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Paul P

1 reviews | Active since Aug 2015

14 Aug 2025, 14:45

Payfast Compliance Failure To Understand Dropshipping Concept

I am developing a Dropshipping business through WooCommerce with software purchased through Alidropship plugin similar to Shopify business model. Registered with Payfast entered all the relevant info upon registration and submitted my Web url, Business name, Bank verification letter, ID etc.

Also have answered further compliance type questions like type of products sold etc. Compliance - Cheley Harve/ Ishraaq Salie requesting user agreements and delivery times despite continuely repeating that I am Dropshipping and I will be dealing with many different suppliers. I cannot have contracts with 100 suppliers and delivery times would vary as well. They cannot seem to grasp this and only have robot type responses.

I spoke to a lady on New Business explaining this and she informed that there was a form for compliance for for dropping. I have still not received such form. It seems they are trained to give parrot tyoe responses. Very unpleasant experience so far! .

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PayFast
PayFast's reply14 Aug 2025, 15:20
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Hi Paul,

Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback and we’re sorry to hear about your experience so far. Our compliance team is required to gather certain information for all merchants in line with legal and regulatory obligations. For dropshipping businesses, we may request specific documentation or details to ensure that your business model and processes align with these requirements, this helps us protect both merchants and buyers.

We’d like to resolve this for you as quickly as possible. We’ve shared your feedback with the compliance team and requested that they contact you directly with any additional guidance you need. 

We appreciate your patience during this time.
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Paul P's update14 Aug 2025, 15:25
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I fully appreciate this however when one alerts the co. Oliance team and they keep responding with the sane response of they must have signed contracts one feels they are not reading my responses properly! I have even tried calling instead of emails backwards and forwards. I was told we will escalate it, but I could not speak to the compliance officer I was informed!
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Paul P's update14 Aug 2025, 23:18
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I want to add both Peach payments and Paycheck are dropshipping friendly with their onboarding with new business. Peach payments ask if your a dropshipping business. Probably going to go with Paycheck as they are integrated into WooCommerce as well as Peach payments. Payfast have taken a week and their onboarding process does not have a selection for drop shipping. Dreadful admin and obviously do not want new business and hide there bad service under compliance. No calls after their initial response.
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Paul P's update15 Aug 2025, 05:26
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Just a correction it is Paystack not Paycheck