Prepaid Balance

How to top-up your prepaid balance

💵 With cash at an ABSA ATM
(reflects within 15 minutes)

📱 With EFT from your bank account
(reflects within 2 business days)

Top-up with Cash at an ABSA ATM


Bring your cash to an ABSA Cash Accepting ATM:

Note: Not all ABSA ATMs accept cash deposits. You can usually find out which ATMs accept cash deposits on the ATM screen or above the ATM like in the picture above. 


Deposit the cash into iKhokha's bank account, using your iKhokha Prepaid Balance ID as the Transaction Reference.

You can find your iKhokha Prepaid Balance ID by opening your iKhokha App and selecting "iK Prepaid" then "Prepaid Balance" then "Top-up".

Bank: ABSA
Account number: 409 900 3807
Account name: ikhokha
Account type: Current
Reference number: Your iKhokha Prepaid Balance ID

⚠️ Make sure that you enter our account details as well as your Prepaid Balance ID correctly, otherwise your money will be deposited to the wrong account!

🕐 Your money will top-up your Available Balance within 15 minutes from successful deposit at the ABSA ATM

Top-up with EFT from your bank account


Log into your online banking.

Make an EFT to iKhokha's ABSA bank account, using your iKhokha Prepaid Balance ID as the Transaction Reference.

You can find your iKhokha Prepaid Balance ID by opening your iKhokha App and selecting "iK Prepaid" then "Prepaid Balance" then "Top-up".

Bank: ABSA
Account number: 409 900 3807
Branch: 632 005
Account name: ikhokha
Account type: Current
Reference number: Your iKhokha Prepaid Balance ID

⚠️ Make sure that you enter our account details as well as your Prepaid Balance ID correctly, otherwise your money will be deposited to the wrong account!

🕐 Your money will top-up your Available Balance within 1 working day if you bank with ABSA and 2 working days if you use another bank


Top-up using a debit or credit card

 ⚠️ Only available for iK Shaker Duo or iK Mover machines paired with bluetooth

  • Open the iKhokha app on your phone
  • Make sure your card machine is paired with your app
  • Select iK Prepaid
  • Select Balance
  • Select Top-Up
  • Select Top-Up Option (Card)
  • Enter the amount to top up
  • Click ‘Next’ (will return the top-up amount entered, service fee charged, and the final top-up amount)
  • Click ‘Confirm’
  • Click ‘Charge’
  • Process the card transaction like any other card transaction

Top-up fees

Fees apply when topping up your prepaid balance:
Click here for details on prepaid balance top-up fees