You can now accept payments with Yoco in your online store. Integrate the Yoco payment gateway into your Woocommerce or Wordpress website and start accepting online payments immediately.
How does it work?
Once you integrate Yoco into your online store, your customer will see a new Yoco payment method on your checkout page. When your customer chooses to pay via Yoco, a pop-up appears onscreen. They enter their credit or debit card details, click 'submit' and then complete the 3D-Secure authorisation with a One-Time-Pin. After payment, your customer is redirected to the ‘Checkout Result’ page, and they also receive an email to confirm payment status.
For more information, see the Wordpress Store
What are the fees?
We launched online card payments at a promotional rate until 1 October 2020. We did this to help our customers through the first few months of the COVID-19 lockdown. However, online payments cost on average 0.5% more than card machine payments, so we could not keep this promotional price forever.
All Yoco customers that already use online payments (ie those who have already completed an approved online transaction of R500 and above) will remain on the 2.95% discount until 1 February 2021. For new customers, online payment pricing will start at 3.40% (ex. VAT) from 1 October 2020 and will tier down in the same way that rates for in-person card payments do.
How do I get paid?
All payments are linked to your existing Yoco Account and money will be paid out within 48 hours as part of your usual payouts.
What cards are accepted?
All VISA and MasterCard cards that are 3D Secure enabled are accepted, including international cards. AMEX and Diners are not currently accepted. Note that all payments need to be in South African Rands.
How do I start accepting payments on my website through Yoco?
The plugin is available on the WordPress store:
Once you’ve installed the plugin, you need to enter API keys, to integrate payments with your Yoco account. You can access your API keys on the Yoco Business Portal, under the 'Sell Online' menu. Enter them into the plugin settings and your website will be ready to accept credit and debit card payments. Click here for more information on setting up your payment gateway.
Is this only available for Woocommerce / Wordpress websites?
At this time, yes. However, we are working on integrating the plugin to other website platforms. If you're not using Wordpress, please let us know if you are interested in using Yoco payments on your website.
