Payfast - Crunchbase Company Profile & Funding

Q: Who invested in Payfast?

Payfast is funded by Grindstone.

Q: When was the last funding round for Payfast?

Payfast closed its last funding round on obfuscated from a Seed round.

Overview

Payfast

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About Payfast

CB Rank

290022

Our focus is on driving adoption of digital payments in South Africa by fostering ecommerce and helping businesses grow.

Acquired by

DPO Group

Founded

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Private

Seed

Cape Town, NA - South Africa, South Africa

101-250

www.payfast.co.za/

E-Commerce

Financial Services

FinTech

Payments

Funding Rounds

Seed

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Seed

OBF

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Details

Sub-Organization of

Network International

Legal Name

PayFast (Pty) Ltd

Also Known As

PayFast

Operating Status

Active

Company Type

For Profit

Founders

Andy Higgins, Jonathan Smit

About the Company

PayFast is an online payment gateway for South African merchants. We process payments via up to 8 different payment methods, including debit & credit card, Instant EFT, payment requests & SnapScan from local & international consumers. There are over 80 shopping cart integration options available on the platform. No setup costs.

Phone Number

+27 21 300 4455

Contact Email

support@payfast.co.za

Predictions & Insights

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Payfast is

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to be growing

Top Contributing Factors

Customer Growth

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Products & Services

PayFast Payment Gateway

An online payment processing service that enables businesses in South Africa to accept digital payments via multiple methods.

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Financials

Company Funding

Funding Rounds

Investors

Number of Funding Rounds

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Announced Date	Transaction Name	Number of Investors	Money Raised	Lead Investors	Funding Type
obfuscated obfuscation	Seed Round - Payfast	1	obfuscated obfuscation	—	Seed
obfuscated obfuscation	Seed Round - Payfast	1	obfuscated obfuscation	—	Seed
obfuscated obfuscation	Seed Round - Payfast	1	obfuscated obfuscation	—	Seed
obfuscated obfuscation	Seed Round - Payfast	1	obfuscated obfuscation	—	Seed
obfuscated obfuscation	Seed Round - Payfast	1	obfuscated obfuscation	—	Seed

Funding Rounds

Number of Funding Rounds

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Announced Date	Transaction Name	Number of Investors	Money Raised	Lead Investors	Funding Type
obfuscated obfuscation	Seed Round - Payfast	1	obfuscated obfuscation	—	Seed
obfuscated obfuscation	Seed Round - Payfast	1	obfuscated obfuscation	—	Seed
obfuscated obfuscation	Seed Round - Payfast	1	obfuscated obfuscation	—	Seed
obfuscated obfuscation	Seed Round - Payfast	1	obfuscated obfuscation	—	Seed
obfuscated obfuscation	Seed Round - Payfast	1	obfuscated obfuscation	—	Seed

Investors

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Investor Name	Lead Investor	Funding Round	Partners
Grindstone	—	Seed Round - Payfast	—
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