What works today and what is still a prototype
An honest breakdown of what is ready for daily trade, what Swipee only records, and what is not live yet.
Updated 13 September 2026
Swipee is in live pilot. Most shopkeeping tools are ready for daily work, while digital payment and cash-out rails are still record-only or simulated. This article draws the line clearly.
Ready for daily trade
- Cash sales, item sales, split payments, discounts, and sales tax
- Item library, variations, cases, SKUs, barcodes, categories, batches, and expiry
- Stock levels by store, transfers, stocktakes, vendors, and purchase orders
- Spreadsheet, PDF, and photographed stock-book imports
- Receipts, Bluetooth thermal printing, and transaction history
- Voids, refunds, and item returns with manager approval and a full audit trail
- Customer records, store credit, credit limits, sales on account, and repayments
- Staff roles, PIN shift sign-in, manager approvals, and cash drawers
- Expenses, profit and margin reports, stock value, sell-through, and CSV exports
- Multiple stores, paired till devices, offline cash sales, and reconciliation
The dashboard contains the management workflows. The till app contains the work that happens at the counter: selling, staff sign-in, drawer handling, stocktakes, returns, and customer-account checkout.
Payments Swipee records but does not process
| Method | What happens today |
|---|---|
| Card | Take payment on your own bank terminal, then record Card in Swipee. Swipee does not authorise or debit the card. |
| Mobile money | Collect through your normal EcoCash, OneMoney, or InnBucks channel, then record Mobile Money in Swipee. Keep the provider reference with your records. |
These recorded sales still update stock, reports, customer history, and receipts. Confirm the money in the system that actually took it before handing over goods.
Still a prototype or unavailable
| Feature | Status |
|---|---|
| Cash-out with an agent | The mobile journey uses demonstration agents and simulated float. The dashboard entry is hidden. |
| Live card, mobile-money, or bank settlement into a Swipee balance | No live rail is connected yet. |
| Orders, invoices, add-ons, and mobile reports | Placeholder mobile screens are hidden. Reports are available in the owner dashboard. |
Why record an externally paid sale?
A recorded card or mobile-money sale still:
- removes sold items from stock,
- appears in daily takings and profit reports,
- carries the cashier, store, till, and customer where selected,
- produces a receipt,
- stays searchable in transaction history.
When live payments arrive
Live digital payments will switch on rail by rail, with licensed partners and only after the commercial and regulatory arrangements are in place. Pilot merchants will be told before the way a payment works or what it costs changes.
Next steps
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