Save, spend, and invest anywhere in the world.
Shyft is the award winning retail forex, investments and payments app that gives you more for less, 24/7. Buy, store, send & invest the cheapest forex with Shyft – no matter where you bank! Shyft will save you time and money with fast transactions, flat rates and no commission fees. With our new-and-improved digital sign-up process, you can complete the entire onboarding process from the convenience of your smartphone.
Shop
Shop locally and use your ZAR card to make purchases by swiping, or tap and go securely. You can also shop for the latest brands from around the globe using a Shyft virtual forex card. You can also use your virtual card for managing international subscriptions, booking flights or paying for hotels in foreign currency.
Travel
Order Multi-currency Shyft Mastercard debit cards to use while travelling overseas and save up to 5% on card fees. Apart from the four currencies currently available on Shyft, you can use your physical Shyft forex card to withdraw local currency from any Mastercard supported ATM in the country you’re visiting (conversion fees may apply). Buy a souvenir or two with your physical card, and top up your cards anytime, anywhere, right from the app. Travelling to the Far East? We also offer a Union Pay International Card accepted throughout China, order one via the app today.
Invest
Shyft Shares allows you to invest in the top U.S. stocks and ETFs directly from your phone, so now you can also own a share in the world’s best companies. See the most popular shares and how they have been tracking over the last 30 days and create a watchlist to keep your eye on. All you’ll need to start trading is your tax number.
Need to take money offshore?
The Shyft Global Wallet provides you with a safe and secure way to purchase and hold foreign currencies at the cheapest rates. You can also easily and conveniently send forex to an offshore bank account by creating an offshore beneficiary and transferring funds as and when required. Payments to the US, UK and Europe can take less than a day to settle.
Get your money moving
So, you’ve got the app and your cards, you’ve bought forex, but what else does the Shyft app offer you? This should give you an idea: You can send money to Shyft users, for free, or pay international beneficiaries, charged at a flat rate. You can now also access and fund an offshore account with the help of our integrated partners.
Available currencies:
USD
GBP
EUR
AUD
ZAR
Shyft - The Home of the Global Citizen
Firstly, the app gives the impression that you can pay foreign beneficiaries in ZAR. It even lets you go all the way to adding the banking details of a foreign beneficiary, selecting that it’s a ZAR payment and then right at the last minute gives an error message. If it isn’t possible, then don’t even allow the customer to go that far in the process.Then because this didn’t work I asked for a refund. The FAQ on the Shyft website says “the app will request the bank account details to which the refund must be paid”. This never happened and the funds were paid into an old account which was closed. Upon contacting customer support, no responsibility was taken and it just became my problem to solve. I was told that the FAQ relates to 3rd party payments which is not mentioned anywhere on the FAQ.So just be careful when using Shyft and requesting a refund. It’s not worth it. Rather use another forex platform.
Developer Response
Please, contact us at SBSA.ask@standardbank.co.za, and we will do our best to help you as fast as possible. Thanks for reaching out – we really appreciate your input.
Incredible App! 🤩
Double Charging Error
Shyft has changed my life! I travel frequently and using it has made my life SO MUCH easier when I need funds abroad 😅 I have never run into an app error, never had to wait on someone on the backend to update / approve something - I am able to FULLY buy foreign currencies, move funds, create virtual cards for spending and it’s all SEAMLESS! I can even move funds into vault to earn interest! Could the charges be lower? Sure! But any banking institution is like this. I can’t WAIT until they come out with a $ savings account to earn interest! GO TEAM SHYFT! You guys have changed my life! Thank you!
Developer Response
Thank you very much for your 5-star review!
App is a confusing mess.
diappointed I upgraded
. It springs surprises like A notice saying you have not provided authentication when I battled half an afternoon and finally got authenticated. The chat line packs up in he middle of a help chat. You top up your wallet but it takes 30 minutes ( they don’t warn you in advance ) so I am waiting to order a physical card. Considering this app deals with your money it does not seem stable or trustworthy I know I might even get the usual bleat from the developer “ That we are working on it” That is of NO USE whatsoever to me Allow for days to try to learn this thing if you dare. I am going to give up and will try to get my money back before I leave for overseas possibly with out a card because they take days to deliver it. Reviews of apps like this don’t lie It’s ratings are bad. What is it about IT designers? They seem incapable often to design an app Joe Soap can work because they are on another planet. Beware !
Developer Response
Dear user, please describe the problem for our Support team at support@getshyft.co.za. Contact us as soon as possible, and we'll help!
Great idea bad inplementation
Allesistscheisse
The APP is great when it works! That is its biggest problem ‘when it works’ Man alive any update ends up it chaos. Nothing works you have to capture information again. Basic data is always stuffed, benefitiories have to redone. Every time it takes 2 weeks and more to sort out the issues. There is a basic rule in programming It have to work everytime the first time! Put a bit more in getting functionality right with new versions and put less effort is pictures an glamour. You got a great idea but you loose me everytime I have to battle to get everything back to working order as before tge upgrade. It is just bad business bad coding and bloody fustrating. Client first second and third at all times!!!
Developer Response
We understand this can be frustrating. We are working towards making this better. We would appreciate it if you could send us the details at support@getshyft.co.za.
This update brings refinements across Invest, payments, and FX. We’ve improved share browsing, added clearer descriptions for corporate action tax transactions, and enhanced the Forex journeys. Payments now include better guidance for existing web trader beneficiaries, and we’ve made updates to marketing preferences and consent details during registration. As always, we’ve fixed a few bugs and made performance improvements to keep everything running smoothly.
Thanks for using Shyft!
Version 5.19.0
The developer, Standard Bank Group, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
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Financial Info
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Contact Info
User Content
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Information
Provider
The Standard Bank of South Africa Limited
Size
67.7 MB
Category
Finance
Compatibility
Requires iOS 15.1 or later.
iPhone Requires iOS 15.1 or later.
iPad Requires iPadOS 15.1 or later.
iPod touch Requires iOS 15.1 or later.
Apple Vision Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
Languages
English
Age Rating
4+
4+
This app has an age rating of 4+ with content restrictions. Some content may be rated higher, but access is managed by the developer through in-app controls.
