SnapScan - Quick mobile payments & transfers

Whether you're out and about or relaxing at home, SnapScan lets you perform quick and hassle-free mobile payments. After you install the app, just add your bank card and set a secure PIN or activate biometric authentication. Then you can effortlessly make payments using your phone!

Here’s how to make your payments speedy:

- Shop both in physical stores and online

- Transfer money to friends

- Confirm your account to take funds out of your Wallet

- Pay bills (either through invoices or directly in the app)

- Purchase prepaid electricity and airtime for yourself or someone else

- Contribute to charities, including setting up monthly recurring donations

Manage your account easily:

- Add as many as three cards for payment options

- You can utilize your SnapScan Wallet as a payment method if it has available funds.

- Secure your transactions with a four-digit PIN or biometric verification

- Verify your account to transfer money from your Wallet to your linked bank account or send funds in your Wallet to a friend

Requirements:

A valid credit or debit card that supports ecommerce (SnapScan is compatible with all South African banks and most international credit cards).

A South African mobile number.

If you need assistance, reach out to our support team.

For further details, or to register as a merchant, please seek more information with us.

Supported by Standard Bank.

How do I pay with SnapScan?

Open the SnapScan app and tap on the blue camera icon to scan (a SnapScan QR code or square barcode) displayed in the shop, at the point of sale, on the invoice, or website you want to pay. 

This identifies the shop and prompts you to enter the amount you wish to pay. 

Enter your PIN, or use your fingerprint or FaceID to secure and complete the transaction.

The business will receive a notification via SMS or on their point of sale system to confirm that the payment has been made. You can also buy airtime, and electricity, or pay bills within the app; simply follow the prompts.

Is SnapScan safe?

Yes! SnapScan is safe to use on multiple levels. The app requires a PIN to be entered before any transaction can be completed. This prevents anyone who has your phone from making transactions, as your PIN should be known only to you. If you have a FaceID or a fingerprint-enabled device, you can even use this instead of your PIN.

Your card details are also safely and securely encrypted. Even if your phone is stolen, nobody will be able to see or access your card details.

Why should I use SnapScan rather than my card?

SnapScan is safer and more convenient than using your bank card. When you use SnapScan, you keep your bank card safely in your wallet or even at home, and simply use your phone to pay for things. This means there is less chance of your card being lost, stolen, or skimmed. And you still earn your points with loyalty schemes like UCount!

6 tips for the perfect email marketing strategy

As a business owner, you want to reach your customers. Your digital options are endless; whether you focus on increasing organic search hits through a blog, bid on the perfect combination of keywords or simply up your Facebook presence – reach is within, well, your reach. 

The problem is understanding which strategy to focus on. If you’re an entrepreneur without much marketing background it can all seem a bit overwhelming.

There is one digital marketing channel that remains steadfast in its relative ease and impressive returns. 

Enter email marketing, the often overlooked but massively impactful marketing tool. So impactful in fact, that Hubspot reported email campaigns can generate an ROI of 3800%. 

Before you start shooting off a steady fire of emails to anyone who’s ever visited your website, let’s make sure you’re getting the most out of your creations.

Read more: 4 tips to easily optimise your online store

Here are 6 things to consider before you write your first marketing email:

Set context (for yourself and the customer)

For yourself: You should know exactly what the purpose of your email is before you even start. Are you letting your audience know about an upcoming lunch special? Or are you trying to move the last bit of your stock before summer arrives? You should only try to do one thing per email.

For the customer: The opening line (or paragraph) should create context and answer the question of why you are emailing them. Is the subject line aligned with your opening paragraph in what they want to achieve? Respona created some helpful guidelines on opening email lines that work.

Be human and add value

Your focus should always be on how you can benefit your customer. Highlight the value they might get from what you have to offer – is it a big discount before a busy holiday? Is it early access to a limited range of products? Answer the reader’s question of WIIFM (What’s in it for me?). 

Speak directly to the customer by using “you” in the sentence and, when available to you, use their first name!

Read more: 8 communication tips for success in sales

Make your email easy to scan

You’re going to be one of many emails your customer receives in a busy day. Make sure they can get the most important information out quickly, even if they don’t have a lot of time.

How? Use subheadings and bullet points where relevant, make sure you’ve broken your mail up into paragraphs and bold the active part of the most important sentence (the clause that starts on a verb – “To sign up for this deal, register before 1 April”).