You already say "bump me" when you need money from someone.
Now there's finally an app built around it.
The story
Long before any app existed, South Africans were already saying it. At school, at the shops, at the end of a night out — "bump me a R5" was just how you asked. The word was everywhere. The solution never was.
bump. is built around that word. Because getting paid back shouldn't be harder than asking. Send a request. They tap once. The money moves — across any South African bank, no account numbers, no POP, no awkward follow-up.
The problem
Our banks work. EFTs work. But the bit where you ask someone to pay you, confirm it's happening, and know when it's done — that's still stuck in 2005.
The solution
bump. sits on top of your existing bank. You keep your account, your bank, your money. We just make asking for it effortless.
Who it's for
Why now
The Netherlands has Tikkie. The US has Venmo. South Africa — one of the most banked countries on the continent — has never had a request-to-pay layer built for everyday people.
We're building the South African version. Around the slang we actually use, the banks we already have, and behaviour that's been there for decades.
The infrastructure exists. The word exists. bump. is just the layer that finally connects them.
Be part of building it
Three quick questions. Leave your details and you'll be first in when we launch — and your answers directly shape what we build.
60 seconds. Helps us build the right thing.