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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Payfast, Paygate are the worst flipping companies to entrust your credit card transactions through. There support is absolutely non existent, as for employees such as Adriaan Cronje, Shaaiq Roubain,... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

i work at Abrham Kriel. I received a request from an individual to issue a receipt on payment. i could not locate the transaction and ask help from Payfast on line, to confirm the transaction. Layaan... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Cannot get hold of them, and cannot reach the Vendor that provided the goods I ordered, and for whom Payfast.io took payment. I would caution anyone from doing business with them

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Pay fast can't process payments on time. After payment they hold the funds claiming they are still investigating fraud. Eventually they will block your account and retain the funds for themselves.... See more

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Poor support responce time.

Cards declined on my website checkout process. A work-day later & no response from Payfast support other than autoresponder with a ticket number. Best to use international gateways.

April 3, 2024
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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

It works well

The PayFast payment gateway works well, however, it seems like there is a weekly issue regarding something that prevents 1 payment option.

February 16, 2024
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Pay Fast for merchants is expensive and a slow

Pay Fast for merchants is not suitable for small businesses. The Transaction fees are high, then they charge a payout fee on top of it all. Then it takes DAYS to get a payout it's not INSTANT at all, it's false advertising. You will wait, your small business will suffer. Ozow is a GREAT alternative except they don't have Card Transaction ability.

February 20, 2024
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Helping Scsmmers

We never signed up for anything with them. Somehow someone got the card number and hit the account for $18.9x FIVE TIMES in a row before the card company declined. Now we are waiting for the card company to Investigate and meanwhile almost $100 is not available. The company is out of S. Africa, a 3rd party. Doesn’t even identify the thief on the bill.

January 28, 2024
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