When building an e-commerce web site, you will need to have a payment gateway in order to receive payments.
Payment Gateways for South Africa Transactions
Payfast – www.payfast.co.za
• Can integrate with woocommerce
• No Merchant Account Required
• Local Transactions only in South Africa
Paygate – www.paygate.co.za
• Can integrate with woocommerce
• No Merchant Account Required for Local Transactions
• Merchant Account Required for International Transactions
• Local transactions in South Africa
SagePay – https://sagepay.co.za/pay-now-gateway/
• Can integrate into woocommerce
• No merchant account required for local and international transactions
• Can integrate with sage accounting
• You need to confirm if compatible with your accounting package
Payment Gateway for Africa Transactions
Paystack – www.paystack.com
• Can integrate with woocommerce
• No Merchant Account Required for Local Transactions
• Local transactions in Africa
Payment Gateway for International Transactions
Paypal – www.paypal.com
• Can integrate into woocommerce
• No merchant account required
• Can only be used for international transactions cannot be used for local transactions in South Africa
Stripe – www.stripe.com
• Can integrate into woocommerce
• No merchant account required
• Currently cannot be used in South Africa