PayFast for WooCommerce POS
PayFast — South Africa's leading online gateway — now at the Oliver POS for WooCommerce.
Powered through the PayFast for WooCommerce plugin — install it on WordPress, configure under WooCommerce → Settings → Payments, and Oliver picks it up at the register automatically.
How PayFast works with Oliver POS for WooCommerce
PayFast is the largest South African online payment gateway, supporting cards, Instant EFT (Capitec, Standard Bank, ABSA, FNB, Nedbank), Masterpass QR, and SnapScan. Oliver POS opens PayFast's hosted checkout inside the in-POS browser view.
PayFast in South Africa
PayFast was founded in 2007 and has become the dominant online payment gateway for South African ecommerce. It supports Visa, Mastercard, Instant EFT (the South African direct-bank-debit standard, supported by every major SA bank), Masterpass QR, and SnapScan — covering essentially every payment method a South African consumer expects to see.
PayFast in the Oliver POS browser view
The PayFast WooCommerce plugin opens PayFast's hosted checkout. From the Oliver register, the cashier picks PayFast, and Oliver opens the page in the in-POS browser view. The customer then picks card, EFT (and authenticates in their bank's online portal), or SnapScan (and scans the QR with the SnapScan app). After PayFast confirms, Oliver writes the WooCommerce order.
Instant EFT is the killer feature in SA
South African consumers are more EFT-friendly than card-friendly compared to most markets. PayFast's Instant EFT integration with every major SA bank means the customer can pay directly from their bank account in seconds, with no card fees for the merchant. From the Oliver POS, surfacing Instant EFT in the in-POS browser view is the fastest and cheapest way to accept payment from local customers.
Best fit for retailers who…
Choose PayFast on Oliver POS for any South African retail business. It's what local consumers expect and is the cheapest acceptance method on the South African market.
What you get and how to set it up
Features Oliver surfaces from the PayFast plugin, plus the 4-step install most merchants run through.
Features at the register
- PayFast hosted checkout na tumatakbo sa loob ng Oliver POS browser view
- Bawat PayFast payment method ay naka-enable sa register
- Flow na kontrolado ng cashier — nagbabayad ang customer nang hindi hinahawakan ang iPad
- Ang order ay naire-record pabalik sa WooCommerce kapag kumpirmado na ang bayad
- Parehong PayFast account na nagpapagana sa iyong online store
Setup in 4 steps
- I-install ang PayFast for WooCommerce sa iyong WooCommerce site at i-enable ito sa ilalim ng WooCommerce → Settings → Payments
- Ilagay ang iyong PayFast API credentials at tapusin ang setup wizard ng gateway
- Magpatakbo ng isang maliit na online test order mula sa WooCommerce checkout para kumpirmahin na live na ang gateway
- Mula sa Oliver POS register, i-tap ang PayFast method — bubuksan ng Oliver ang hosted PayFast checkout sa in-POS browser view at ire-record pabalik ang order sa WooCommerce kapag nakumpirma ang bayad
Common questions about PayFast on Oliver POS
May partnership ba ang Oliver POS sa PayFast?
Hindi. Hindi partner ng Oliver ang PayFast o anumang ibang payment gateway. Sinusuportahan namin ang PayFast dahil mayroon itong WooCommerce gateway plugin — binubuksan ng Oliver ang hosted checkout sa loob ng in-POS browser view. Ang iyong account, iyong mga rate, at iyong support contract ay mananatili sa pagitan mo at ng PayFast.
Naniningil ba ng extra ang Oliver para gamitin ang PayFast?
Hindi. Babayaran mo ang standard published rates ng PayFast nang direkta sa PayFast. Hindi kumukuha ng markup ang Oliver, hindi isinasali ang sarili sa money flow, at hindi naniningil ng per-transaction fee on top.
Read our full guide to PayFast on Oliver POS
A long-form walkthrough of running PayFast alongside the Oliver POS register on a WooCommerce store.