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	Sep. 04, 2019 ZAR (R)	Jul. 19, 2019	May 03, 2019 ZAR (R)	May 03, 2019 USD ($)	Feb. 04, 2019 USD ($)	Jan. 01, 2019 KRW (₩)	Sep. 29, 2018 ZAR (R)	Sep. 29, 2018 USD ($)	Sep. 26, 2018 ZAR (R)	Jun. 28, 2018 ZAR (R)	Mar. 09, 2018 ZAR (R)	Mar. 09, 2018 USD ($)	Oct. 20, 2017 USD ($)	Sep. 29, 2017 item	Jul. 26, 2017 ZAR (R)	Jul. 26, 2017 USD ($)	Oct. 04, 2016 ZAR (R) shares	Apr. 11, 2016 $ / shares shares	Mar. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Aug. 31, 2017 ZAR (R)	Feb. 28, 2017 $ / shares shares	Oct. 31, 2013 item	Jun. 30, 2019 KRW (₩)	Jun. 30, 2019 ZAR (R)	Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2018 KRW (₩)	Jun. 30, 2018 ZAR (R)	Jun. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2017 KRW (₩)	Jun. 30, 2017 ZAR (R)	Jun. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2019 ZAR (R)	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Sep. 04, 2019 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Jan. 01, 2019 USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2018 ZAR (R)	Oct. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Sep. 26, 2018 USD ($)	Sep. 14, 2018 USD ($)	Jul. 31, 2018 ZAR (R)	Jul. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Mar. 09, 2018 USD ($)	Mar. 08, 2018 ZAR (R)	Jul. 21, 2017 ZAR (R)	Jun. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Oct. 04, 2016 $ / shares
Maximum borrowing capacity																																			$ 145,802,000
Long-term borrowings																												$ 50,164,000																		$ 16,239,000
Sale of common stock \| shares																					5,000,000
Price per share \| $ / shares																					$ 9.00
Total funds in bank accounts																																			$ 75,446,000
Net1 SA [Member]
Guarantee fees																														R 16,000,000,000	$ 1,100,000
Facility C [Member]
Debt instrument variable interest rate																							3.10%	3.10%	3.10%
Facilities interest rate at period end																								4.51%											4.51%
South Africa [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Settlement of debt obligations			R 230,000,000	$ 16,000,000																				R 683,800,000	$ 46,900,000		R 776,300,000	60,500,000
South Africa [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Scenario, Plan [Member]
Settlement of debt obligations							R 151,300,000	$ 10,700,000
South Africa [Member] \| Cell C [Member]
Percentage acquired in acquisition																								15.00%											15.00%
Overdraft Restricted As To Use For ATM Funding Only [Member]
Maximum borrowing capacity																																			$ 102,954,000
Facilities Agreement [Member] \| Facility C [Member] \| Net1 Korea [Member]
Amount utilized from revolving credit facility																							₩ 0.3					300,000	₩ 0.9		800,000
Facilities Agreement [Member] \| RMB Loan Facilities [Member] \| Net1 SA [Member]
Amount utilized from revolving credit facility \| R																														1,400,000,000
Facilities Agreement [Member] \| South Africa [Member]
Amortization of fees, prepaid facility																									300,000			500,000
Facilities Agreement [Member] \| South Africa [Member] \| Net1 SA [Member]
Interest expense																									2,900,000			7,200,000
Facilities Agreement [Member] \| South Africa [Member] \| Facility D [Member]
Maximum borrowing capacity \| R																																												R 210,000,000
Facilities Agreement [Member] \| South Africa [Member] \| Cell C [Member]
Amount utilized from revolving credit facility															R 1,250,000,000	$ 92,200,000
Facilities Agreement [Member] \| South Africa [Member] \| DNI [Member]
Amount utilized from revolving credit facility											R 84,000,000	$ 7,100,000
Percentage acquired in acquisition											4.00%																																4.00%
Debt instrument face amount											R 126,000,000																																$ 10,600,000
Facilities Agreement [Member] \| South Korea [Member] \| Net1 Korea [Member]
Number of facility agreements \| item																						5
Facilities Agreement [Member] \| South Korea [Member] \| South Korean Senior Secured Loan Facility [Member]
Settlement of debt obligations													$ 16,600,000
Facilities Agreement [Member] \| South Korea [Member] \| Facility A And C [Member] \| Net1 Korea [Member]
Interest expense																												400,000			1,200,000
Amortization of fees, prepaid facility																												100,000			100,000
Facilities Agreement [Member] \| South Korea [Member] \| Facility C [Member] \| Net1 Korea [Member]
Settlement of debt obligations																													10.0		8,900,000
Facilities Agreement [Member] \| South Korea [Member] \| Facility A [Member] \| Net1 Korea [Member]
Settlement of debt obligations																										₩ 10.0		8,800,000	₩ 22.1		$ 19,600,000
DNI Credit Facility Agreement [Member] \| South Africa [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| DNI [Member]
Maximum borrowing capacity \| R										R 200,000,000
Interest expense																									$ 600,000
Paid non-refundable origination fee																																									R 2,300,000	$ 200,000
Line Of Credit Facility, Maturity Date										Jun. 01, 2021
Facility agreement, in years										3 years
Blue Label Subscription Agreement [Member] \| Blue Label [Member] \| Net1 SA [Member]
Long-term borrowings \| R																														2,000,000,000
Interest expense \| R																														R 16,000,000
Sale of common stock \| shares																	117,900,000
Price per share \| $ / shares																																															$ 16.96
Aggregate purchase price \| R																	R 2,000,000,000
Subscription Agreement [Member]
Sale of common stock \| shares																		9,980,000
Price per share \| $ / shares																		$ 10.79
Original Loan Documents [Member] \| Net1 SA [Member]
Prepaid credit facility fees																			$ 200,000	R 600,000
Original Loan Documents [Member] \| RMB Loan Facilities [Member] \| Net1 SA [Member]
Maximum borrowing capacity \| R																																													R 1,250,000,000
Original Loan Documents [Member] \| Facility A [Member] \| Net1 SA [Member]
Maximum borrowing capacity \| R																																													750,000,000
Original Loan Documents [Member] \| Facility B [Member] \| Net1 SA [Member]
Maximum borrowing capacity \| R																																													R 500,000,000
Original Loan Documents [Member] \| South Africa [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Number of quarter installments \| item														12
JIBAR [Member] \| DNI Credit Facility Agreement [Member] \| South Africa [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| DNI [Member]
Debt instrument variable interest rate										2.75%
JIBAR [Member] \| Original Loan Documents [Member] \| Facility C [Member] \| Net1 SA [Member]
Margin percentage																							2.25%	2.25%	2.25%
JIBAR [Member] \| Original Loan Documents [Member] \| Facility A [Member] \| Net1 SA [Member]
Margin percentage																							2.25%	2.25%	2.25%
JIBAR [Member] \| Original Loan Documents [Member] \| Facility D [Member] \| Net1 SA [Member]
Margin percentage																							2.75%	2.75%	2.75%
JIBAR [Member] \| Original Loan Documents [Member] \| Facility B [Member] \| Net1 SA [Member]
Margin percentage																							3.50%	3.50%	3.50%
Overdraft Facility [Member]
Maximum borrowing capacity																																			32,198,000
Overdraft Facility [Member] \| Amended July 2017 [Member] \| South Africa [Member] \| Facility E [Member] \| Net1 SA [Member]
Maximum borrowing capacity									R 1,500,000,000																														$ 106,500,000
Amount utilized from revolving credit facility																								R 1,000,000,000	$ 69,600,000
Percentage repayment of overdraft facility amount utilized									90.00%
Maturity date									Sep. 01, 2020
Paid non-refundable origination fee																																					R 3,800,000	$ 300,000
Overdraft Facility [Member] \| Amended July 2017 [Member] \| South Africa [Member] \| Facility E [Member] \| Net1 SA [Member] \| Subsequent Event [Member]
Maximum borrowing capacity																																R 1,200,000,000	$ 85,200,000
Overdraft Facility [Member] \| Prime Rate [Member] \| Amended July 2017 [Member] \| South Africa [Member] \| Facility E [Member] \| Net1 SA [Member]
Debt instrument interest rate																							10.25%	10.25%	10.25%
Overdraft Facility [Member] \| Prime Rate [Member] \| Amended July 2017 [Member] \| South Africa [Member] \| Facility E [Member] \| Net1 SA [Member] \| Subsequent Event [Member]
Debt instrument interest rate		10.00%
Indirect And Derivative Facilities [Member]
Maximum borrowing capacity																																			10,650,000
Nedbank Limited [Member] \| South Africa [Member]
Maximum borrowing capacity																																			31,951,000
Nedbank Limited [Member] \| Overdraft Restricted As To Use For ATM Funding Only [Member] \| South Africa [Member]
Maximum borrowing capacity																																			17,751,000
Nedbank Limited [Member] \| South African Credit Facility [Member] \| South Africa [Member]
Maximum borrowing capacity																								R 450,000,000											32,000,000
Nedbank Limited [Member] \| South African Credit Facility [Member] \| Nedbank Short-Term Credit Facility [Member] \| South Africa [Member]
Debt instrument interest rate																							9.10%	9.10%	9.10%
Amount drawn under the Nedbank facility																									$ 5,900,000
Nedbank Limited [Member] \| South African Credit Facility [Member] \| Nedbank Short-Term Credit Facility [Member] \| South Africa [Member] \| Subsequent Event [Member]
Debt instrument interest rate		8.85%
Nedbank Limited [Member] \| Overdraft Facility [Member] \| South Africa [Member]
Maximum borrowing capacity																																			3,550,000
Commitment fee percentage																							0.35%	0.35%	0.35%
Amount drawn under the Nedbank facility																									$ 8,600,000
Nedbank Limited [Member] \| Overdraft Facility [Member] \| Overdraft Restricted As To Use For ATM Funding Only [Member] \| South Africa [Member]
Maximum borrowing capacity																								R 250,000,000											17,800,000
Amount utilized from revolving credit facility																								82,800,000	5,900,000
Nedbank Limited [Member] \| Overdraft Facility [Member] \| General Banking Facility [Member] \| South Africa [Member]
Maximum borrowing capacity																								50,000,000											3,600,000
Nedbank Limited [Member] \| Overdraft Facility [Member] \| Indirect And Derivative Facilities [Member] \| South Africa [Member]
Maximum borrowing capacity																								150,000,000											10,700,000
Amount utilized from revolving credit facility																								93,600,000	6,600,000		R 108,000,000	$ 7,900,000
Nedbank Limited [Member] \| Overdraft Facility [Member] \| Nedbank Short-Term Credit Facility [Member] \| South Africa [Member]
Maximum borrowing capacity																								R 300,000,000											21,300,000
Total funds in bank accounts																																			2,700,000
Amount drawn under the Nedbank facility																									8,600,000
Nedbank Limited [Member] \| Indirect And Derivative Facilities [Member] \| South Africa [Member]
Maximum borrowing capacity																																			10,650,000
Bank Frick [Member] \| United States [Member]
Maximum borrowing capacity																																			20,000,000
Bank Frick [Member] \| Overdraft Facility [Member] \| United States [Member]
Maximum borrowing capacity					$ 20,000,000																														20,000,000
Amount utilized from revolving credit facility																									$ 9,500,000
Bank Frick [Member] \| Overdraft Facility [Member] \| Renewed [Member] \| United States [Member]
Maximum borrowing capacity																																								$ 10,000,000
Bank Frick [Member] \| Overdraft Facility [Member] \| 3-month US dollar LIBOR Rate [Member] \| United States [Member]
Debt instrument variable interest rate					4.50%																		2.31988%	2.31988%	2.31988%
Hana Bank [Member] \| South Korea [Member]
Maximum borrowing capacity																																			8,648,000
Hana Bank [Member] \| Overdraft Facility [Member] \| South Korea [Member]
Maximum borrowing capacity						₩ 10.0																													$ 8,648,000	$ 8,600,000
Amount utilized from revolving credit facility																									$ 0
Credit faility expiration period						1 year
Hana Bank [Member] \| Overdraft Facility [Member] \| 3-month US dollar LIBOR Rate [Member] \| South Korea [Member]
Debt instrument variable interest rate						1.984%																	1.78%	1.78%	1.78%
FirstRand Bank Limited [Member] \| Overdraft Facility [Member] \| Amended July 2017 [Member] \| Facility F [Member] \| Net1 SA [Member]
Paid non-refundable origination fee																																	$ 2,200,000
FirstRand Bank Limited [Member] \| Overdraft Facility [Member] \| Amended July 2017 [Member] \| Facility F [Member] \| Net1 SA [Member] \| Subsequent Event [Member]
Maximum borrowing capacity	R 300,000,000																																	$ 21,300,000
FirstRand Bank Limited [Member] \| Overdraft Facility [Member] \| Amended July 2017 [Member] \| First Senior Facility F [Member] \| Net1 SA [Member] \| Subsequent Event [Member]
Maximum borrowing capacity \| R	220,000,000
FirstRand Bank Limited [Member] \| Overdraft Facility [Member] \| Amended July 2017 [Member] \| Second Senior Facility F [Member] \| Net1 SA [Member] \| Subsequent Event [Member]
Maximum borrowing capacity \| R	R 80,000,000
FirstRand Bank Limited [Member] \| Overdraft Facility [Member] \| JIBAR [Member] \| Amended July 2017 [Member] \| Facility F [Member] \| Net1 SA [Member]
Margin percentage	5.50%