation->update([
+            'status' => GiveDonation::STATUS_PAID,
+            'amount_minor' => $paidMinor,
+            'platform_fee_minor' => 0,
+            'merchant_amount_minor' => $paidMinor,
+            'paid_at' => now(),
+            'metadata' => array_merge((array) $donation->metadata, ['merchant_gateway' => $result]),
+        ]);
+        $this->notifyDonor($donation->fresh(['qrCode', 'merchant']));
+
+        return $donation;
+    }
+
     private function notifyDonor(GiveDonation $donation): void
     {
         if (! $donation->payer_phone) {
diff --git a/app/Services/Payments/MerchantGatewayService.php b/app/Services/Payments/MerchantGatewayService.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e795ec8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/Services/Payments/MerchantGatewayService.php
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Services\Payments;
+
+use App\Models\PaymentGatewaySetting;
+use App\Models\User;
+use App\Services\Billing\PlanEntitlementService;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Http;
+use RuntimeException;
+
+class MerchantGatewayService
+{
+    public function __construct(private readonly PlanEntitlementService $entitlements) {}
+
+    public function settingFor(User|string $owner): ?PaymentGatewaySetting
+    {
+        $ownerRef = $owner instanceof User ? (string) $owner->public_id : (string) $owner;
+
+        return PaymentGatewaySetting::query()->where('owner_ref', $ownerRef)->first();
+    }
+
+    public function shouldUseOwnerGateway(User $owner): bool
+    {
+        return $this->entitlements->canUseCustomPaymentGateway($owner)
+            && (bool) $this->settingFor($owner)?->isConfigured();
+    }
+
+    /** @return array{checkout_url:string,reference:string,provider:string} */
+    public function initialize(User $owner, int $amountMinor, string $currency, string $email, string $callbackUrl, string $reference, array $metadata = []): array
+    {
+        if (! $this->shouldUseOwnerGateway($owner)) {
+            throw new RuntimeException('Owner gateway is not available.');
+        }
+
+        $setting = $this->settingFor($owner);
+        $response = Http::withToken((string) $setting->secret_key)->acceptJson()->timeout(20)
+            ->post('https://api.paystack.co/transaction/initialize', [
+                'email' => $email !== '' ? $email : 'pay@ladill.com',
+                'amount' => $amountMinor,
+                'currency' => strtoupper($currency ?: 'GHS'),
+                'reference' => $reference,
+                'callback_url' => $callbackUrl,
+                'metadata' => $metadata,
+            ]);
+
+        if (! $response->successful() || ! ($response->json('status') ?? false) || ! $response->json('data.authorization_url')) {
+            throw new RuntimeException($response->json('message') ?: 'Paystack could not start checkout.');
+        }
+
+        return [
+            'checkout_url' => (string) $response->json('data.authorization_url'),
+            'reference' => (string) ($response->json('data.reference') ?: $reference),
+            'provider' => PaymentGatewaySetting::PROVIDER_PAYSTACK,
+        ];
+    }
+
+    /** @return array<string,mixed> */
+    public function verify(User|string $owner, string $reference): array
+    {
+        $setting = $this->settingFor($owner);
+        if (! $setting?->isConfigured()) {
+            throw new RuntimeException('The owner gateway used for this payment is no longer configured.');
+        }
+
+        $response = Http::withToken((string) $setting->secret_key)->acceptJson()->timeout(20)
+            ->get('https://api.paystack.co/transaction/verify/'.rawurlencode($reference));
+        $data = (array) ($response->json('data') ?? []);
+
+        return [
+            'paid' => ($response->json('status') ?? false) && strtolower((string) ($data['status'] ?? '')) === 'success',
+            'amount_minor' => (int) ($data['amount'] ?? 0),
+            'reference' => (string) ($data['reference'] ?? $reference),
+            'provider' => PaymentGatewaySetting::PROVIDER_PAYSTACK,
+            'raw' => $data,
+        ];
+    }
+}
diff --git a/database/migrations/2026_07_21_193000_create_payment_gateway_settings_table.php b/database/migrations/2026_07_21_193000_create_payment_gateway_settings_table.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c9cb7c2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/database/migrations/2026_07_21_193000_create_payment_gateway_settings_table.php
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+<?php
+
+use Illuminate\Database\Migrations\Migration;
+use Illuminate\Database\Schema\Blueprint;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Schema;
+
+return new class extends Migration
+{
+    public function up(): void
+    {
+        Schema::create('payment_gateway_settings', function (Blueprint $table) {
+            $table->id();
+            $table->string('owner_ref', 64)->unique();
+            $table->string('provider', 32);
+            $table->text('public_key')->nullable();
+            $table->text('secret_key')->nullable();
+            $table->boolean('is_active')->default(false);
+            $table->json('metadata')->nullable();
+            $table->timestamps();
+        });
+    }
+
+    public function down(): void
+    {
+        Schema::dropIfExists('payment_gateway_settings');
+    }
+};
diff --git a/resources/views/give/settings.blade.php b/resources/views/give/settings.blade.php
index 4242ca2..ff6912a 100644
--- a/resources/views/give/settings.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/give/settings.blade.php
@@ -56,6 +56,32 @@
                 </label>
             </div>
 
+            <div class="rounded-2xl border border-slate-200 bg-white p-5 space-y-4">
+                <div>
+                    <h2 class="text-sm font-semibold text-slate-900">Donor payment engine</h2>
+                    <p class="mt-1 text-xs text-slate-500">Ladill Pay is recommended, zero-config, and selected by default.</p>
+                </div>
+                <p class="rounded-lg bg-emerald-50 px-3 py-2 text-sm text-emerald-800">Ladill Pay remains the safe fallback and requires no owner keys.</p>
+                @if ($canUsePaymentGateway ?? false)
+                    <select name="gateway_provider" class="w-full rounded-lg border-slate-200 text-sm">
+                        <option value="">Ladill Pay (recommended)</option>
+                        <option value="paystack" @selected(old('gateway_provider', $gateway?->is_active ? $gateway?->provider : '') === 'paystack')>My Paystack account</option>
+                    </select>
+                    <div class="grid gap-3 sm:grid-cols-2">
+                        <input name="gateway_public_key" placeholder="{{ $gateway?->public_key ? 'Public key saved — leave blank to keep' : 'pk_live_…' }}" class="rounded-lg border-slate-200 text-sm">
+                        <input type="password" name="gateway_secret_key" autocomplete="new-password" placeholder="{{ $gateway?->secret_key ? 'Secret saved — leave blank to keep' : 'sk_live_…' }}" class="rounded-lg border-slate-200 text-sm">
+                    </div>
+                    <label class="flex items-center gap-2 text-sm text-slate-700">
+                        <input type="hidden" name="gateway_is_active" value="0">
+                        <input type="checkbox" name="gateway_is_active" value="1" @checked(old('gateway_is_active', $gateway?->is_active ?? false)) class="rounded border-slate-300 text-indigo-600">
+                        Use my Paystack account
+                    </label>
+                    <p class="text-xs text-slate-500">Optional. Invalid or incomplete keys automatically fall back to Ladill Pay.</p>
+                @else
+                    <p class="rounded-lg bg-indigo-50 px-3 py-2 text-sm text-indigo-800">Free uses Ladill Pay only. Pro and higher plans may optionally connect owner Paystack.</p>
+                @endif
+            </div>
+
             <button type="submit" class="btn-primary">
                 Save settings
             </button>
diff --git a/tests/Feature/PaymentGatewayPolicyTest.php b/tests/Feature/PaymentGatewayPolicyTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c58a69e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Feature/PaymentGatewayPolicyTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Tests\Feature;
+
+use App\Models\PaymentGatewaySetting;
+use App\Models\User;
+use App\Services\Payments\MerchantGatewayService;
+use Illuminate\Foundation\Testing\RefreshDatabase;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Http;
+use Tests\TestCase;
+
+class PaymentGatewayPolicyTest extends TestCase
+{
+    use RefreshDatabase;
+
+    public function test_free_cannot_activate_saved_owner_gateway_but_pro_can(): void
+    {
+        config(['billing.api_url' => 'https://ladill.com/api/billing', 'billing.api_key' => 'give-test']);
+        $owner = User::factory()->create(['public_id' => 'usr_give_policy']);
+        $setting = PaymentGatewaySetting::create([
+            'owner_ref' => $owner->public_id, 'provider' => 'paystack',
+            'public_key' => 'pk_test_saved', 'secret_key' => 'sk_test_saved', 'is_active' => true,
+        ]);
+
+        Http::fakeSequence()
+            ->push(['data' => ['effective_plan' => 'free', 'features' => []]])
+            ->push(['data' => ['effective_plan' => 'enterprise', 'features' => ['custom_payment_gateway']]])
+            ->push(['data' => ['effective_plan' => 'enterprise', 'features' => ['custom_payment_gateway']]]);
+        $this->assertFalse(app(MerchantGatewayService::class)->shouldUseOwnerGateway($owner));
+
+        $setting->update(['is_active' => false]);
+        $this->assertFalse(app(MerchantGatewayService::class)->shouldUseOwnerGateway($owner));
+        $setting->update(['is_active' => true]);
+        $this->assertTrue(app(MerchantGatewayService::class)->shouldUseOwnerGateway($owner));
+    }
+
+    public function test_invalid_pro_credentials_fall_back_to_ladill_pay(): void
+    {
+        config(['billing.api_url' => 'https://ladill.com/api/billing', 'billing.api_key' => 'give-test']);
+        Http::fake(['*/suite-entitlements*' => Http::response(['data' => [
+            'effective_plan' => 'pro', 'features' => ['custom_payment_gateway'],
+        ]])]);
+        $owner = User::factory()->create(['public_id' => 'usr_give_invalid']);
+        PaymentGatewaySetting::create([
+            'owner_ref' => $owner->public_id, 'provider' => 'paystack',
+            'public_key' => 'bad', 'secret_key' => 'bad', 'is_active' => true,
+        ]);
+
+        $this->assertFalse(app(MerchantGatewayService::class)->shouldUseOwnerGateway($owner));
+    }
+}