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title: "TradeSafe: Escrow Payments in South Africa"
description: "Hold buyer funds in South Africa until delivery is confirmed. Web escrow/paymaster with same-day payouts, split payments and fees from R49."
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published_at: "2026-03-07T13:59:55.174Z"
updated_at: "2026-09-30T03:01:34.109Z"
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# TradeSafe: Escrow Payments in South Africa

Hold buyer funds in South Africa until delivery is confirmed. Web escrow/paymaster with same-day payouts, split payments and fees from R49.

## Breadcrumbs

- [Fintech](/categories/fintech)
- [TradeSafe](/tradesafe)

## Summary

Hold buyer funds until delivery is confirmed

A bank-supported digital escrow and paymaster platform for South African individuals, businesses, and merchants to reduce fraud by releasing funds only after delivery.

## Product details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Website | https://www.tradesafe.co.za/ |
| Tagline | Hold buyer funds until delivery is confirmed |
| Primary country | South Africa |
| Platforms | Web, API |
| Average rating |  |
| Published reviews | 0 |
| Verified listing | No |

## About the product

TradeSafe is a South African **digital escrow and paymaster platform** for individuals, businesses, and merchants that holds buyer funds in escrow until sellers deliver goods or fulfil agreed obligations.

Key capabilities include:

- **Escrow-based buyer and seller protection**, where transactions only start once the buyer has funded the escrow, and payment releases after the buyer confirms acceptance.
- **Same-day payouts and funding visibility**, supported by Standard Bank **Host-to-Host** processing and management oversight of the escrow account.
- **Flexible deal structures** for real-world trading workflows, including **split payments**, **milestone payments**, **lay-bys**, and **drawdowns**, plus the ability to add multiple parties (agents, consultants) with confidentiality.
- **Integrated payments and tracking**, including funding via **EFT**, **Ozow**, **credit/debit card**, **SnapScan**, and Buy Now Pay Later via **PayJustNow**, with **email and SMS notifications** and a dashboard to track transaction activity and fund movement.

Available on **Web**, with **GraphQL API** and shopping-cart plugins for marketplace and online store integrations.

Target users include **B2C buyers and sellers** and **B2B teams** that need escrow or controlled disbursements, plus marketplaces and merchants embedding escrow at checkout.

Notable in the South African market for its **bank-supported escrow model** (Standard Bank oversight), **PASA** third-party payment provider status, escrow funds insured by **iTOO (Hollard)**, and agreed-upon procedures performed by **EY**, plus an integration-friendly developer setup with public API documentation and service status pages.

## Features

- [Fintech](/categories/fintech): Category
- [B2B](/tags/b2b): Product feature or technology
- [B2C](/tags/b2c): Product feature or technology
- [Escrow](/tags/escrow): Product feature or technology
- [White-label](/tags/white-label): Product feature or technology
- [South Africa](/countries/south-africa): Market

## Related pages

- [Alternatives](/tradesafe/alternatives)
- [Reviews](/tradesafe/reviews)
- [Transparency](/tradesafe/transparency)

## Access and citation

- [Canonical HTML page](https://liners.com/tradesafe)
- [Markdown route index](/sitemap.md)
- [Agent access guide](/llms.txt)