Dear Partners and Stakeholders,
When we talk about the crisis in education, we often talk about curriculum or infrastructure. We rarely talk about the "hidden tax" that costs our schools thousands of hours every year: Admin Overload.
Since founding Sticitt 8 years ago, I’ve observed a consistent reality: The finance office is drowning. Between manual receipting of EFTs, counting dirty cash from fundraisers, and chasing parents for payments across three different platforms, school staff are spending less time on learner support and more time on data entry.
Efficiency as a Strategy This is why Sticitt’s value proposition for this month focuses heavily on "Perfectly Arranged Payments". We aren't just a payment gateway; we are an automation engine.
By acting as the One Payment Partner, Sticitt consolidates fees, tuckshop spend, and event ticketing into a single view. But the real magic happens in the reconciliation. Our integrations with accounting software and school management systems (like d6) mean that when a parent pays, the money is automatically allocated to the correct ledger.
From Debt Collectors to Community Builders When we remove the burden of manual administration, we change the culture of the school. A bursar who isn't buried in spreadsheets has the capacity to engage with families. A teacher who isn't counting cash for a civvies day has more energy for the classroom.
We help schools generate more cash by making it easier to pay, but more importantly, we help them keep their most valuable resource: Time.
As we look toward enabling the SARB’s Digital Payments Roadmap (go check out Actions 12 and 13 of the SARB’s Digital Payments Roadmap), Sticitt is perfectly positioned to be the infrastructure partner that transitions schools from "manual chaos" to "digital efficiency", and empowers the youth to thrive in a digital money world.
Theo Kitshoff, CEO of Sticitt
