One QR. Every bank. No card machine, no monthly fee, and never again that long silence while everyone stares at the R200 note nobody can break. Set up in the time it takes to boil a kettle.
Whatever’s above the door, the money works the same.
A spaza, a kitchen and a barber all need the same thing from us and completely different things from each other. So you get the same free QR, and then the toolkit built for how you actually trade.
Flamingo Kitchen
No shouting through a hatch, no paper docket under a chafing dish, and no R14 000 “restaurant system” on a trolley. That’s a waiter’s phone and the kitchen’s old tablet — both of which you already own.
Runs on the phone in your pocket and any tablet with a browser. The hardware budget for all of this is R0, which we appreciate is a difficult number to finance.
The counter
No card machine.
No “sorry, cash only.”
They scan the code on your counter and pay from whatever bank app is already on their phone. You hear the ching, you hand over the goods. The money lands in your account the next business day.
Total hardware required: a printed page and the phone you’re reading this on. No terminal, no dongle, no rental agreement with a three-year tail.
A card machine costs R3,499.
Flamingo costs nothing.
Make it, sell it, or book it.
Taking payments is free whatever you trade. The plans are for the part afterwards — the stock, the tables, the diary. Pick the one that matches your day, not the one that matches your signage.
Flamingo Free
“I just want to get paid” — One QR that every bank app can scan. No card machine, no monthly fee.
R0
free forever
Get startedTransaction fees
Same on every plan. Paying monthly never buys a cheaper rate.
What you get
- One QR, every bank
- Next-business-day settlement
- Cash sales recorded free
- Daily takings & receipts
Anyone with a phone and a bank account
Flamingo Pro
“I sell it off a shelf” — A real till: scan a barcode, stock drops itself, and you see actual profit.
R79/mo
per shop · cancel any time
Try free for 14 daysTransaction fees
Same on every plan. Paying monthly never buys a cheaper rate.
What you get
- Everything in Flamingo Free
- Barcode till — scan to sell
- Stock auto-deducts on every sale
- Low-stock alerts & quick reorder
- Staff, each with their own QR
- Analytics, bookkeeping & real profit
- Statements & exports for SARS
Spazas, tuckshops, butcheries, fruit & veg, bottle stores, hardware, phone shops, clothing stalls
See the pro toolkit →Flamingo Kitchen
“I make it to order” — Orders go from the floor to the pass without a single shouted instruction.
R200/mo
per shop · cancel any time
Try free for 14 daysTransaction fees
Same on every plan. Paying monthly never buys a cheaper rate.
What you get
- Everything in Flamingo Pro
- Tables & floor plan
- Waiter orders → straight to the kitchen
- Kitchen display, tick items off as they're done
- Menu with photos, dine-in / takeaway / collection
- Bill split by item + waiter tips
- Daily cash-up & staff clock-in
Restaurants, takeaways, coffee shops, bakeries, food trucks, taverns, shisanyamas, delis, caterers
See the kitchen toolkit →Flamingo Bookings
“I book someone's time” — One link clients book themselves on, with a deposit so no-shows stop costing you.
R200/mo
per shop · cancel any time
Try free for 14 daysTransaction fees
Same on every plan. Paying monthly never buys a cheaper rate.
What you get
- Everything in Flamingo Pro
- Your own booking link to share
- Clients pick who they want, what they want and when
- Deposits taken up front, reconciled automatically
- Appointment diary with client history & allergies
- Before/after portfolio and photos of your place
- Reminders by SMS
Barbers & salons, car washes & detailers, tattoo artists, photographers, dog groomers, physios, driving instructors, repair shops
See the bookings toolkit →What kind of business are you?
Tap the one that fits. We’ll tell you which Flamingo you want — it takes a second and you never have to guess.
I make it to order
I sell it off a shelf
I book someone's time
I just want to get paid
Retail chain or multiple stores?
Stock transfers between branches, head-office reporting, a till per store, integration with what you already run. That’s a real conversation, not a sign-up form.
Everything you need to get paid. Still free.
No card machine, no monthly fee, no minimums, no salesperson in a golf shirt. Every merchant gets all of it on day one.
Payment soundbox
Says the amount out loud. No more squinting at a phone mid-queue.
Instant slips
A receipt both of you can keep.
Split the bill
Everyone pays their own share. No maths at the table.
Tipping
Tips go straight to you.
Next-day money
In your own bank account the next business day.
Every bank
Capitec, FNB, Absa, Nedbank, Standard, Tyme.
Cash too
Record it free. Cash is still king and we don’t charge kings.
Payment links
Amount filled in. They tap and pay.
Airtime & lights
Sell prepaid too — another way to earn.
Become a till
in ten minutes.
No training. No installer visit. No “please wait 3–5 business days”. You’ll take your first payment before the kettle boils.
- 01
Scan the QR on any Flamingo poster.
No app to download, by anyone. Whatever bank app they already have does it — Capitec, FNB, Absa, the lot.
- 02
Sign up. Wave at the camera.
Tiered KYC follows FICA's risk-based approach. Most merchants start trading immediately.
- 03
Get your unique Flamingo QR.
Linked straight to your bank account. Print it on the office printer, or the one at the internet café. It costs a page.
- 04
Stick it on the counter.
Or the window. Or the cooler box. Or the taxi dashboard. It sticks to things — that is the entire installation.
- 05
Listen for the ping. That's a sale. You're welcome.
Instant notification. Next-business-day settlement. Instant vibe.
Our partners
Hands busy
Diary still filling
Your booking link
Share one link on WhatsApp or in your bio. Clients see your specials, pick their services, choose who they want, and hold the slot with a deposit — without one phone call, and without you putting the clippers down.
- Your specials up top — even ones that start next month
- Several services in one visit, back to back
- They pick the person they came for
- A deposit confirms it — no-shows cost you nothing
A real booking, start to finish, on a real merchant’s page.
Two numbers.
That’s the whole page.
Flamingo Pay
What it costs
······ NO MONTHLY FEE ······
Minimum R1 per transaction. No minimums, no lock-in, no small print you need a lawyer for.
THANK YOU · KEA LEBOHA · NGIYABONGA