In short: Absa CashSend lets you send cash to a cellphone number. The beneficiary does not need an Absa account or card. You create a 6-digit access PIN; Absa SMSes a 10-digit reference or withdrawal number to the recipient. Collect at an Absa ATM, Pick n Pay or Boxer. Online, app and ATM sends commonly show limits of R5 000 per day and R25 000 per month; Cellphone Banking (*120*2272#) shows lower limits on the same Absa page. The CashSend stays available for 30 days. Confirm fees on Absa’s live pricing brochure for your account. Not financial advice.
Sources: Absa CashSend; Absa Cellphone Banking help; Absa rates and fees.
What CashSend is
CashSend is Absa’s cardless cash send product. Money leaves your Absa account and can be collected without the recipient banking with Absa. Keep the 6-digit PIN private until you share it safely with the person collecting. Do not post both codes on social media.
How to send (hub overview)
- Absa Banking App: CashSend icon, then once-off CashSend; account, amount, recipient name and mobile, reference, 6-digit ATM access PIN, then confirm.
- Absa Online Banking: CashSend menus in Express or Full Service (Payments → CashSend). Device verification may apply.
- Absa ATM: insert your Absa card, Other options → CashSend → Transfer funds, then follow the ATM prompts for amount, cellphone and access PIN.
- Cellphone Banking: dial *120*2272#, enter your 5-digit PIN, then Send Cash. Absa’s CashSend page lists R500 per day and R3 000 per month on that channel; Cellphone Banking help also notes a CashSend range of R50 minimum to R500 maximum per day. Confirm on-screen before a larger send.
Absa recommends amounts in increments of R50 or rounded to the nearest R100. Read the fee Absa shows before you confirm.
How to withdraw
- Absa ATM: CashSend Withdrawal → 10-digit reference → 6-digit PIN → take cash.
- Pick n Pay or Boxer till: present both codes to the till operator for the full CashSend amount.
Absa’s product page does not list Shoprite, Checkers, Usave or Spar for ordinary CashSend. Store-specific answers: withdrawal stores; Shoprite; hub list: where can I withdraw Absa CashSend.
Limits, 30 days and unredeemed
For existing and once-off beneficiaries on Online Banking, the Banking App and ATM sends, Absa states R5 000 per day and R25 000 per month. Cellphone Banking limits are lower (see above). Your CashSend is available for 30 days only. Absa says you can manage unredeemed CashSends on Absa Online Banking. If the SMS never arrives: CashSend SMS not received. USSD-only send path: CashSend without the app.
Security checklist
- Share the 6-digit PIN only with the person who will collect, and prefer a call or in-person hand-off over a public chat group.
- The beneficiary needs both the SMS reference and your PIN. One code alone is not enough at the ATM or till.
- If collection fails, re-check that you are at an Absa ATM, Pick n Pay or Boxer, then quietly confirm both codes with the sender before retrying.
- Never give Absa OTPs, card PINs or remote banking passwords to anyone offering to “unlock” a CashSend.
Fees and help
CashSend fees depend on your account and Absa’s current pricing brochure (download from Absa rates and fees). Do not rely on an old third-party table. Absa’s CashSend page lists help on 0860 111 123.
Last checked: September 2026 against Absa CashSend, Absa Cellphone Banking help and Absa rates and fees. Partners, limits and fees can change. Confirm live in Absa before you send or travel. Not financial advice.
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