One box for people. One portal for businesses. One request for shops.
Shahidi Box serves the three people on either side of every sale: the shopper who needs proof, the business that needs a record, and the shop that wants to hand both over without extra work.
Proof of what you bought, when you need it.
Receipts matter at the worst moments: a return, a warranty claim, a dispute. Shahidi Box means the receipt is already there.
The problem today. Thermal paper fades within months. Receipts are left in bags, pockets and cars. A photograph taken in a hurry is often blurred or cropped, and it does not show that the receipt was signed through eTIMS.
What changes. When you buy from a shop that sends receipts to Shahidi Box, the signed receipt arrives in your private box by itself. You keep nothing in your pocket, and you scan nothing.
Situations where it helps
Returning an item
Open the receipt on your phone and show the shop the original, with its signature and QR code. No fading paper, no argument about what you paid.
Claiming a warranty
Months later, search by the shop or the item and find the receipt in seconds. Download a PDF to send with the claim.
Settling a dispute
Show an unchanged receipt. The fingerprint on each receipt shows if the stored copy was ever altered.
Working with your accountant
Tag the receipts that matter and send them. You share the receipts you choose and nothing else in your box.
Moving to a new phone
Use your recovery key to open your receipts on the new phone. Nothing is lost with the old one.
Clearing out
Delete a receipt, or your whole box, whenever you like. It is removed from our systems within 30 days, including backups.
| What you get | How it works for you |
|---|---|
| Every receipt in one place | Newest first, from every shop that sends receipts to Shahidi Box. |
| Search | By shop, item or amount. |
| Your own tags and notes | They sit beside the receipt and never change it. |
| Sharing with control | One receipt, one link that expires. |
| Privacy | Receipts are sealed with your key. Receipters cannot read them, and we never sell your data. |
| What you need to do | Join the early-access list, open your box when invited, and give your phone number, email address or KRA PIN at the till, or show your Box code. |
Every supplier receipt in one place, ready for your accountant.
For a business, receipts are evidence. Shahidi Box collects them as they are issued, instead of chasing them at month end.
The problem today. Receipts arrive by email, by WhatsApp, on paper and in photographs. At month end someone sorts them, asks suppliers for copies, and still cannot be sure that nothing is missing.
What changes. Every signed eTIMS receipt from a connected supplier arrives in your portal on its own, matched to your KRA PIN, with the branch, POS and terminal it came from.
Month-end close
Open one list of the month’s supplier receipts. Filter by supplier, branch or amount and export the set for your accountant.
An audit trail
Each receipt is kept unchanged, with its control unit and QR code, and a fingerprint that shows any later change.
Many branches
Filter by branch, POS system and terminal to see where spending happens.
Tags and notes
Add tags such as “stock” or “repairs”, and notes explaining a purchase. The receipt itself is never altered.
Fewer chasing emails
You no longer ask suppliers to resend a receipt, and they no longer have to.
Control of access
Receipts are sealed with your business key, so Receipters cannot read them. Branch and team features are planned for after launch.
| What you get | How it works for your business |
|---|---|
| One portal | All receipts from connected suppliers, newest first. |
| Matching by KRA PIN | Suppliers send your KRA PIN with the receipt. We match it by one-way fingerprint. |
| Filters | By branch, POS system, terminal, tag and amount. |
| Export | A clean record that your accountant can use. |
| What you need to do | Join the early-access list as a business, give suppliers your KRA PIN at the till, and keep your recovery key safe. |
One request after each sale. Your customers get their record.
Shahidi Box asks very little of a till, and gives the shop an end to “can you resend my receipt?”
For the shop. Customers receive a safe, lasting copy without you printing, emailing or reissuing anything. Business customers get what their accountants ask for, and you stop answering requests for copies.
For the POS vendor. Connecting adds a feature that your customers’ customers will notice. It does not change how your software signs, reports or prints receipts.
One request
When the POS issues a signed eTIMS receipt, it sends that receipt to Shahidi Box in a single request.
Safe to retry
Every request carries a unique key. If the connection drops and the POS sends it again, no duplicate is created.
Signed by your till
The POS signs each call, so only your till can post receipts for your shop.
| Topic | What to expect |
|---|---|
| What the POS sends | The signed receipt as issued, with the buyer’s KRA PIN, phone number, email address or Box code if the shop has one. If it has none of these, the receipt carries a claim code. |
| When it sends | As soon as the receipt is issued. |
| Refunds | A credit note attaches to the sale it reverses. |
| What does not change | How the shop sells, signs, prints and reports to KRA. The till’s receipt remains the official record. |
| Customer data | The shop sends only the receipt data it already holds. Phone numbers, email addresses and KRA PINs are turned into one-way fingerprints for matching. |
| Pilots | We are starting with pilots on DukaPOS and ChomaPOS. Any POS can connect. |
| Technical details | We share the integration details with pilot partners and publish them when we open to every POS. |
What stays the same for all three.
The original stays the original
The till’s receipt remains the official record. Shahidi Box keeps a faithful copy and does not replace it.
Sealed with your key
Receipters cannot read your receipts. We hold the sealed copy and you hold the key. Read how we protect receipts.
Never sold
No advertising, no profiling, no sale of data. Read the privacy notice.
Join as a person, a business or a POS vendor.
It is free, and early-access members are invited first.