Shyft – Global Money App

4.5
2.96K reviews
500K+
Downloads
Content rating
PEGI 3
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About this app

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 Global Citizen
Updated on
13 Oct 2025

Data safety

Safety starts with understanding how developers collect and share your data. Data privacy and security practices may vary based on your use, region and age. The developer provided this information and may update it over time.
This app may share these data types with third parties
Location, Personal info and 4 others
This app may collect these data types
Personal info, Financial info and 5 others
Data is encrypted in transit
You can request that data be deleted

Ratings and reviews

4.5
2.92K reviews
Warren Vos
14 October 2025
Horrible app. You're forced to add beneficiary's through the mobile as you get errors on the website. Each time you need to start all over again. The timeout is random, sometimes I'm just logged in and using the app it says my session timed out. Payments are randomly delayed. One was instant, the next payment to the same beneficiary was over 24 hours. Poor!
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Tholani Ngcongo
17 September 2025
Terrible App, Awful Customer Services as well. They scam people into thinking that once you buy your shares you will receive your money but then they change their policies and refuse to honor the promotion even if you bought the shares on time and followed their instructions. I would advise anyone looking to use or buy using them to think again or you'll lose your money and never get it back!!!!
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Sandile Ngcobo
9 September 2025
been waiting for my withdrawal for over a week now, contacted customer support they keep telling me about a blockage, not happy with this app.
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What's new

It's update time again, so what is new in the app this month? We've focused on UX and UI to help you see, and be able to do, more in the app. Numerous bug fixes and enhancements on almost all of our components.