No card machine
No device to buy, rent or charge. Your QR code is a printed square — on a sign, a menu, an apron or a lanyard.
For vendors and small traders
Accept payments
without a card machine.
Your customer scans your QR code, types the amount you asked for, and pays from their own phone. No device to buy, no monthly fee, and no merchant account to apply for.
Secure payments · No signup fee · No monthly fee
Why TipEasy
What you don't need
No monthly fee
Nothing to pay when nobody buys. You are charged per payment, and only when one goes through.
No merchant account
No business bank account and no long application. If you can receive money, you can be paid this way.
Paid without a bank
No bank account at all? Take your money as airtime or a Pick n Pay, Checkers, Shoprite or Usave voucher instead.
How it works
Four steps, about two minutes
- 1
Create your profile
Choose "I sell goods or services", give your trading name, and you have a page and a QR code in about two minutes.
- 2
Show your code
Print it, stick it up, or show it on your phone. Your customer scans it with their camera — there is nothing for them to install.
- 3
They type the amount
You tell them the price, they enter it and pay by bank app, card, Apple Pay or Google Pay.
- 4
You get paid
The money reaches your bank account, or comes to you as airtime or a shop voucher if you would rather not use one.
Who it's for
If you're paid in cash today
- Market and street stalls
- Hair salons and barbers
- Car washes and valets
- Spaza shops
- Food trucks and kiosks
- Crafters and makers
- Tutors, cleaners and handymen
- Anyone paid in cash today
What it costs
Nothing until you're paid
5% + R2 per payment
No signup fee, no monthly fee, no hardware to buy. On a vendor payment the fees are added on top of your price — quote R100 and you are owed R100. Single payments up to R1 000.
Questions
The things people ask
Do I need a card machine?
No. Your customer pays from their own phone by scanning your QR code, so there is no device to buy, rent or keep charged.
Do I need a registered business?
No. There is no merchant account application and no company registration required. You need to be able to receive the money — a bank account, or airtime or a shop voucher if you do not have one.
What does it cost?
There is no signup fee and no monthly fee. Each payment carries a 5% platform fee plus a flat R2 processing fee, and on a vendor payment those are added on top of your price — so if you quote R100, you are owed R100.
How much can one payment be?
Up to R1 000 per payment. For anything larger, take it as more than one payment.
How do my customers pay?
They scan your code with their phone camera and pay by bank app, debit or credit card, Apple Pay or Google Pay. They do not need to install anything or create an account.
When do I get my money?
Payments are paid out on a schedule you choose — daily or weekly — and you can ask for what you have earned sooner if you need it.
Ready to be paid by QR code?
Create a profile, print your code, and take your first payment today.
Receiving tips rather than selling something? See how tipping works.