What is Payfast by Network?
Payfast by Network is an online payment processing service for South African merchants of all sizes. Payfast allows merchants (individuals, businesses, and charities) to accept secure payments from online buyers by offering a variety of payment methods, including credit cards, Instant EFT, Masterpass, mobicred, SCode, RCS store cards, MoreTyme, and debit cards. Without the need for a merchant account, a Payfast account can be activated within 24 hours and incurs no monthly or setup fees.
Payfast supports both merchants and their customers and is packaged with advanced security layers and fraud detection. Integration with over 80 platforms provides seamless payment access to anything from e-commerce stores to invoicing and event ticketing.
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