Built for how South Africa
buys — and sells.
Cards, instant bank payments and the couriers South Africa already uses, built into your store. Clear Rand pricing, mobile-first checkout, and no plugin bills to manage.
- Paystack
- FNB
- Standard Bank
- Absa
- Nedbank
- Capitec
- TymeBank
- Investec
- Discovery Bank
Coming soon: Pargo · Paxi
Clear costs. Easier shopping. Clearer responsibilities.
SA Rand transparency
I know what my store costs.
Your monthly subscription is in Rands, with a published sales-based fee. Essential store tools do not need separate paid plugins. VAT, payment-provider and delivery charges must also be considered.
Customers on mobile
I want customers to finish checkout.
Your customers shop on a range of devices and connections. A mobile-first storefront and clear checkout steps help make buying more straightforward.
Data responsibilities
I understand my data responsibilities.
Use legal templates, cookie controls and a shared-responsibility guide to understand how your store handles information. You remain responsible for your customer notices and enabled services.
I want to grow the business, not the plugin bills.
If extra bills, difficult checkouts and disconnected services are taking time away from your customers, start with what your business needs most. Here is what changes with Vela.
Foreign platforms charge in dollars for essentials — payments, delivery, POPIA banners, invoicing.
Manage products and orders alongside Paystack, PayFast and available delivery connections. Provider charges apply; Pargo and Paxi are coming soon.
Slow pages and confusing payment steps can lose a sale, especially on a weaker mobile connection.
Offer a straightforward shopping flow designed for mobile customers, with orders kept awaiting payment until confirmation.
Separate plugins mean more moving parts to maintain when your business depends on payments and deliveries.
Available payment and delivery connections are maintained with the service, without separate paid plugins for the essentials.
I need to understand what information my store collects and what I must tell my customers.
Use starter legal templates and cookie controls alongside the platform’s Privacy Policy, service-provider register and Data Processing Agreement. Review your notices for your own business.
Which plan suits me?
Growth
I am starting or moving an online store.
- Product, stock and order management
- Available payment and delivery connections
- Legal templates and cookie controls
- 1.4% GMV take-rate
Commercial
I need to discuss requirements for a growing business.
- Discuss team and reporting needs
- Assess business-system connections
- Additional support by agreement
- 0.9% GMV take-rate
Enterprise
I need specific requirements assessed.
- Review procurement requirements
- Assess security and deployment needs
- Agree service commitments in writing
- 0.45% GMV take-rate
Your subscription includes essential store tools. Prices exclude VAT; sales-based, payment-provider and delivery charges also apply. See full pricing and your agreement.
On 3G
Customers shouldn't burn data to buy.
Pages arrive ready-built, the cart fills as the customer types, and photos load at the size their phone needs. A slow connection shouldn't cost me a sale.
Data responsibilities
I know what I need to do.
Review how your business uses customer information. Privacy rights, service providers and shared responsibilities are explained in the legal documents, with templates to help you prepare your own notices.
On rails
Payments and delivery come built in.
Connect Paystack or PayFast and choose available courier or collection services. Activation and coverage apply. Pargo and Paxi are coming soon.
The payments and logistics your customers already trust.
Recognisable names for delivery, card payments and local payment options. Choose the services that suit your store, with availability and activation requirements shown clearly.
How I deliver orders
Choose courier or collection options for your customers, subject to your setup, address and coverage.
The Courier Guy
Door-to-door & express
PUDO
Smart locker collection
Bob Go
Multi-carrier delivery
Bob Box
Lockers via Bob Go
How I get paid
Connect your approved merchant account to start taking payments. Provider fees and activation requirements apply.
Paystack
Cards, EFT & recurring billing
PayFast
Cards, EFT & alternative payments
Cards my customers can use
Visa and Mastercard debit and credit cards through the store’s enabled payment provider.
Visa
Debit & credit cards
Mastercard
Debit & credit cards
More options for my customers
Apple Pay through Paystack; SnapScan, Zapper and Mobicred through PayFast, subject to provider eligibility and activation. Instant EFT is also available.
Apple Pay
Via Paystack
SnapScan
Via PayFast
Zapper
Via PayFast
Mobicred
Via PayFast · credit approval
Customers can pay by bank
Offer Instant EFT through your enabled payment provider. Your customers pay from their bank account without a card; bank availability depends on the provider.
FNB
Instant EFT
Standard Bank
Instant EFT
Absa
Instant EFT
Nedbank
Instant EFT
Capitec
Instant EFT
TymeBank
Instant EFT
Investec
Instant EFT
Discovery Bank
Instant EFT
Coming soon
These connections are not available for live checkout yet.
Pargo
Awaiting Pargo connection
Paxi
Delivery connection pending
PayCentral
Contract & activation pending
Next step. Start my online store.
Choose the tools and connections your business needs, with pricing in Rands and no paid plugins for the essentials. Have more complex requirements? Discuss them with our team before choosing your plan.