May 14, 2024

Netcash WooCommerce Payment Gateway Plugin

This is the Netcash Pay Now plugin for WooCommerce giving you the ability to accept recurring and credit card payments in your WooCommerce store.

Let your customers ‘Pay Now’ any way they want to, with the Netcash Payment Gateway. Seamlessly integrate Pay Now with WooCommerce and business software suites to make payments simpler, safer, and faster than ever. Take a tour with our checkout demo.

Easy setup and installation
Custom integration supported via API
Friendly customer service with a dedicated account manager
Choose when to get paid out and receive your funds in 24 hours.
3D Secure and PCI DSS Level 1 Compliant

Need to sign up as a Netcash merchant? Register now.

Why Choose Netcash?

Multiple payment methods: Accept payment via all major credit and debit cards, QR and digital wallets, bank EFT, Instant EFT, Payflex, retail payments, and more. We give you everything in one, no need for multiple sign ups and fees.

Streamlined checkout experience: Ensure quick and hassle-free transactions, reduce cart abandonment rates and boost sales on desktop and mobile.

Payment requests: Send a payment link to anyone, anywhere – no code required. Share a request via email, SMS, QR code or WhatsApp to get paid instantly and securely.

Invoicing: Get paid faster, with less admin. Easily connect Pay Now to your existing payroll or accounting software, and offer customers multiple ways to pay at a click, with every invoice you send.

Subscriptions: Earn recurring revenue for your business with Woo Subscriptions or use our custom API integration.

Prerequisites:

You will need:

A Netcash account
Pay Now service activated
Netcash account login credentials (with the appropriate permissions setup)
Netcash – Pay Now Service key
Cart admin login credentials

Installation

Netcash Account Configuration Steps:

Log into your Netcash account
Type in your Username, Password, and PIN
Click on Account Profile on the top menu
Select Netconnector from the left side menu
Click on Pay Now from the subsection
Activate the Pay Now service
Type in your email address
It is highly advisable to activate test mode & ignore errors while testing
Select the payment options required (only the options selected will be displayed to the end user)
Remember to remove the “Make Test Mode Active” indicator to accept live payments
Click “Save” and copy your Pay Now Service Key

Netcash Pay Now Callback

Use the following URLs for the callbacks.

Accept, Decline, and Redirect URLs:
https://YOUR_DOMAIN.co.za/
Notify URL:
https://YOUR_DOMAIN.co.za/wp-content/plugins/gateway-paynow/notify-callback.php

NOTE: If your WordPress installation is in a sub-directory, use
https://your_domain_name.co.za/SUBDIRECTORY_NAME/wp-content/plugins/gateway-paynow/notify-callback.php

Important: Please make sure you use the correct URL for the redirects.

WordPress and WooCommerce Installation

In order to use WooCommerce you need to have a working installation of WordPress.

Install WordPress
Log into WordPress as an administrator (wp-admin folder)
Go go to Plugins / Add New
Search for “woocommerce” and once it’s found click on ‘Install Now’
Activate WooCommerce

Netcash Pay Now Plugin Installation and Activation

Login to your WordPress website as admin (wp-admin folder)
Click “Plugins” / “Upload”, “Browse”, and selected the downloaded file
Click ‘Install’ and Activate the Plugin.

WooCommerce Configuration

Select “WooCommerce” in the admin menu, click on “Settings” and under “General” select “Currency South African Rand” and Save Changes.
Select “Payment Gateways”, “PayNow”, and tick “Enable PayNow” and Save Changes.
Enter your Netcash Service key

Screenshots

Screenshot of Pay Now settings inside WooCommerce
Netcash Credit Card Payment
Netcash's various payment methods
Netcash Scan to Pay

FAQ

Does this require a Netcash merchant account?

Yes, you can register for a new account here or use your existing Netcash account to login and activate the service.

I need support with this plugin. Who can I contact?

You can reach out to [email protected] with any queries.

Can I accept foreign currency through Pay Now?

Unfortunately, all transactions are processed in ZAR. You can however accept foreign credit and debit cards, as long as they are 3D secured.

What are the transaction fees?

To receive our latest fees, please email [email protected].

Does Netcash support custom integration?

Yes, you can use our developer-friendly API to create custom integrations for your online store. Please contact [email protected] for assistance and documentation.

Can I use recurring payments??

Yes. Netcash Pay Now for WooCommerce integrates with WooCommerce Subscriptions.

What should the redirect URL be set to?

In the WooCommerce setting a notice with the heading “Netcash Connecter URLs” will display the full URL to the redirect URLs.

Where can I find the debug log?

If debugging is enabled we will log to the default PHP error log. Please ask you system administrator for the exact location.

Changelog

4.0.25

Update “tested up to”

4.0.20

Update readme links
Add ability for customer to cancel subscription from the frontend
Add ability to create subscriptions with a free trial and no signup fee.

4.0.19

Fix some orders not being reconciled correctly
Fix deprecated magic properties

4.0.18

Update to quarterly subscription period

4.0.17

Update banners, screenshots, FAQs

4.0.15

WordPress.org release

4.0.14

Fix quarterly subscription period

4.0.12

Netcash PHP updates

4.0

Use Github Tags
Implement subscriptions
Use same URL for all post backs
Implement Pay Now SDK
Fix EFT payment issues