Scale your business with Payfast’s fastest growing payment method
An EFT is the second most popular online payment method in South Africa after credit and cheque cards. Activate Instant EFT as a payment option in your Payfast account and give customers the choice to create a payment automatically on our system.
Supported banks:
FNB
ABSA
STANDARD BANK
NEDBANK
CAPITEC
INVESTEC
TYMEBANK
AFRICAN BANK
BIDVEST
How Instant EFT works
- The buyer selects their bank and logs in using their online banking credentials.
- Next they choose from which account they will be making the payment.
- Buyers then verify the payment with their bank on their mobile device.
- The payment is processed and instantly reflects in your Payfast account.
Benefits of Instant EFT
- Clears immediately; no two day wait
- Support payments made via FNB, ABSA, Standard Bank, Nedbank, Capitec Bank and Investec
- No delays during checkout
- Only pay a small all-in-one transaction fee when you make a sale
- Quickly action refunds via the Payfast dashboard
Simple, transparent pricing
No setup, monthly or hidden fees. Fees are negotiable based on online sales volumes.