Why can’t I activate MukuruPay as a payment method?

Why can’t I activate MukuruPay as a payment method?

Compliance plays a very important part in our operations at Payfast by Network. We have to be very mindful of the rules, regulations, and requirements of various bodies governing our operation, including the Payments Association of South Africa (PASA), the South African Reserve Bank (SARB), our partner banks, and the card associations (Visa and Mastercard). 

 

​You won’t be able to offer MukuruPay as a payment method if you sell any of the following: 

 

  • Online gambling or casinos (excluding sports betting) 

  • Pornography (excluding adult materials and personal dating and escort services) 

  • Pharmaceuticals, prescription, and recreational drugs 

  • Cigars and/or tobacco 

  • Liquor (where the merchant’s brand is directly associated with the sale of liquor, for example, a liquor store) 

  • Money transfer operator 

  • Bureaux de change 

  • Manual cash disbursements 

  • Lending services (such as loans or financing) 

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