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dLocal is a global payments platform that helps you accept local payment methods and cards across emerging markets. Capitec is a bank payment method in South Africa. You can use it to accept bank-initiated payments through a hosted redirect flow, then track final payment outcomes through transaction polling or webhooks.

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Setup

Please follow the common dLocal instructions to get set up with Capitec. Next, make sure to enable Capitec as a payment method on your configured account.

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Features

  • Tokenization - Save payment methods for future use
  • Partial refunds - Refund a portion of the captured amount
  • Refunds - Full refund support
  • Settlement reporting - Access to settlement reports
  • Transaction sync - Automatic transaction status synchronization

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Supported countries

dLocal supports transactions from buyers in ZA.

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Supported currencies

dLocal supports processing payments in ZAR.

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Integration

  • Capture - Delayed capture is not supported
  • Delete tokens - Token deletion is not supported
  • Void - Transaction void is not supported

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For Capitec, the default integration is through a redirect to a hosted payments page. Start by creating a new transaction with the following required fields. 
var transaction = await client.Transactions.CreateAsync(
    transactionCreate: new TransactionCreate()
    {
        Amount = 1299,
        Currency = "ZAR",
        Country = "ZA",
        PaymentMethod =
            TransactionCreatePaymentMethod.CreateCheckoutSessionWithUrlPaymentMethodCreate(
                new RedirectPaymentMethodCreate()
                {
                    Method = "capitec",
                    RedirectUrl = "https://example.com/callback",
                }
            ),
    }
);
After the transaction is created, the API response includes payment_method.approval_url and the status is set to buyer_approval_pending. Redirect the buyer to the approval_url to complete the payment. After approval the buyer returns to the redirect_url you provided when creating the transaction. Do not rely solely on the redirect - either poll the transaction or (recommended) rely on webhooks to detect the final status (for example capture_succeeded or failure states).