Why is PayFast just changing the currency symbol but not converting the currency amount?

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  Unfortunately, Shopify currency conversion with PayFast does not work. The foreign currency amount comes through as ZAR amount because PayFast only transacts in ZAR. You will need to ensure that the shop currency is set to ZAR.

• Why am I getting a 'currency format invalid' error?

  PayFast only processes transactions in ZAR and does not provide a currency conversion service. This means the base currency of your store and product prices will need to be set to ZAR for us to be able to process the transaction. However, you may ...

• In CubeCart, the order amount isn't converted from $ to ZAR when redirected to PayFast.

  Unfortunately, the PayFast CubeCart modules do not currently handle currency conversions. Please ensure that you operate your store in ZAR to ensure correct operation.

• In Zen Cart I’m using a non-standard currency code. Can I change your module to use it?

  While we don’t recommend this at all, you can do this as follows: Open this file in your Zen Cart installation: /includes/modules/payment/payfast.php Find the text: $currency = 'ZAR'; Change ZAR to the currency code for your non-standard currency ...

• On Zen Cart, my customers are getting the error “amount is required”.

  Getting the error as detailed below, is most likely due to your currency configuration which is incorrect and the amount is therefore coming through as 0.00. Our module requires that you use ZAR as your primary currency and that it is configured with ...