Cashless ATMs to help decongest Sassa pay points
Deputy Minister of Postal and Digital Communication Technologies Pinky Kekana said the cashless ATM solution aligns with the department’s goal to foster economic inclusion through technology innovations.
The South African Post Office is rolling out cashless ATMs to serve as an additional payment point for Sassa grants.
This innovation will assist in decongesting current Sassa pay points.
On 4 May, the post office unveiled the first cashless ATM to pay Sassa grants at Kagiso Trading, GG Location in Rustenburg.
The post office aims to roll out over 10 000 of these ATM devices within spaza shops, township and rural areas’ merchants to free up financial services near where people live.
Customers will not only be able to access their social grants but also buy prepaid electricity, prepaid airtime, pay municipal bills and other bills.
Deputy Minister in the Presidency Thembi Siweya said, “We support initiatives in society, especially those that will improve service delivery in government. This solution promises to deliver multiple benefits to our society. Amongst others, it will promote local economy and empower informal traders, reduce travelling costs for beneficiaries and decongest current pay points.”
Deputy Minister of Postal and Digital Communication Technologies Pinky Kekana said the cashless ATM solution aligns with the department’s goal to foster economic inclusion through technology innovations.
Good morning, today I am in Tlhabane, Rustenburg for the launch of the @PostofficeSa Cashless ATM. #COVID19SouthAfrica #CashlessATM #SocialGrants pic.twitter.com/LYiem88Vqh
— Pinky Kekana🇿🇦 (@Pinky_Kekana1) May 4, 2020
When Sassa beneficiaries reach any spaza shop, township or rural areas’ merchant where a cashless ATM has been installed, they should do the following:
- Insert their Sassa card into the ATM card slot and use their Sassa pin to initiate a transaction
- Select the amount they request to be debited on their Sassa card
- If the debit is successful, the ATM will print out two slips (a merchant and customer slip), confirming the debit
- The customer will hand over the merchant slip to the spaza shop and the merchant will, in exchange, give the customer cash or goods to the value of the withdrawal.
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