PayInc

Not to be confused with BankServ Inc.
PayInc
FormerlyBankservAfrica
TypeAutomated clearing house
IndustryFinancial services
Founded1972; 54 years ago (1972)
HeadquartersJohannesburg, South Africa
Area served
Africa
ProductsPayment processing, Clearing and settlement services, Consulting
ServicesPayment collection, Payment switching, Clearing and settlement, Consulting, System hosting, Business process outsourcing, SWIFT bureau and payment solutions, Disaster recovery, Business continuity
Parent
Websitepayinc.co.za

PayInc (formerly BankservAfrica) is an automated clearing house located in Johannesburg, South Africa, serving both national and pan-African transactions.[1][2] It annually processes a significant volume of transactions, encompassing various sectors such as banking, corporates, government, and retail. Its role as Africa's largest automated payments clearing house is primarily attributed to its substantial transaction volume.[3]

History

Prior branding

The establishment of BankservAfrica originated from the need to unify shared services within the South African banking industry. Prior to its formation in 1972 as the Automated Clearing Bureau (Pty) Limited, various industry-owned companies operated independently in different payment channels. The transformation aimed to streamline operations, leading to the eventual rebranding as BankservAfrica in 2010.[4][5] In August 2025, it rebranded to PayInc.[6]

In 2025, the Competition Commission approved a 50% acquisition of PayInc by the Reserve Bank of South Africa.[7]

Shareholders

PayInc is entirely owned by South African commercial banks, with the following shareholders:[8]

PayShap

PayShap is an instant payment inter-bank electronic funds transfer service. The service had arisen from the Reserve Bank's Payments Ecosystem Modernisation (PEM) programme; PayShap is part of the Rapid Payments Platform (RPP).[9] It was launched in March 2023 and has 12 banks participating: Absa, Al Baraka Bank, African Bank, Capitec Bank, Discovery Bank, FNB, HBZ Bank Limited, Investec, Nedbank, OM Bank, Standard Bank, and GoTyme Bank. Users link their bank accounts to an identifier called a ShapID; this is essentially the cellphonenumber@bank. Depending on the bank, there may be a fee associated with a PayShap transfer.[10]

References

  1. ^ "Key Role-players". Payments Association of South Africa (PASA). Retrieved 2021-03-23.
  2. ^ "About us". www.banking.org.za. Archived from the original on 2018-10-27. Retrieved 2021-03-23.
  3. ^ "Bankserv Africa forges relationship with Strateʼs SWIFT Services – Strate". Strate. 2012-10-25. Retrieved 2021-03-23.
  4. ^ "SA Reserve Bank's Overview of the South African national payment system" (PDF). www.resbank.co.za. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-07-11. Retrieved 2021-03-23.
  5. ^ "Bankserv targets African expansion". Brand South Africa. 2010-06-14. Retrieved 2021-03-23.
  6. ^ Ndlovu, Nkosinathi (2025-08-29). "PayInc emerges as South Africa's national payments utility". TechCentral. Retrieved 2025-09-23.
  7. ^ "Payments Ecosystem Modernisation Programme".
  8. ^ [1][dead link]
  9. ^ "What is South Africa's Rapid Payments Programme (RPP)?". www.stitch.money. Retrieved 2026-04-01.
  10. ^ "Press release on the launch of PayShap - a digital payment service" (PDF). South African Reserve Bank.

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