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Eliminate fraud & bad debt
Enjoy risk-free transactions
Grow your business
Fraud shouldn’t stop you from growing
Whether you are buying or selling, are an individual or a corporate, fraud poses a threat to your business growth. Let TradeSafe help you beat the risk so that you can grow.
How it works
TradeSafe’s escrow protects buyers and sellers by holding the buyer’s funds in an escrow holding account until the seller delivers the goods or fulfils their obligations. Buyers get what they paid for, and sellers are guaranteed payment.
Buyer and seller agree on terms
Either the buyer or seller can register an account with TradeSafe, and create a transaction in minutes.
Buyer deposits funds with TradeSafe
The buyer deposits the funds in full. TradeSafe issues a signed, QR-secured letter of comfort to the seller.
Seller delivers goods or services
Knowing that the funds are safe with TradeSafe, the seller is comfortable to deliver the goods or services. Courier or tracking information can also be uploaded.
The Buyer inspects and accepts the goods or services
Once the buyer confirms that the agreement has been fulfilled, they authorise TradeSafe to release payment to the seller.
Tradesafe releases the funds
TradeSafe releases the funds to the seller on the same day, using Standard Bank’s Host-to-Host technology, closing the transaction.
Any transaction, any time
TradeSafe’s digital escrow service is the faster, safer and more affordable alternative to traditional security instruments, such as attorneys’ trust accounts or Letters of Credit.
Want to integrate?
TradeSafe can be easily integrated into your online shop, marketplace or trading system using our GraphQL API or any of our shopping-cart plugins. White-labelling options available. Wallet facilities provided. We make it easy to transact, anywhere.
Gavin Deysel
Co-Owner & Director
Thank you TradeSafe for building a highly usable, user friendly gateway that has added measurable increases in first-time buyers and sales in general to our business.
Simon Just
Head Payments
Standard Bank clients have a deep need to protect their businesses by ensuring they are able to control the flow of funds for the procurement of goods & services. Conversely, their suppliers look for assurance that payment is guaranteed. TradeSafe offers an escrow solution for buyers & sellers to transact safely and securely. Whether you are working with commercial buyers & suppliers, or checking-out at an online marketplace, TradeSafe ensures all parties are protected, building a safer South Africa.
Marcus Badach
Chief of Staff
TradeSafe has truly revolutionized the way South African's buy and sell on Gumtree. Gumtree's Pay and Ship solution effectively addresses the trust and safety concerns that often arise in online transactions. With TradeSafe, our users feel secure knowing that their funds are held safely until both parties are satisfied. The Gumtree and TradeSafe partnership has made the buying and selling experience worry-free. I recommend TradeSafe to any business looking to enhance their online trading experience in South Africa!
Jan van den Handel
Executive Operational Finance
Our company frequently concludes contracts with clients that require us to use the services of smaller BEE partners. These smaller BEE partners do not have the financial capacity to meet the capital requirements of the client contract. The TradeSafe platform enabled us to effectively fund the BEE partner to meet their contractual obligations. The TradeSafe platform provided the assurance that the BEE partner met its obligations to its suppliers using the funds we had made available
Prince Chiramba
Partnerships Development Manager
Acquiring clients was easy. Getting the client to pay me was another story. Simply because both parties could not trust each other. With TradeSafe the client can’t scam me, and I can’t scam the client. I freelance comfortably without worrying about payments.
Gavin Deysel
Co-Owner & Director
Thank you TradeSafe for building a highly usable, user friendly gateway that has added measurable increases in first-time buyers and sales in general to our business.
Simon Just
Head Payments
Standard Bank clients have a deep need to protect their businesses by ensuring they are able to control the flow of funds for the procurement of goods & services. Conversely, their suppliers look for assurance that payment is guaranteed. TradeSafe offers an escrow solution for buyers & sellers to transact safely and securely. Whether you are working with commercial buyers & suppliers, or checking-out at an online marketplace, TradeSafe ensures all parties are protected, building a safer South Africa.
Beat the risk, with TradeSafe
TradeSafe is South Africa’s longest-running digital escrow service, protecting businesses and individuals from transactional fraud and bad debt.
million
in transactions processed across 40 industries
years
as the longest running escrow provider in Africa
merchants
using the TradeSafe merchant integration
Bank-supported
Standard Bank has management oversight of the escrow account.
Insured
Escrow funds are insured by iTOO, a division of Hollard
Audited
EY performs agreed-upon procedures in terms of international standards on related services
Compliant
Authorised Third-Party Payment Provider with the PASA
Your money has never been safer
From multi-million rand commodity deals to antiques, luxury timepieces and second-hand cars, TradeSafe has been protecting online transactions since 2015.
Anyone can transact with confidence
Whether you are transacting for yourself, your business or your shop, TradeSafe is the safest way to transact online.
Say goodbye to scams, fraud and bad debt
Enjoy the freedom to transact without fear with TradeSafe’s bank-backed digital escrow service.