PayFast Setup Guide/Tutorial

PAyFast is for payments only for South African countries. It does not support direct debit.
Use the "Step Complete" button to track your progress.
Approximate time required: 3 minutes for an average user.
  1. Create a PayFast account here: https://registration.payfast.io/
    Please Note: We cannot offer assistance in creating a PayFast account. Please contact PayFast support for help if you signup registration issues.
  2. Go to the Dashboard/Account Information page

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    • On IBEAMS go to Settings > Payment Gateways > PayFast > Configure
    • Enter the Merchant ID in the Merchant ID field on the setup page on IBEAMS.
    • Enter the Merchant Key in the Merchant Key field on the setup page on IBEAMS.
    • Set a passphrase which can be anything such as "ibeamsibeams" or "ibeamspayfast" or anything you wish and enter it in Passphrase field on the setup page on IBEAMS.
Important final note: Remember to enable the payment method for it to become active.