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Payment Methods

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40+ payment networks · one integration

every way your customers want to pay.

One integration. Cards, EFT, QR, bank apps, cash at retail, buy-now-pay-later — all from a single Pay@ Gateway API. Built for the way South Africans actually pay.

Payment methods

all the ways South Africans pay.

Every method below is available on every plan at the same 2.85% flat rate. No “cards extra” surprises.

Cards — Visa & Mastercard

All Visa and Mastercard credit and debit with 3D Secure 2.0. Inline card form keeps customers on your site. Tokenisation for one-click checkout.

Local + International

Pay with EFT — instant bank transfers

Customer selects their bank, authenticates in their banking app, payment confirms in seconds. FNB, Capitec, Nedbank, Standard Bank, Absa, Investec, TymeBank and Discovery.

All major SA banks

Capitec Pay — 21M+ users

Direct app-to-app integration with Capitec’s banking app. Customer approves with biometric auth. Captures SA’s fastest-growing banking customer base.

SA’s fastest-growing bank

Scan to Pay — universal QR

Universal QR code that works with any banking app supporting Masterpass or Scan to Pay. Customer scans, approves, done.

All banking apps

PayShap — SARB instant

South Africa’s instant payment system, backed by the SARB. Real-time, irrevocable payments between bank accounts. Lower cost than card, instant settlement, no chargebacks.

Real-time · irrevocable

Mobile wallets — Zapper & SnapScan

SA’s most popular mobile wallet apps. Customers scan a QR code with Zapper or SnapScan and pay instantly from their linked bank account or stored card.

SA-popular wallets

Buy Now, Pay Later — Payflex

Customers split into 4 interest-free instalments via Payflex. You get paid in full upfront. Pay@ Gateway absorbs the risk. Increases AOV, reduces cart abandonment.

Paid in full upfront

Recurring & subscriptions

Save customer cards securely. Charge them on schedule for subscriptions, memberships, instalment plans. Automatic retry on failed payments.

Auto-retry
70%
of SA carts abandoned — more options means fewer drop-offs
+35%
conversion lift from optimised checkout UX (Baymard)
5,000+
retail locations for Pay in Store — only on Pay@
21M+
Capitec customers reachable via Capitec Pay
One integration

all methods. one API. one rate.

Install the WooCommerce or Shopify plugin and every method is enabled automatically. Or use our REST API.

1

Install plugin or use API

One-click install for Shopify and WooCommerce. Full REST API and SDKs for everything else.

30 min setup
2

Choose your methods

Toggle which methods appear at checkout from your dashboard. Show only what fits your audience.

No code
3

One unified webhook

Every method fires the same webhook with normalised data. Build once, reconcile once.

Built once
4

One settlement

All methods settle into one batched same-day payout to your nominated SA bank account.

Same day

offer every way your customers want to pay.

Cards, EFT, QR, Capitec Pay, PayShap, mobile wallets, Pay in Store and BNPL. One integration. One rate.

All payment methods included on every plan at 2.85% flat · No method-specific fees