Payments and Payfast

Selling is included on Pixsa's paid plans. To get started: Open a Payfast account. It's free, with no setup or monthly fees. Verification usually takes about two business days, so start it when you sign up. Add your Payfast details in your Pixsa dashboard. That's it. Clients pay at checkout and the money goes straight into your Payfast account.

Yes. To sell downloads and prints, you'll need your own Payfast account so payments go straight to you. It's free to open, and our step-by-step tutorial walks you through it.

Pixsa takes no commission. Payfast charges its standard fee on each payment, which comes off before the money reaches your account.

Yes. Payfast accepts Visa and Mastercard cards issued anywhere in the world. Clients pay in rands and their bank handles the conversion.

No. Most photographers start with an Individual account, which is meant for sole proprietors. You only need a Business account if you trade through a Pty Ltd, a close corporation or a trust.

On an Individual Payfast account, yes: the bank account in your own name. Keep the names on your ID, your proof of address and your bank letter the same, because details that don't match are one of the most common reasons verification is held up.

Payfast says it typically takes around two business days from the time it receives valid documents. Missing, outdated or blurry documents are what usually slow it down.

Payments land in your Payfast account first. Payfast's help centre says funds become available to pay out after a 48-hour holding period, and you can pay out by hand or set automatic payouts. Payfast also offers an immediate payout for a fee.