Connecting Yoco as a Payment Provider

Accept payments in South African Rand (ZAR) using Yoco as your payment provider. With Yoco, you can accept Visa and Mastercard debit / credit card payments on your site.

General Info

Supported country

South Africa

Supported currency

ZAR.

Note: The currency used in your Wix account must match the currency in your Yoco account. If the currencies do not match, the transactions may be declined. Learn how to change your currency

Transaction fees

2.95%

Account activation time

5 minutes

Managing your account

For information on topics such as payout schedules, refunding a customer, chargeback disputes, and more, please contact Yoco

Connecting Yoco

1. Go to Accept Payments in your site's dashboard.
   Tip: Check your business location at the top right. If incorrect, click the drop-down menu to change it.

2. Click See More Payment Options.

3. Select Connect next to Yoco.

1. Depending on whether you have an account with Yoco or need to create a new one, follow the steps:

Have a Yoco account

1. Enter your Public key and Secret key.
   Tip: Find your keys in the Sell Online > Payment gateway section of your Yoco Business Portal.

2. Click Connect.

Don't have a Yoco account

1. Click Create Yoco account.

2. Complete the online sign-up process on the Yoco website.

3. Once your account is approved, return to the Accept Payments tab.

4. Follow the steps under Have a Yoco account to link your newly-created account.

FAQs

Click a question below to learn more about accepting payments.

How can I tell if a payment method is active?

In order to accept online payments, you must connect a payment provider.

Once connected, your checkout will be active for your chosen payment method(s).

You need to have your account successfully verified to receive payouts.

Is my currency supported?

Be aware that payments will fail If you are using an unsupported currency.

The currency used in your payment provider account must match the currency that you set in your Wix account. If you need to change the currency set in your provider account, please contact your payment provider.

If your current payment provider does not support your desired currency, Wix hosts a wide range of alternative payment providers. Learn how to change your payment provider.

What is a minimum payment amount?

Some payment providers have a minimum payment threshold (e.g. $1.01). Payments below this amount will not be processed.

Make sure that all of your products or services are priced over the minimum threshold. This includes discounted items or Pricing Plans.

Please contact your payment provider to get the most up-to-date information about their minimum payment threshold.

How do I get my payouts?

Payouts are managed by your payment provider. If your provider is a third-party provider, contact them directly.
If your provider is Wix Payments, learn about receiving payouts from Wix Payments.

My customers' payments are being declined. What can I do?

If your customers are experiencing payment failures, you may be able to fix the issue by troubleshooting issues for accepting payments.

Why can’t I connect my desired payment provider?

If you’re having trouble connecting your payment provider, you may be able to fix the issue by troubleshooting common connection issues.

Do I need to upgrade my site to accept payments?

Yes. You need to upgrade your site to a plan that supports payments in order to accept payments.