South African Fintech Street Wallet Partners With Plush Car Wash To Power Secure, Cashless Payments For Mall-Based Dry Washes

Street Wallet, a cutting-edge mobile payment platform empowering informal traders and service providers, is delighted to announce a strategic partnership with Plush Car Wash, a leading car care brand operating across Gauteng, Kwa-Zulu Natal, and Western Province. This partnership will see Street Wallet’s payment solution embedded in Plush’s dry wash services.

Street Wallet is a fintech solution designed to bring secure, cashless payments to informal traders, who often do not have access to smartphones, data, or bank accounts. The platform provides each vendor with a simple lanyard‑style card displaying a unique QR code that links to their personal Street Wallet page. When a customer scans the QR code, they can pay using trusted, familiar gateways such as Apple Pay, Samsung Pay, SnapScan, Zapper, or Scan‑To‑Pay.

Once the payment is processed, the vendor receives an SMS confirmation, with daily earnings converted into a Standard Bank Instant Money Voucher by the next morning, delivered via SMS. Vendors can then withdraw cash immediately from ATMs or partner retailers, without needing a bank account or smartphone. With this low‑tech, high‑trust system, vendors avoid rejected sales due to lack of cash, helping to enhance financial inclusion in a cashless society.

This solution is ideally aligned with Plush’s dry wash services, which are delivered by a team of mobile car washers who offer convenient, eco-friendly cleaning for parked vehicles at shopping malls.

Through this partnership, Plush customers can now pay seamlessly and securely using Street Wallet. The first activation went live yesterday at Plush’s site at Melrosh Arch, with Street Wallet’s solution being rolled out to Plush’s other sites over the coming weeks.

Street Wallet’s platform is built with security and flexibility at its core, allowing customers to transact with confidence while offering car wash teams a reliable, cash-free payment system that eliminates the risk of theft or lost income. The integration of multiple payment partners ensures a smooth and familiar payment experience for users, regardless of their preferred digital wallet.

“We’re very excited to be partnering with Plush Car Wash to make cashless payments a standard for mall-based car cleaning services,” said Kosta Scholiadis, founder and CEO of Street Wallet.

“Our mission is to empower informal and mobile service providers to thrive in increasingly cashless societies with modern, secure payment solutions that meet customers where they are. This partnership is a big step forward in showing how Street Wallet can bridge the gap between digital convenience and everyday services.”

For Plush Car Wash, the move is part of a wider push to innovate and modernise their operations by reducing reliance on cash and increasing efficiency for both their staff and their customers.

“Our dry wash teams work in dynamic, high-footfall environments where ease and speed of payment can make all the difference,” said Neil Meyerowitz, founder and CEO at Plush Car Wash. “Street Wallet gives us a secure, simple, and flexible system that benefits our workers and improves the customer experience. We’re looking forward to beginning this partnership and scaling from there.”