BookingPress Paystack Payment Gateway Addon

Description

Paystack Payment Gateway addon connects BookingPress checkout to the Paystack API, processing appointment payments in Nigerian nairas, Ghanaian cedis, South African rands, and dollars directly within the booking flow. Designed for professionals and businesses serving clients in Africa who want to accept payments via local card, bank transfer, and USSD without redirecting the customer to an external portal during checkout.

Main Features

• Native integration with Paystack: connects the public and secret keys of the Paystack account to the BookingPress payment settings panel.
• Test and production modes: switches between sandbox and live environments to validate transactions before receiving real payments from clients.
• Support for multiple African currencies: processes charges in NGN, GHS, ZAR, and USD according to the Paystack account configuration.
• Charge at time of booking: triggers the capture of the amount upon appointment confirmation, recording the payment status in BookingPress history.
• Checkout without leaving the site: opens the Paystack form in a modal over the booking page, keeping the customer on your domain throughout the payment.

Benefits of Paystack Payment Gateway Addon

• Receipts on the African continent: enables local methods like Verve card, bank transfer, and USSD that Nigerian and Ghanaian customers use daily.
• Less booking abandonment: modal checkout avoids redirection that often breaks the flow and causes customers to give up on booking.
• Automatic reconciliation: each paid booking appears with cross-reference between the Paystack transaction ID and the BookingPress record.
• Quick setup: just paste the Paystack API keys into the panel to start accepting payments alongside other BookingPress gateways.

Who Is It For?

• Salons, clinics, and self-employed professionals in Nigeria, Ghana, South Africa, and Kenya who use BookingPress to schedule clients.
• Tour operators, guides, and event companies that charge bookings in local African currency.
• Consultants, therapists, and service providers serving the African market who want to offer local card, bank transfer, and USSD options at checkout.

Recommended for those operating in the African market with BookingPress who need to receive appointment payments via Paystack without exposing the customer to an external redirection during booking.

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