South African Payment Gateways

Here are some South African payment gateways that you can add to your website so that people can pay you online.

Processing of credit cards:
This is the currency of online payment. Credit cards are still a popular way of paying for goods and services online. To be able to use this payment option on your e-commerce website to accept VISA or MasterCard, you’ll have to get an online merchant account. You can register for an online merchant account with your local bank.This is a long and frustrating exercise. To be able to process payments from all major credit cards on your site, you’ll have to register online merchant accounts with two separate banks. Reason: The majority of banks only deal with some of the credit cards involved. The disadvantages are cost and red tape. The solution is an Internet payment gateway service. The gateway verifies information, transfers requests, and authorises credit cards in real time.

How does a payment gateway process transactions from a shopping cart?

1. An online customer places items in a shopping cart.
2. When they finish shopping, they click on "check out" and enter their billing information.
3. The customer is transferred to a secure payment gateway.
4. The payment gateway then transmits to the processor The processor transfers the information to the bank that issued the credit card or EFT. Then verify the card and check to make sure that the requested amount is available on the card or EFT.
5. The process takes 2-4 seconds from the time that the customer entered their information and, on approval, is sent back to the e-commerce website where the customer's order page details are displayed.
6. The payment gateway sends the customer's approval code back to your website, where the purchase was made.
7. The payment gateway emails the customer a payment receipt and the website emails you, the website owner.

1 PayPal

Whether you are sending or receiving money from your friends and family or paying for online transactions PayPal always comes at the top of the list of online processors. But it is not the only option for online transactional dealings. Since March 25 PayPal has entered the South African market and closed a partnership with FNB bank this is good news for South Africans wanting to do international online e-commerce however there is a few disadvantages you need to open a FNB account and that will cost you about R75.00 per month and you cannot charge in Rands only in US Dollars.

This is a real disadvantage if your target market is South Africans because they don’t all have PayPal accounts and it will seem strange if your .co.za domain charge in USD Dollars but if you trade international then it will not be an disadvantage.due to South African Reserve Bank foreign exchange controls) using a PayPal account and withdrawing your cash makes it a difficult process.

2 PayFast

PayFast is a leading online payment processing solution for individuals, NPOs and businesses of all sizes in South Africa. We are dedicated to enabling the easy, secure and instant transfer of money to online merchants to help them grow, develop and succeed in the digital economy.
Ecommerce solutions to suit any sized business

Payfast offer merchants full integration flexibility alongside a host of payment features. Whether you use an existing shopping cart system or have a custom built website, PayFast is the go-to payment facilitator for all businesses and the best payment gateway for start-up ecom businesses. PayFast charge 3.5% plus R2 per transaction, expect their instant EFT which is 2% and which is 4.5% plus R5 per transaction.

3 PayGate

When you sign-up with PayGate you get access to a variety of Payment Methods through a single integration.
We work closely with our global partners to make sure you can get paid, any time, any place.
Card Payment Methods. Receive instant EFT payments from your customers using the SiD Secure EFT service.
Easy checkout when you’re shopping online with a single sign-in anytime you see Visa Checkout.
MasterPass by MasterCard is a digital wallet service.
PayPal South Africa Payment Gateway.
Paygate-Payment-Methods-Zapper.
Mobicred is a simple & convenient credit facility.
South Africa’s largest payment enabler, DPO South Africa, has launched its new, fully managed, payment solution that gives small and medium companies the same power and access to services as enterprise players. PayGate Plus is the first of its kind in Africa and is expected to set the trend in online payment standards across the continent.

PayGate accept credit card payments from around the world, instant EFT’s using the SiD Secure EFT service as well as payments through Mobicred and PayPal. Paygate offer Masterpass, Zapper, Snapscan and MTN’s MoMoPay.

You don’t need a merchant account to use PayGate Plus. They charge R99 per month (ex VAT) and then a 3.5% (ex VAT) transaction fee on all transactions except the instant EFTs for which they charge 1.5% (ex Vat).

4 Payu

PayU is a leading online payment service provider dedicated to creating a fast, simple and secure payment process for merchants and buyers. Our presence in 16 high growth markets in Asia, Central and Eastern Europe, Latin America, the Middle East and Africa enable us to be experts in these countries as well as provide the best solutions for the local markets.

PayU offer; One Click payments which allows you to accept credit card payments by integrating with your shopping cart. You can accept Visa, Mastercard, Diners Club and American Express online.PayU offer recurring payments they do not fasilitate debit orders and you are also able to make use of their instant EFT option

5 Snapscan

Snapscan is a contactless mobile payment solution that allows you to accept and send payments online or in person.

Snapscan’s fees start at just 3% (excluding VAT) per transaction and will drop down to 2.6% if your business turnover is more than R80 000 per month.

6 Payflex

Payflex allows you to sell more by offering your customers the opportunity to shop now but pay later, without having to pay hefty interest bills.

Once a transaction is approved, you are paid by Payflex and they cover the credit and fraud risk. Payflex have seen up to a 30% increase in sales fro mechats who use it, as well and up to an 70% increase in order value.

Payflex does not charge upfront or ongoing fees for using them. They charge a few per transaction with makes using them an no brainer. It’s win win all round.

7 Yoco

To accept payments online you don’t need a card machine. If you would like to accept payments at your physical business then you are abe to purchase a card machine from Yoco.

Yoco do not charge a monthly fee to use their platform, they take a transaction fee on every transaction. Those fees start at 3.4% for turn over up R20 000 in monthly and down to 3.05% for less than R100 000 per month. The more you sell, the lower the fees.

8 Ozow

Pay from your computer, cellphone or any other device anytime, anywhere. Fast-track your shopping by making payments in under sixty seconds or less. Reduced risks of identity theft compared to any other card payment system. Ozow takes a small percentage of each sale and offers card free, instant EFT payments, no registration required. No charge on processing fees if your turn over amounts to less than R1 million a year, for the first 12 months.

South African Payment Gateways

Here are some South African payment gateways that you can add to your website so that people can pay you online.

How does a payment gateway process transactions from a shopping cart?

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PayPal

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PayFast

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PayGate

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Payu

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Snapscan

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Payflex

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Yoco

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Ozow

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