Yoco

Yoco is an all-in-one point of sale (POS) and card payments platform for small businesses in South Africa, built for taking payments, tracking sales in real time, and managing day-to-day operations from a single account.

Key capabilities include:

• POS and payments in one system with products like Yoco Counter, an out-of-the-box setup that combines a 12-inch HD touchscreen tablet, a Neo Touch card machine, and free built-in POS software for selling and taking card payments.
• Sales, catalog, and stock management, including product catalog setup (variants, images, prices including VAT, costs), low stock alerts, and real-time reporting via the Yoco App.
• Checkout tools for service businesses, including discounts, tipping, split bills, and digital receipts, plus staff performance tracking for teams.
• Operations and finance tools, including compatibility with accessories like printers, cash drawers, and barcode scanners, instant payouts to major South African banks (7 days a week, including holidays), and accounting integrations with Xero, Sage, and QuickBooks.

Available on Web (dashboard/login), Android, and iOS.

It targets South African SMEs in food and beverage (restaurants, cafés, takeaways, bars, food trucks), retail, health and beauty, and service businesses that need in-store or tableside payments.

Notable in South Africa for its adoption (the website cites 202,107 businesses) and for devices designed for local conditions, including built-in battery and 4G data support for continued trading during load shedding.