South Africa moved cashless. The informal economy didn't get the memo. WoZaPay is a cashless payment platform for South Africa's informal economy — tips for service workers, purchases from street vendors, wages for casual labourers. One tap. One card. No cash required.
Open a real WoZaPay payment page — exactly what a customer sees when they tap or scan a worker's card. Choose an amount, see the secure checkout. You're only charged if you choose to complete a payment.
📱 Open a Live Demo Payment PageWhether you're tipping a car guard, buying avocados from a corner vendor, or paying your gardener — it's the same experience. Tap or scan. Pay. Done.
Every registered person receives a dual NFC + QR hybrid card — a car guard wears it on a lanyard, a street vendor displays it at their stall, a gardener keeps it in their pocket.
Tap your phone on the NFC chip or scan the QR code. A secure WoZaPay payment page opens instantly — no app download, no registration required.
Tip a service worker, buy produce from a street vendor, or pay a casual labourer's wages. Enter the amount or select from the vendor's price list. Pay with Capitec, FNB, Apple Pay, Samsung Pay, SnapScan or Zapper.
Payments are batched and paid out twice daily — at 3pm and 3am via FNB eWallet or Capitec Send Cash. Tips received before 3pm pay out same afternoon. Tips after 3pm pay out overnight. Workers cash out at any ATM or Pick n Pay, Shoprite, Checkers, Game or Makro. No bank account required.
Where competitors stop at tipping, WoZaPay goes further. The same card, the same tap, the same app — whether you're tipping a petrol attendant, buying mealies from a corner vendor, or paying your gardener for the week.
Teach a man to fish, not give a man a fish. Help people to help themselves.
WoZaPay isn't charity. It's infrastructure. We restore the earning potential that was always there.
A WoZaPay card doesn't give a guard money. It gives them the means to earn what they've already worked for — consistently, digitally, with dignity.
No donations. No grants. No dependency. Tippers pay what they want, guards earn what they deserve, and WoZaPay takes a small percentage to keep the system running.
Guards are using WoZaPay to save for education, upskill, and build their own businesses. That's not a side effect. That's the point.
WoZaPay isn't just a way to receive tips — it's the first rung of a financial ladder for people who've never had one.
No new apps. No new accounts. Just use whatever you already have.
Every WoZaPay payment is processed through PayFast, one of South Africa's most trusted payment gateways. Your money and your card details are protected at the highest standard in the industry.
Every competitor is primarily a tipping platform. WoZaPay is a payments platform — tips, vendor sales and casual wages on one card. Our closest competitor (Street Wallet) is Cape Town-based, QR-only, and settles the next morning. We're Gauteng-first, NFC+QR, and targeting same-day payouts.
| Feature | WoZaPay | Street Wallet | TiPPED | Tappy | LegendTags | MyTip |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Technology | NFC + QR hybrid | QR only | QR only | NFC only | QR + phone no. | QR only |
| Gauteng presence | Primary market | Cape Town | KZN / WC | National, thin | Cape Town | Unknown |
| Tipping | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Vendor sales (POS) | Yes — core focus | Partial | No | Partial | No | No |
| Casual labour wages | Yes | Partial | No | No | No | No |
| No smartphone needed | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| No bank account needed | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Unknown |
| Capitec Pay | Yes | Limited | Limited | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
| Apple Pay | Yes | Yes | Limited | Yes | Yes | Unknown |
| Settlement speed | Twice daily (3pm & 3am) | Next morning | Daily | Instant wallet | Unknown | Unknown |
| B2B dashboard | Coming Q3 2026 | No | No | No | No | No |
| NFC wristband | Phase 2 | No | No | Yes | No | No |
| Funding raised | R1M seed (raising) | R6.2M (2025) | Undisclosed | Undisclosed | Undisclosed | Undisclosed |
Gauteng has one in three of South Africa's informal service workers — and no dominant digital tipping platform. We're changing that, one mall at a time.
Whether you're a guard, a street vendor, an employer, a mall manager or an investor — register below and we'll be in touch within 24 hours.