TappiPay Offers
A Better Way To Earn

TappiPay uses the PayShap rails to enable direct payments from customers, bypassing expensive banking fees.

Join as a merchant
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TappiPay: built for you
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Pay Via WhatsApp

TappiPay is built for South Africans who use WhatsApp every day. Customers can pay via WhatsApp in 5 simple steps.

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Scan The QR Code
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Send The Message
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Confirm The Details
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Approve The Payment
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Payment Successful

TappiPay is built for how South Africans actually want to transact — right inside WhatsApp

No card machine and no extra apps. Customers scan your QR code and pay right inside WhatsApp, and the money lands in your TappiPay balance in real time.

Pay Via WhatsApp
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A payment system that works as hard as you do

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No Card Machine Required

All you need is a QR code. Display your TappiPay QR stand and get paid just like that. Customers can pay you via the TappiPay App or via WhatsApp.

Works With Participating Banks

Customers can pay from any participating South African bank, and the payment comes through instantly.

Full Transparency

Enjoy peace of mind with layered protection that keeps your data and every transaction private.

Built to Grow With You

Whether you trade from a stall or several stores, TappiPay grows with your business.

One platform
Three ways to win

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Agents
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Consumers
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Payments reflect instantly.
Keep more of every sale.

Sign up, get your QR code and start accepting payments from participating South African banks straight away. No card machine needed, and low fees mean more of every sale stays in your business.

Go to the Merchant Portal
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Build your network and earn on every merchant you sign.

As a TappiPay agent, you sign up merchants in your community, help them get set up and earn commission on the merchants you bring on.

Become an agent
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Pay anyone, anywhere.
Just scan and go.

Scan a merchant's QR code with the TappiPay app, or with your phone camera to pay through WhatsApp. Download the app below.

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Low fees
TappiPay merchant fees
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Sponsored by ABSA Bank and built on South Africa's national payment infrastructure

Questions? Get in touch

Whether you're a merchant, an agent or just curious about TappiPay, our team is happy to help.

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