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Setting up Capitec Pay
Setting up Capitec Pay
Updated over a month ago

Capitec Pay is a card-free payment method available for Capitec bank account holders. A payment is made directly from a customer's bank account into your WigWag account. As one of SA's biggest banks, with over 21 million customers you'll see this become a popular payment method for your store.

Some of the benefits of Capitec Pay are:

  • It's super convenient - the customer does not need to enter any bank card details

  • It's highly secure - all transactions must be approved in the Capitec Pay app

  • It's cheaper - Capitec Pay fees start at 1.9% per transaction (ex VAT)

How to activate Capitec Pay?

You need to activate Capitec Pay in your WigWag dashboard to use it as a payment method.

Checkout this simple how-to video or follow the steps below:

Setting up Capitec Pay:

  • Open your WigWag dashboard

  • Use the lefthand menu to open the Account page

  • Scroll to Payment methods

  • Toggle on the switch for Capitec Pay

  • A window will pop-up and you will need to accept the Ts and Cs related to Capitec Pay

  • Once accepted click "Request access"

  • Once you have requested access, we will share your business details with Capitec

  • Capitec will take up to 4 business days to decide to activate Capitec Pay for your account

  • Don't worry, though, we'll let you know when Capitec Pay is active

  • All your other WigWag payment methods will continue to work as per normal

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