Even in sectors like South Africa’s informal economy, where cash remains the dominant form of payment, most spaza shops have adopted card payments.
This was revealed in a recent snap survey of spaza shop operators conducted by Yebo Fresh. The research focused on 2,769 spazas and 20 midi wholesalers, who mostly supply the spaza shops.
At the same time, data from banks shows that people are increasingly favouring digital payments over cash.
First National Bank’s latest data revealed that the digital-to-cash…
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