Connecting airlines, banks, passenger service systems and passengers globally for a better payment experience.
The Challenge
Being able to sell online has become a necessity in South Africa. However, the transition from traditional business to e-commerce has, until now, been a process that proved to be a step too far for small business. With many operators not having the knowledge, access to technology or resources needed to build digital trading sites, many business owners have been unable to take their operations to the next level.
Standard Bank has identified several friction points that were hampering their merchants and decided to address them.
The objective was to provide small/family businesses with an online tool that would allow them to benefit from the growing online commerce market in South Africa and compete with large retailers. Knowing that in-house development of a brand new digital service would be very cost– and time–consuming, the bank was on the lookout for an established and trusted product that could be easily integrated and branded as their own.
The solution needed to provide merchants with the ability to:
- Build their own web stores quickly and easily with no IT/coding knowledge
- Securely accept all relevant payment methods, including credit/debit cards and eWallets
- Easily manage all e-commerce operations
- Quickly promote their products via social media channels

SimplyBlu enables

Same-day settlement
Same-day settlement
Take advantage of same-day settlement, into a Standard Bank account. This settlement process solves the problems associated with cash flow that often cripple small businesses

Accept secure payments 24/7, anywhere and everywhere
Accept secure payments 24/7, anywhere and everywhere
Accept domestic and international credit, debit and prepaid cards as well as digital payments

Manage your store from your mobile phone
Manage your store from your mobile phone
Use the SimplyBlu app to view and manage their online store, issue eInvoices, and monitor fraud ‘on the go’ on either iOS or Android devices

Developer integrations
Developer integrations
Use shopping cart plugins for all major shopping carts including Shopify and Magneto
