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Black Friday up 93% over 2024, R1,86bn processed

South Africa-based digital payments platform Peach Payments shares 2025 Black Friday, Cyber Monday weekend results.

# PeachFriday Merchant Deals 2025

Check out the amazing Black Friday sales that some of our favourite stores are running!

Highlights from the 2025 World Wide Worx Online Retail Report

The 2025 World Wide Worx report, sponsored by Peach Payments, Mastercard and AskAfrika, reveals that convenience is now the benchmark, trust is the currency and payments are the bridge.

Peach Payments announces real-time clearance Payouts

The new payouts solution lets merchants top up their float and make disbursements to merchants and recipients in just minutes, through either a single API or through the Peach Payments dashboard.

Peach Payments x MoneyBadger partnership goes live

From light fittings and spades to groceries and tickets, Bitcoin-savvy consumers are keen to spend their crypto

Peach Payments acquires West-African payments gateway PayDunya

Peach Payments expands into six West African countries representing an exciting chapter in their journey to build a truly pan-African payment ecosystem.

Seize the Sale with Buy Now, Pay Later

Discover how South Africans are embracing BNPL, and merchants are reaping the rewards.

2024 Wrapped: A Year of Innovation and Growth at Peach Payments

Peach Payments is paving the way for a transformative 2025. From Pay by Bank to Embedded Checkout, explore how we revolutionised payments in 2024

RCS payment option now available through Peach Payments

RCS allows customers to make seamless online purchases with their card, enhancing the overall shopping experience

Peach Payments sees impressive growth this Black Friday Weekend

The Leisure & Entertainment industry grew its share of online sales over the four-day Black Friday weekend by 113% from last year

Peach Payments named Top 100 Fintech Startups by CB Insights

Learn how Peach Payments made the 2024 Top 100 Fintech Startups by CB Insights, recognised for innovation and excellence in financial technology

Peach Payments acquires custom software development firm Operativa

Peach Payments acquires custom software development firm Operativa

World Wide Worx 2024 Online Retail Report

The 2024 World Wide Worx report, sponsored by Peach Payments, Mastercard and AskAfrika, reveals that South Africa’s online retail surged to R71 billion in 2023, with projections to exceed R100 billion by 2026. Discover more key findings below to help your business succeed online.

Strategic Borrowing: Maximizing the Impact of Business Cash Advance

Investing in tomorrow: The benefits of business cash advance, and how to tell whether a cash advance is right for your business

Nedbank Direct EFT now available through Peach Payments

Nedbank Direct EFT is now available as a payment option on ecommerce websites that use Peach Payments, a leading South African payment gateway. 

Peach Payments bowled over by the Joburg Super Kings

Peach Payments announces it's sponsorship of the Joburg Super Kings

Peach Payments concludes US$30M funding deal.

Apis Growth Fund II leads round

Peach Payments launches free and automated Daily Settlements for all merchants

Peach Payments is excited to offer daily settlements to all merchants making use of its online payment gateway.

The Ecommerce Hotline is Here!

Introducing South Africa's only free ecommerce hotline. Call today to get all your ecommerce questions answered, by our very own team of ecommerce experts.

Payment Links: Bulk Upload and Terms of Service features

Payment Links get you paid from anywhere via the Peach Payments payment gateway. Merchants can now send payment links in bulk, and add their terms of service to their payment links.

Apis Partners leads €29M (US$31M) Series A funding for Peach Payments

Apis Growth Fund II, a private equity fund managed by Apis Partners LLP announced its proposed investment of €29M (US$31M) in Peach Payments.

Peach Payments, among other players, brings Capitec Pay’s open banking and real-time payment to the mass market.

Peach Payments has partnered with Capitec to launch Capitec Pay, a new open banking payment method that allows online shoppers to make secure and safe payments directly from their Capitec account.

Four essential tips for online SMEs who want to expand internationally

Four essentials online SMEs should consider when they add payment options in a variety of currencies to their sites. 

Business owners take note: These are the times South Africans shop online the most on Black Friday

Are your Black Friday shoppers night owls, afternoon strollers or worker bees?

Peach Payments' Black Friday 2022 Summary

South Africa-based digital payments platform Peach Payments shares Black Friday results

How online SMEs can manage Black Friday logistics

Black Friday is one of the biggest business opportunities of the year, here are some tips on how SMEs can manage Black Friday logistics

Rahul Jain, co-founder and CEO of Peach Payments, named an IESE 40under40 best entrepreneur for 2022

IESE Business School has announced that Peach Payments’ co-founder and CEO Rahul Jain has been named as one of the IESE 40under40 2022 award winners.

Rahul Jain: India-born entrepreneur changing digital payment scene in South Africa

Global Indian interviews Peach Payments co-founder, Rahul Jain

Six mistakes SMEs make online

Peach Payments’ Head of SME Growth and Marketing, Joshua Shimkin, highlights six mistakes SMEs tend to make online, and how to solve them.

How business owners are skilling up in 2022

Five ways business owners are skilling up in 2022

How ecommerce merchants can take their businesses to the next level

Growing from a small or mid-sized ecommerce store to a significant player in the market takes time, the right strategy and – consumer trust.

Why investing in the software development community is a strategic business driver

Developer skills are at the core of South Africa’s and Africa’s regeneration.
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Local travel businesses want to recoup their losses from the past two years with a bumper Easter season

7 ways on how to shop online safely this Easter weekend and all year round

5 things to look for in a payments provider

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5 reasons why investing in the software development community makes business sense

SMEs driven by start-up mentality, finance access

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Six mistakes SMEs make online, and how to maximise your presence

Rahul Jain: India-born entrepreneur changing digital payment scene in South Africa

Stitch, Peach Payments launch instant EFT checkouts

Rahul Jain, co-founder and CEO of Peach Payments, named an IESE 40under40 best entrepreneur for 2022

Black Friday fever: Here’s how SMEs can leverage the hype

Sure-shot tactics to increase sales this festive season

9 South African tech companies disrupting global industries

Business owners take note: These are the times South Africans shop online the most on Black Friday

Travel and tourism sector was the real winner this shopping weekend

South Africa’s biggest Black Friday spenders — including a R1.88-million purchase

Shopper paid over R100 000 for a holiday at 3am in Black Friday transaction

Peach Payments rolls out Capitec Pay’s real-time payments

Digital payments platform secures a peach of a deal

Apis Partners leads €29m (US$31m) Series A funding African fintech Peach Payments

How software-driven businesses attract and retain rare developer skills

How to choose the right payment gateway

Peach Payments targets African expansion after US$30m deal

Big banks take note: PayShap should be free

Rahul Jain on Peach Payments' big funding round

From ‘phobe to ‘phile: a profile of Grace Mukendi

Black Friday: shopper splashes R120k vs average consumer spend of R700

Beat the Black Friday business blues with this 4 point checklist

Online window into Black Friday 2023 spend trends

How to shop online safely this holiday season and all year round

Discover why Africa’s most innovative businesses trust Peach Payments to power their growth.

From mid-sized to enterprise leaders, we’re helping companies transform their payment experience and scale with confidence.

The Results speak for themselves

Stability = Success

“Onboarding Peach before Black Friday, created stability for us, and that allowed us the success that we were looking for.”

24/7 Support

“Peach Payments’ solution and quick technical support were a significant factor in addressing the unique challenges that came with SweepSouth’s rapid growth.”

Real-Time Reporting

“The Peach Point of Sale solution has helped us to reduce operations headaches, it’s easy to use, efficient and user-friendly.”

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