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23 July 2025Get R250, give R500, by sharing Shyft
This article explains how you can earn a R250 Shyft wallet top-up if you refer a friend and they buy forex before making an international payment, or buy a share, using your referral link. You can share your referral link with as many people as you like and earn up to R10 000 in referrals.
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Investing
23 July 2025What to do when markets crash
Market crashes are inevitable, but panic doesn’t have to be. This blog explores how investors prepare in advance through diversification and disciplined strategy, and why staying invested through downturns is often wiser than trying to time the market. Learn how preparation and patience can protect your long-term wealth.
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Investing
17 July 2025Inside China’s growth potential
Despite rising US-China tensions and domestic headwinds, China is doubling down on strategic exports, domestic manufacturing, and consumption. Standard Bank’s Jeremy Stevens offers key insights into what lies ahead for the world’s second-largest economy.



Frequently asked questions

To use Shyft, you must be a permanent resident of South Africa (someone who holds a valid South African green identity document or identity card), a foreign national residing in South Africa, or a Botswana resident. You must be 18 years or older.

Shyft is available to both Standard Bank/Stanbic and non-Standard Bank/Stanbic customers who are permanent residents of South Africa or Botswana. However, foreign nationals residing in South Africa must hold an active Standard Bank account to sign up for Shyft.

The app is free to download and use, but charges apply for certain transactions. Charges are displayed before each transaction is completed in the app, so you will always know exactly how much you are being charged and what the sum total of your transaction is.

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