Not everyone lives around the corner from a formal retailer. For many South Africans, the nearest formal retailer is a taxi ride away. But the local spaza shop? That’s right down the road.
That’s why Pay@ has partnered with Shop2Shop to bring bill payments to the informal retailers you already visit every day.
Shop2Shop is a trusted digital payments platform designed to connect small business owners, distributors and suppliers in the informal sector. The Shop2Shop mobile point-of-sale platform is used by spaza shops and small independent traders across the country. These devices allow traders to sell products like airtime, data and electricity. With over 85,000 traders that can process payments, Shop2Shop has one of the widest footprints in the informal retail economy.
Now, with Pay@ integrated into the Shop2Shop platform, those same local traders can also process bill payments for over 500 billers, including municipal services, smartphone financing, and more.
How to pay your bills through Shop2Shop
- Visit any spaza shop or informal trader with a Shop2Shop device.
- Give the trader your unique Pay@ reference number, which you’ll find on your invoice, statement or WhatsApp message.
- The trader selects Pay@ in the Profit+ app on the device, enters your reference number, and your bill details appear on screen.
- Confirm the amount and pay with cash or card.
- Your payment is processed in real time and the biller is notified immediately.
It works the same way as paying a bill at any major retailer, just closer to home.
Why this matters for traders
If you run a spaza shop or small retail operation, a Shop2Shop device powered with the Profit+ app will have Pay@ enabled, giving your shoppers a reason to keep coming back. Through a single integration, you gain access to Pay@’s full network of over 500 billers, including money remittances, device rental payments, municipal payments and many more. That means your customers can pay more of their monthly household bills, all at your shop.
You’re not just selling airtime and electricity anymore. You’re becoming a trusted payment point in your community, and every transaction brings more foot traffic through your door.
Bringing payments closer to home
Whether you’re a customer looking for a convenient way to pay your bills or a trader looking to offer more to your community, the Pay@ and Shop2Shop partnership makes it possible. Because the best payment solution is often the one that’s closest to where you already are.