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Receiving online payments

Online payments are a Pro feature. Customers pay through PayFast — the same gateway most South African e-commerce uses. You don’t see card details; PayFast handles them.

What you’ll need

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  • A South African business bank account in your business name
  • Your company registration (CIPC) or sole-prop confirmation
  • Photo ID of the account holder
  • A short note about what you sell (this is regulator stuff — PayFast asks)

Switch it on

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  1. Setup → Payments → Connect PayFast.
  2. SkipDrop redirects you to PayFast’s onboarding form. Fill it in.
  3. PayFast verifies your business (usually within 1 business day).
  4. Once approved, SkipDrop flips your account to online payments enabled.

Payments setup page Payments setup page — on mobile

How it works

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  • Your invoices and booking page show Pay with card / EFT as an option.
  • The customer pays. PayFast tells SkipDrop. SkipDrop marks the invoice / job as paid.
  • PayFast pays out to your business bank account on a settlement schedule (typically T+1 for cards, T+2 for instant EFT).
  • PayFast charges a per-transaction fee — visible in their merchant dashboard.

Fees

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PayFast fees come off the money before it lands in your bank. SkipDrop does not take a cut of customer payments — you only pay your monthly subscription.

What if PayFast rejects me?

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Common reasons: bank account name doesn’t match the registered business name, missing CIPC documents, or the merchant category isn’t supported. SkipDrop support can usually help — we’ve seen most reasons before.

See also

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