bank_or_acquirer · curated
bank or acquirer
Prioritize this when you need card acceptance, POS, merchant settlement, chargebacks, bank account support, or a local acquiring relationship.
Do not assume offshore merchants can directly access Namibian acquiring, EFT, e-money, or payment-facilitator routes. Ask whether a Namibian company, local bank account, tax registration, local signatory, or bank-sponsored merchant relationship is required.
- Can my current company onboard, or do you require a Namibian company, local bank account, tax registration, local director, or local authorised signatory?
- Which routes are supported for my use case: POS, online card gateway, EFT, NamPay, debit orders, or payment facilitator referral?
- Who owns merchant underwriting, settlement, chargebacks, refunds, and reconciliation?
third_party_psp_or_payment_facilitator · curated
third party psp or payment facilitator
Prioritize this when you need online checkout, payment links, aggregation, recurring collection, gateway services, or a single integration across multiple local banks.
Do not assume offshore merchants can directly access Namibian acquiring, EFT, e-money, or payment-facilitator routes. Ask whether a Namibian company, local bank account, tax registration, local signatory, or bank-sponsored merchant relationship is required.
- Are you listed by Bank of Namibia as a third-party payment service provider, payment facilitator service provider, e-money provider, or another NPS role?
- Do you onboard merchants directly, through a bank sponsor, or only as a technical gateway?
- Which merchant categories, foreign entities, settlement accounts, refunds, and dispute processes are supported?
eft_or_nampay_route · curated
eft or nampay route
Prioritize this when account-to-account payment, invoice collection, batch payments, supplier payments, or local bank transfer workflows matter more than card-only acceptance.
Do not assume offshore merchants can directly access Namibian acquiring, EFT, e-money, or payment-facilitator routes. Ask whether a Namibian company, local bank account, tax registration, local signatory, or bank-sponsored merchant relationship is required.
- Is NamPay or EFT access provided directly by a bank, a PSP, or a payment facilitator?
- Can this route support customer-to-business collection, business-to-business payments, or only back-office transfers?
- What reference fields, reconciliation reports, cut-offs, failure handling, and refund processes are available?
bank_acquirer_for_cards_pos_and_merchant_settlement · curated
Bank acquirer for cards, POS, and merchant settlement
Bank of Namibia lists banks and authorised non-banks participating across NPS services, and card acceptance usually requires a clear acquiring or bank-sponsored route.
Do not assume offshore merchants can directly access Namibian acquiring, EFT, e-money, or payment-facilitator routes. Ask whether a Namibian company, local bank account, tax registration, local signatory, or bank-sponsored merchant relationship is required.
- Start with banks and authorised payment participants; ask whether they are the acquirer, sponsor, processor, or settlement bank.
- Can my current company onboard, or do you require a Namibian company, local bank account, tax registration, local director, or local authorised signatory?
- Which routes are supported for my use case: POS, online card gateway, EFT, NamPay, debit orders, or payment facilitator referral?
third_party_psp_or_payment_facilitator_from_the_nps_participant_list · curated
Third-party PSP or payment facilitator from the NPS participant list
The Bank of Namibia participant page names third-party payment service providers and payment facilitator service providers, which is the strongest first screen for online gateway or aggregation candidates.
Do not assume offshore merchants can directly access Namibian acquiring, EFT, e-money, or payment-facilitator routes. Ask whether a Namibian company, local bank account, tax registration, local signatory, or bank-sponsored merchant relationship is required.
- Ask the provider to map its Bank of Namibia role to the exact merchant service it will provide.
- Can my current company onboard, or do you require a Namibian company, local bank account, tax registration, local director, or local authorised signatory?
- Which routes are supported for my use case: POS, online card gateway, EFT, NamPay, debit orders, or payment facilitator referral?