A single integration gives merchants access to a growing list of supported payment methods, risk tools, and advanced card storage capabilities.

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For the latest list of supported payment methods in your country, please contact support@paygate.co.za.

What is PayHost?

PayHost allows merchants to integrate directly with the PayGate platform via a server-to-server (host-to-host) model. It is suitable for:

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PCI-DSS compliance is required when handling card data directly.

Use Cases

PayHost is ideal for:

PayHost uses SOAP as the message protocol. You can integrate with any language that supports SOAP.

Popular choices include:

All requests must be posted to the following endpoint:

POST https://secure.paygate.co.za/payhost/process.trans

The WSDL can be accessed at:

GET https://secure.paygate.co.za/payhost/process.trans?wsdl

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This WSDL file defines all available operations, request structures, and responses.

PayHost supports encrypted payment tokens from services like Visa Checkout. These tokens can be processed via the TokenPayment request type.

Contact PayGate to confirm compatibility with your acquiring bank.