banknbox, the region’s leading unified Banking-as-a-Service (BaaS) platform, and Flash, one of Egypt’s leading digital payments platforms, have signed a strategic cooperation agreement to introduce Egypt’s first Sound Box payment solution, marking a major milestone in the country’s digital payments landscape.
Approval from the Central Bank
The launch follows Flash’s approval from the Central Bank of Egypt to introduce the Sound Box solution to the Egyptian market, combining Flash’s payments platform, merchant ecosystem, and local market expertise with banknbox’s robust Banking-as-a-Service infrastructure to bring next-generation payment technology to merchants across Egypt.
What Is a Sound Box?
Sound Box is a compact smart device placed at the merchant’s point of sale that delivers instant voice confirmation every time a digital payment is successfully completed. Instead of checking a mobile phone or payment terminal screen, the merchant hears a clear audio alert, confirming the amount received in real time.
Sound Box is designed to solve one of the most common friction points in digital payments: the uncertainty a merchant feels between the moment a customer pays and the moment the transaction is confirmed. With Sound Box, that gap disappears.
How it works:
① Customer pays via QR code, NFC, card, or any supported digital payment method.
② The Sound Box receives the payment signal instantly.
③ The device announces the confirmed amount out loud, in Arabic or English.
④ The merchant continues serving the next customer, no screen check, no delay.
Key benefits:
• Speed, instant confirmation means faster checkout and shorter queues.
• Trust, both merchant and customer hear the same confirmation, eliminating disputes.
• Simplicity, no screen to monitor, no app to open. The device does one thing perfectly.
• Inclusivity, particularly valuable for merchants who are less comfortable with smartphones or complex POS systems.
Merchant-Focused Services
The launch will be supported by a range of merchant-focused services designed to simplify payment acceptance, improve operational efficiency, and help businesses embrace digital payments with confidence.
Digital Payments
Together, Flash and banknbox aim to accelerate the adoption of digital payments across Egypt by combining innovative payment technology with seamless merchant experiences. As the first Sound Box payment solution to launch in the Egyptian market, the partnership represents a significant milestone for the country’s fintech ecosystem and supports broader efforts to strengthen financial inclusion, empower merchants, and advance Egypt’s digital economy.
The agreement was signed by Bassem Mahmoud, CEO of banknbox, and Sherine Kabesh, Co-Founder of Flash, reflecting the two companies’ shared commitment to building innovative payment solutions that address the evolving needs of Egyptian merchants.