A payment gateway service (or payment processing service) is required before you can accept credit card payments via your website. The payment processor is responsible for facilitating for a secure transaction, and for authorizing the transaction. This is usually done by providing a customizable page on a secure connection (SSL) where the customer enters their credit card details.

You might want to offer an online payments facility for your online shop, or even if your product / service is mainly purchased offline, you could offer an online payments page as an additional payment method (for your client's convenience).

In South Africa we now have quite a number of service providers, each with different requirements (such as a merchant account with your bank) and different pricing structures (ie. a higher transaction fee or a higher monthly fee).

Our Gsite Basic, Advanced and Premium Joomla Packages do not include Payment Gateway Integration, however, this feature can be included at an additional cost of R2000 (ex VAT) up-front.

Some Payment Gateways include: