Our Absa e-Commerce payment solutions ensure you transact safely when you wish to send or receive money online. As a certified 3D (MasterCard SecureCode™ and Verified by Visa) card acceptor we offer online merchants secure and authenticated payments.

Worldwide acceptance

Whether you are in South Africa or abroad, we offer you a 24 hour service to do your online payments.

It’s fast and secure

When you use our Absa e-Commerce solutions you’re assured of efficient payments into your account on a 3D Secure platform.

Helps minimise fraud

We verify all card details at the point of purchase hence minimising fraud. 

We tailor-make reports to suit your needs

Reports can be customised to suit your unique business requirements via your chosen payment service provider.

Qualifying criteria
  • Must be an individual or legal entity with a South African bank account
  • Must be a resident of and/or your business must be based in South Africa
  • You must have a clear credit record and have no judgements against your name 
How it works
  • 3D Secure is mandatory for ecommerce merchants and is enforced by Payments Association of South Africa (PASA)
  • You will need to discuss the list of commerce service providers that we have integrated with to perform e-commerce transactions, with your regional office or key account manager
  • Secure online processing of debit cards (limited to certain issuing banks’ cards) is facilitated by Authenticated Mobile Transactions
  • (AMT) through PayD and MasterPass, using the cardholder’s cell phone for PIN authentication 
Value added features
  • Real-time reporting and order management are available from your selected PSP
  • Authenticated Mobile Transactions (AMT) through PAYD™ facilitates the secure online processing of debit cards (limited to certain issuing banks’ cards), using the cardholder’s cell phone for PIN authentication. 

Need more help?

Let one of our consultants assist you.

Call us on:

 0860 111 222

 E-mail us at:

contactmerc@absa.co.za