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What’s holding PayShap back in South Africa – TechCentral | SA News

What's holding PayShap back in South AfricaHigh fees, gaps in consumer education and friction related to ease of use are just some of the factors holding back the adoption of South Africa’s PayShap payments platform, especially in lower segments of the economy where cash still dominates.

PayShap, introduced in 2023 to facilitate rapid, low-cost payments in South Africa, lags behind similar initiatives in other emerging markets, including UPI in India and Pix in Brazil.

Anton van der Merwe, head of PayShap at BankservAfrica, which developed the platform, said that although market differences between the countries – South Africa, Brazil and India – have contributed to variations in outcomes, new features and lower costs could…

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