Shyft is the global money app by Standard Bank. It’s designed to simplify how you spend, manage, invest, and move money — both locally and internationally. It is also renowned for offering the cheapest forex rates, fast funding, and access to your investments anytime, on any device. You can also use Shyft to travel, shop and pay.

What Shyft offers:

• Get shares from around the world: Gain access to over 1,200 top-performing local and global companies and ETFs across the New York, London, Frankfurt, and Johannesburg Stock Exchanges.
• Cheapest forex: Buy USD, EUR, GBP and AUD at the cheapest rates 24/7. Store your forex indefinitely in your respective Wallets, send it to other Shyft users for free, use it to invest offshore with our partners, and much more.
• Get Global transfers: Send money offshore or receive international payments from anyone in the world, no matter where they bank. Plus, enjoy instant Shyft-to-Shyft payments, sending money to other Shyft users for FREE.
• Get Travelling: Load up to four different currencies onto a physical forex card, then swipe while travelling without paying conversion fees.
• Get Shopping: Simplify shopping from overseas retailers by using your Shyft virtual card for subscriptions, travel bookings and online purchases – all without the hassle of multiple cards. Plus, integrate your physical and virtual Shyft cards with Apple Pay.

Shyft is available to both Standard Bank/Stanbic and non-Standard Bank customers. However, if you are a foreign national residing in South Africa, you must hold an active Standard Bank account to sign up for Shyft.

To sign up, download the Shyft App from your app store and follow the simple steps. Standard Bank customers can simply add Shyft on the SBG mobile app from the add on store.