Regional processor · Africa
Does Xendit work in South Africa?
Xendit is limited for businesses registered in South Africa: access is invite-only, in beta, restricted to part of the product set, or limited in what can be sent or received.
What a business in South Africa can use
Xendit’s products, for a company incorporated in South Africa.
Payments API, payment sessions and links, subscriptions, plug-ins and in-person QR payments. Local methods in Indonesia, the Philippines, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam (virtual accounts, e-wallets, QR, direct debit, over-the-counter, BNPL, cards), plus cards and PayNow in Singapore and cards in Hong Kong and Mexico. Not for businesses in South Africa.
Payouts via API or batch to bank accounts and e-wallets in 14 corridors: Indonesia, the Philippines, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, Singapore, Mexico, Hong Kong, China, Australia, SEPA (EUR), South Korea, the UK and the US.
Multi-currency balances: businesses in Singapore, Hong Kong and the Philippines can add a USD balance alongside their local-currency balance and convert between them. Not a bank account. Not for businesses in South Africa.
Xendit does not offer this.
Xendit does not offer this.
Xendit does not offer this.
Xendit fully verifies businesses incorporated in Indonesia, the Philippines, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, Hong Kong and Singapore. Businesses incorporated elsewhere can apply as a foreign entity but get a partial product set (for example, no card acceptance in Indonesia, the Philippines or Thailand). Businesses linked to a prohibited country (Belarus, Cuba, Iran, Myanmar, North Korea, Sudan, and Ukraine's Crimea, Donetsk and Luhansk regions) are rejected, including through a UBO, director or authorised representative from one.
Onboarding confidence: medium. Source: Xendit docs: Create account (required documents by country of incorporation). Everything about Xendit
Alternatives in South Africa
Other providers that serve businesses registered there.
Accept payments
Pay people abroad
Multi-currency account
Business cards
Stablecoins
Yield on idle cash
Selling to South Africa
How people there prefer to pay online.
- 1Visa / Mastercard
- 2Instant EFT (Ozow)
- 3Capitec Pay
- 4SnapScan / Zapper
Stablecoin rules in South Africa
Stablecoin rules are being written and may change.
Common questions
Does Xendit work in South Africa?
Partly. Xendit is limited for businesses registered in South Africa: access is invite-only, in beta, restricted to part of the product set, or limited in what can be sent or received.
Which Xendit products can a business in South Africa use?
pay people abroad, with limits.
What are the alternatives to Xendit in South Africa?
Providers that onboard businesses registered in South Africa: PayPal, Wise Business, Payoneer, Bridge, Paddle, Polar, Gumroad, FastSpring and 5 more. With limits: BVNK, Rain and Razorpay.
Xendit elsewhere in Africa