Before this, card payments were collected centrally and paid out by hand. Now the money settles straight to your own bank — automatically, on every payment, with nobody in between.
Refresh the app first. An old version won't show the new screen — see Install & refresh the app if you're not sure how.
Test it yourself
One clean run on your own account, with your own card, before any customer is in the loop.
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Open the new screen
Log in →
Settings→Payment gateways. You'll see Connect payments (get paid into your bank). - 2
Connect a bank account
Pick your bank from the list, type the account number, tap
Connect bank account. It checks the account with the bank right there, about 10 seconds. No sign-ups, no keys, nothing technical.✓ Connected — you're set for every payment from now on. - 3
Create a R10 test invoice
Make the client's email your own email, so the Pay Now link comes to you. Send it.
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Pay it with your own card
Open the email → tap
Pay Now→ pay. You land back on Sebenza's "payment successful" page. - 5
Watch the invoice flip
Within 5 minutes the invoice shows
Paidon its own. Open the payment record: it shows the transaction fee and the exact amount reaching your bank. - 6
Check the bank next business day
About R8,30 arrives in the account you connected: R10 minus the transaction fee.
Then, for real
Nothing else changes. From the very next payment, the money settles direct to your bank, and your customers see the same Pay Now button they always did.
Where the money goes
Every payment, automatically. Example: a R1 000 invoice.
| Customer pays | R1 000,00 |
| Transaction feeCovers card processing and the platform. Shown on every payment record. | − R50,00 |
| Straight to your bankNext business day. | R950,00 |
Good to know
- The payment record on the invoice shows the fee and your net amount — what actually lands in your bank, so your books reconcile to the cent.
- Your customer gets a receipt email. Your team gets a "Payment Received" notification.
- Businesses that don't connect a bank keep working exactly as before. Only connected ones get the direct settlement.
- To change the account:
Settings→Payment gateways→Disconnect, then connect the new one.
If something's off
- "Could not connect" — the bank rejected the account number. Check the number and that you picked the right bank.
- The invoice didn't flip to Paid — give it 5 minutes. If it's still showing Sent, send us the invoice number.