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1.8 million grant beneficiaries have migrated to black cards - Postbank
Source: SAnews.gov.za
Postbank has successfully migrated over 1.8 million SASSA grant beneficiaries to its new black cards, achieving over 80% of its target ahead of the deadline. This marks a major operational milestone in the social grant payment system, with implications for procurement of card services, logistics, and retail infrastructure. The remaining beneficiaries, largely child support grant recipients, present a challenge that may require additional procurement of outreach and communication services.
This change affects the procurement of card production, distribution, and related services, and signals a shift in how social grants are delivered, creating new opportunities and risks for suppliers.
The social grant payment system is transitioning from SASSA gold cards to Postbank black cards, with the majority of beneficiaries already migrated.
This migration sets a precedent for large-scale public payment system overhauls, influencing how other state entities manage beneficiary data and card distribution, and potentially reshaping the procurement landscape for financial inclusion services.
Suppliers in card manufacturing, secure printing, logistics, and retail point-of-service solutions should monitor Postbank and SASSA tenders for card replacement, distribution, and outreach services, especially in provinces with lower migration rates.
Failure to complete migration by the deadline could lead to procurement suspensions or penalties for non-compliance, and may trigger audits of the migration process.
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