An invoice with a "Pay Now" button gets paid faster than one without. When a customer can settle an invoice with a card, an EFT, or a mobile payment in under a minute, you cut the time between "invoice sent" and "invoice paid." Every gateway you connect to Zoho Books turns your invoice from a request into a transaction.
PayGate
One of the longest-standing gateways in South Africa, trusted by major retailers and banks. The PayGate extension for Zoho Books lets you send invoices with an embedded payment link. Once your customer pays, the invoice status flips to “Paid” without anyone lifting a finger.
PayFast
A gateway built for South African card and EFT payments, with strong adoption among SMEs. It connects to Zoho Books via its own Marketplace extension and supports the same invoice-link-to-auto-reconciliation flow, along with recurring billing and local debit card support.
Paystack
Now part of the Stripe family, Paystack has a strong footprint across Africa, including South Africa, covering cards, bank transfers, and mobile money.
AddPay
The newest entrant, and the broadest in terms of payment methods: cards, USSD, bank transfers, direct debit, and POS, across African markets. Worth a look if your customers pay in more ways than just card or EFT.
Zoho Books natively supports global providers like PayPal and 2Checkout which is useful if you've got customers paying from overseas. But for Rand-denominated transactions, the gateways that actually matter run as extensions through the Zoho Marketplace:
Timelines vary depending on the complexity of your business and the amount of data being migrated. Straightforward implementations can be completed in as little as two weeks, while more complex projects with significant data migration may take longer. DSL Telecom will provide a clear project plan and timeline upfront so you know exactly what to expect.