Hey everyone.. So it looks like we are all having the same issue… Like everything in South Africa our payment gate options are as useless as our government… Anyway. I hope the following info helps..
PayFast, PayGate, PeachPayments all do NOT support backend default currency in USD… If you are selling only to South Africa then rather have your store currency in ZAR, this just means you cannot intergrade PayPal.. which is fine seeing as thou SA is so backwards that most people don’t even know what PayPal is. BUT if you’re target market is outside of Africa then you NEED PayPal and therefore you’re default backend currency must be in USD.
Your funds get linked to your SA bank account from PayPal
2Checkout asks for all your business reg docs and tax reg docs and their fees are high but it can work if you feel you need another payment option.
SHOPIFY need to integrate other payment portals for those of us stuck in a 3rd world country.. We are losing sales because we don’t have enough payment gateways available to customers..
Self driving cars can be made but here we are with one payment gate option, come on guys