Stitch partners with Standard Bank’s Shyft to enable instant wallet top-ups

The Shyft team has partnered with Stitch to offer instant top-ups on the Shyft wallet, providing customers from any bank with more immediate access to funds for global transactions.

SA’s Stitch partners Standard Bank’s Shyft to enable instant wallet updates. Photo: Stitch. Portal ERP South Africa. 

South African payments infrastructure company Stitch has announced a partnership with Standard Bank’s Shyft, the global money app, to enable instant wallet top-ups via card payments for customers of any bank in South Africa. This collaboration addresses the increasing demand from Shyft users for faster access to funds to facilitate seamless global transactions.

Shyft, widely used by global citizens for travel, shopping, payments, and investments, required a payments solution that could enhance speed, convenience, and security. Previously, customers relied on manual transfers, facing delays of 2–3 days before funds were available. Through its reliable card payments platform, Stitch now enables Shyft users to instantly fund their wallets, eliminating wait times and improving liquidity.

“The choice of strategic partner depended on a reliable payments platform that could deliver speed, convenience, security, and control for our customers. Partnering with Stitch has enabled us to fulfill our clients' expectations with unprecedented speed,” said Dani Morley, Executive Head of Growth at Shyft. “Since customers from any bank can already onboard successfully onto Shyft, this collaboration allows us to continue providing exceptional service and pricing by facilitating the funding of Shyft wallets from any bank card.”

Lusanda Dlamini, Head of Card and Payments at Shyft, added: “Our commitment to delivering seamless customer journeys is ingrained in everything we do, and Stitch has consistently matched our energy. There are many ways to access the global financial economy, but it starts with apps like Shyft, and partnerships like the one with Stitch to deliver payment services the way our customers want it.”

To celebrate the launch, Shyft is waiving transaction fees on all ZAR wallet top-ups until 14th March, offering customers an even greater incentive to experience the benefits of this new feature.