Karri beats the lunchbox blues

Business reporter

Nedbank has rolled out a new and innovative payments solution to simplify school payments to help teachers, parents and kids.

The Karri Payment Solution is “a global first, proudly built by local entrepreneurs to solve a local problem”, the bank says.

The app should be a boon for parents, teachers and schools who are often inconvenienced by payments for all types of school activities.

The app makes payments to schools for events such as civvies days, school trips and other fundraising activities easy and secure, using a built-for-purpose mobile payment application.

“The Karri gives parents an instant solution that allows them to send money securely to their children’s school at the click of a button, anywhere and anytime. Furthermore, Karri has a built-in reminder, calendar and transaction history to ensure you are informed of events that your child takes part in and can pay accordingly,” Nedbank says.

“We encourage people to take advantage of innovations, such as the Karri app, that free up valuable teaching time and take away the hassle of making urgent payments. This is in line with Nedbank’s commitment to ensure ease of banking, making safer money transactions possible,” says Thomas Muller, Nedbank Business Banking head of digital innovation.

For schools, using Karri will help eliminate collecting, counting and banking cash.

It will reduce time spent on administrative tasks by teachers and allow for a holistic view of all money received for events throughout the year.

This convenient, mobile solution brings all school-related activities together on one platform, enabling easy, convenient payments, removing the need to draw cash and the risk of children losing the money.