Smart Payment Solutions for Every Industry

Your business deserves a payment partner that works the way you do. Payfast by Network gives you fast, secure online and in‑person payments built around your industry, your customers and your growth. Explore the solution that fits your world and discover how unified commerce keeps you always open. 

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Managing payments shouldn’t feel like a side job. Most businesses end up juggling a mess of different tools for their website, their storefront and their back office, which usually leads to a lot of manual admin and missed data. We’ve designed our platform to pull all those threads together. By putting your online and in-person sales into one place, you get a clear view of your cash flow and the freedom to let your customers pay however they prefer. This keeps the technical side of your business out of the way so you can focus on running it. 

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For salons, spas, nail bars, brow studios and mobile beauticians. Give your clients a smooth checkout from booking to treatment. Whether you take online appointment deposits or in‑person payments for treatments and retail products, Payfast helps your beauty business run effortlessly. Fast card machines, simple online payments and one dashboard for everything. 

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For schools, training centres, colleges, tutors and academies. Make fee collection and event payments simple for families. Accept secure online payments for enrolments and resources, or use portable speed points for uniform shops, bursar offices and school events. Less admin, fewer queues and more time to focus on learners. 

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For restaurants, cafes, takeaways, bars and food‑service businesses. Speed matters in hospitality. Payfast gives you quick‑fire checkout with portable card machines and seamless online payment options for reservations, preorders, deliveries and bill settlement. Keep orders moving, reduce bottlenecks and serve more customers without friction. 

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For online gaming platforms, betting operators, e‑sports brands and entertainment hubs. Offer players fast, trusted ways to deposit and top up their accounts. With multiple payment methods, secure processing and a unified dashboard, Payfast gives gaming businesses the reliability and uptime they need to keep players engaged. 

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For clothing stores, markets, lifestyle brands, electronics, boutiques and convenience shops. Sell anywhere, anyhow. Payfast helps retail merchants accept payments in‑store, online or on the move using lightweight POS devices and simple e‑commerce tools. Manage every sale, product and payment in a single platform that grows with your business.  

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For tours, attractions, lodges, travel operators and experience‑based businesses. Tourism never stands still, and neither should your payments. Accept bookings online before guests arrive, or take card and mobile wallet payments from anywhere with our portable POS devices. One dashboard keeps your bookings, walk‑ins and event sales connected.  

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For event organisers, ticketing platforms, venues and entertainment brands. Give your audience seamless ways to pay for tickets, merchandise and premium experiences. With flexible payment options, real-time processing and a single unified dashboard, Payfast helps entertainment businesses handle high-volume sales with confidence, so the show always goes on.

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