Transaction Junction (TJ), a leading Southern African fintech innovator, has partnered with eCommerce payments company Boodil to officially launch a new eCommerce payment solution tailored for Shopify merchants.
Built as a plug-and-play platform, the solution empowers businesses of all sizes with advanced payment capabilities that are cost-effective, secure, and simple to deploy. In addition to frictionless payments, merchants gain access to automated reconciliation services and intelligent reporting tools, creating a truly end-to-end eCommerce payments solution.
Removing Barriers for Online Businesses
In today’s competitive digital landscape, the ability to deliver a seamless, diverse, and secure payment experience is no longer a luxury—it’s mission-critical. Yet, many online businesses face challenges when integrating sophisticated payment gateways due to technical complexity and high costs.
The partnership between TJ and Boodil addresses these issues head-on, providing Shopify merchants with enterprise-grade payment technology that is remarkably easy to implement and manage.
Aashiq Mollagee, eCommerce Product Owner at Transaction Junction, explained:
“Our mission has always been to make advanced payment capabilities seamlessly accessible to businesses while simplifying complexity—enabling our customers to focus on what they do best: growing their business. The new solution is a testament to that commitment—sophisticated yet remarkably easy to use, it’s built to meet the dynamic needs of modern online commerce.”
Competitive Transaction Fees
One of the biggest differentiators of the new solution is cost. TJ offers South Africa’s most competitive payment gateway fees and even invites merchants to compare current rates, guaranteeing to beat them. This pricing strategy makes high-quality payment solutions more accessible to SMEs and growing online businesses.
Smooth and Secure Checkout Experience
The platform has been engineered to deliver a fluid and intuitive payment flow that maximises conversion rates by reducing checkout friction:
Customer adds products to cart and proceeds to checkout.
Payment page redirection—customers are taken to a secure, branded payment page (sensitive card data never touches the merchant’s server, reducing PCI DSS scope).
Multiple payment options—customers pay using cards or alternative payment methods.
Order confirmation—customers are seamlessly redirected to the merchant’s order confirmation page.
This streamlined journey ensures customers enjoy a consistent, branded, and secure payment process, encouraging trust and repeat purchases.
Access to an Expansive Ecosystem
A key strength of TJ’s platform is its broad network of payment providers, including global card schemes and leading alternative payment methods (APMs). This flexibility supports diverse consumer preferences, crucial in Africa’s fragmented payments landscape.
Mollagee noted:
“The sheer breadth of payment providers supported through the solution is transformative for merchants. This wide acceptance doesn’t just meet customer expectations—it creates new opportunities for growth, especially across Africa where payment preferences are incredibly diverse.”
Advanced Features and Security
The TJ-Boodil solution goes beyond payments by supporting advanced capabilities:
- PCI DSS and 3D Secure compliance for maximum protection.
- Multi-card tokenisation, allowing customers to save multiple cards.
- Multi-currency support through TJ’s banking relationships.
- Automated failover acquiring—transactions reroute to alternative acquirers if disruptions occur.
- Industry-leading speed and stability, ensuring reliability even during peak demand.
Merchant Portal for Full Control
Merchants gain access to the TJ Merchant Portal, a centralised dashboard offering complete visibility and control over their payments:
- Customise payment pages with branding for a seamless customer journey.
- Access real-time transaction data with advanced filters and intuitive search.
- Generate tailored reports in multiple formats (CSV, Excel, PDF).
- Issue payment links for direct, branded, and secure transactions.
- Manage refunds and reversals efficiently.
This functionality ensures merchants can not only accept payments but also analyse, adapt, and optimise their financial operations in real time.
Smarter Reconciliation with TJ Recon
Payment reconciliation is one of the most complex challenges in online retail. Without accurate alignment between transaction data and payment provider records, businesses risk fraud, delayed reporting, and revenue leakage.
TJ addresses this with TJ Recon, a smart web-based platform that automates reconciliation. It provides merchants with visibility into settlement data, exception management, and audit trails, ensuring accuracy and scalability as businesses grow.
The launch of the Transaction Junction–Boodil solution marks a major step forward for Shopify merchants in South Africa. By combining low fees, advanced features, seamless integration, and robust reconciliation tools, TJ has lowered the barrier to entry for merchants seeking enterprise-grade payments.
For businesses, this means less time worrying about payments and more time focusing on growth. For customers, it delivers a checkout experience that is fast, safe, and frictionless—exactly what modern eCommerce demands.
