Card payment is the dominant payment method in South African retail and hospitality. TimeWorks integrates Ingenico and Verifone PIN pads directly with its POS software so the transaction amount transfers automatically from the POS terminal to the PIN pad, eliminating manual amount entry and the cashier errors that come with it. Supported by all major South African bank acquiring networks including Nedbank, FNB, ABSA, and Standard Bank.
Every product TimeWorks supplies is configured and tested for the specific demands of South African trading conditions, including load shedding resilience, rand pricing, and SARS compliance.
TimeWorks sends the transaction total directly to the PIN pad over USB or Bluetooth. The cashier never types an amount on the card machine. This eliminates transposition errors, overpayments, and underpayments that are a daily occurrence with standalone card machines. Every transaction amount is traceable back to the exact POS sale record.
South African banks require merchants to use PCI PTS-certified PIN pads for card-present transactions. All Ingenico and Verifone devices supplied by TimeWorks carry current PCI PTS 5.x certification. TimeWorks handles the bank registration and compliance documentation required to activate the device on your merchant account, saving you the complexity of dealing with the bank directly.
South African banks allow contactless card transactions up to R500 without a PIN, and most customers now expect to tap for small purchases. TimeWorks PIN pads support all contactless card schemes including Mastercard Contactless, Visa payWave, and Apple Pay where available. Enabling contactless meaningfully speeds up queue times in high-volume retail and food service environments.
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TimeWorks PIN pads are compatible with all major South African merchant acquiring banks including Nedbank, FNB, ABSA, Standard Bank, and Capitec. They also work with independent payment service providers such as Payflex, Ozow, and Yoco where these use standard acquiring infrastructure. TimeWorks assists with the bank application process and device registration. Most bank onboarding processes take 3 to 10 business days for a new merchant account.
Ingenico and Verifone PIN pads have built-in store-and-forward functionality for approved transactions. If the internet connection drops after a card has been authorised, the transaction is queued locally and submitted to the acquiring bank when connectivity restores. TimeWorks also offers a dual-connectivity option where the PIN pad connects via both Wi-Fi and a mobile data dongle as a failover, which is especially useful for South African businesses in areas with unreliable fixed-line internet.
In most cases yes, provided your existing card machine is an Ingenico or Verifone model compatible with the TimeWorks integration layer. TimeWorks will request the device serial number and current terminal ID from your bank and configure the integration accordingly. If your current device is not compatible or uses a proprietary bank-locked configuration, TimeWorks can facilitate a terminal replacement through the acquiring bank without requiring you to change your merchant account or banking relationship.
TimeWorks will assess your current setup, recommend the right configuration, and handle full installation and staff training. No guesswork, no wasted spend.